Vegas, Continued...

So let's see, where did I leave off on our Vegas trip. Oh yeah...Juan was taking a nap while I wrote the first blog online. hehe

After his short nap, we got dressed up for the night. Juan was looking way more "fierce", as he'd put it, than I was. I regret not having packed something nicer to dress up. hehe Lots of people were looking all nice and fancy dressing up for the night out on the strip. But then again, a bunch of them end up drunk and wasted by the end of the night looking like total messes. lol Anyway...the plan was to check out the Madame Tussauds wax museum out at The Venetian, then have dinner near there and hit a bar or club after.

Since we had Juan's car there, he decided he'd drive it that night. Our mistake was taking Las Vegas Blvd to get to the Venetian at the other end of the strip. We were staying near the southern end while the museum was located at the northern end. Trying to get to that traffic on the strip took a long time! We had to make it before it closed at ten, and we had just over an hour left. Once we finally got the the Venetian we missed the parking lot entrance (it was confusing...so many cars, people, lights, turns, etc.), so we had to work our way back again. In the end we figured it was too late for the museum but we'd go in and park anyway, at least to get dinner. After we parked we walked over to the museum to at least know where it was at, hoping we could visit it the next morning. But fortunately, turns out the 10:00 closing time I saw online was wrong! They closed at 11:00 that day, so we still had time. We went in and had a fun time taking pictures with all the celebrities, including the one and only Buffy! hehe

After the museum we grabbed a bite to eat (and shared at Margarita) at a Mexican place in the food court. It was pretty good. We then just went back to the car and drove to one of the gay clubs nearby. We ended up going to the Piranha / 8 1/2 Lounge. I guess it's two clubs in one or something. Turned out the cover charge was $20, which kinda seemed a bit too much since we weren't sure if we'd even like the place. Just as we started to walk away from the line, this black drag queen diva calls to us, asking us why we were leaving. "Is it the price? A bit much?" Juan tells her that we at least want to check out a few of the nearby free spots first. So she says, "We run the place across the street too (Gypsy), but look at our line and look at theirs. Trust me, you'll be back. And when you are, I can get you in for $10 each." We take her up on the offer and go check out Gypsy. The diva was right! Place was dead empty. We walk right back out and go back to her club. She takes us to the front of the line and gets us in as her special guests. She was so nice! The place itself was pretty cool. We just danced a bit and chilled. Didn't drink anymore so we wouldn't be feeling out of it the next morning, especially since Juan had a long drive ahead. After the club we just decided, to call it a night. Juan was especially tired so we went back to the room and had our final good night of rest in our comfy bed.

We woke up at 10 the next morning, Sunday, and right away went down and hit the pools for one final time. Even at 10 in the morning they were already full of people and the water felt so nice and warm. We took a few pictures and chilled then just went back to the room at 11:30 to shower up and pack. Check out time was 12:00, and it was a breeze to check out, quick & easy. Overall, our stay at the Four Seasons was definitely a wonderful experience. Very clean, beautiful, friendly staff and overall warm welcoming environment. Definitely would recommend it if you ever want to stay there, especially for a romantic couples retreat! :)

After we checked out we hit the lunch buffet one more time, at Excalibur, and then hit the road back to L.A. We left at 2 and arrived to L.A. by 7, this time not stopping at all. (Thanks Juan for driving us!) The road trip itself, even during traffic jams, is a nice experience. Just spending time together, enjoying the music, conversations and views.

It was tough having to see the weekend come to an end, but I truly enjoyed every single second of it. And here comes the lovey mushy stuff, so those of you not into that, tune away... lol Despite the nice hotel, relaxing pools, soothing sauna and all the goodies...what truly makes this, and every other vacation, so memorable is just getting to spend the time with Juan. That's what I love most in the end and means so much to me. Which is why seeing it end and having to part ways with him for a while is always tough. But I always look back on these memorable trips and feel happy, looking forward to the next ones, wherever they may take us. Love you sweetie!

Oh and one more thing...just wanted to mention my two favorite funny moments on this trip. One was when we were at the wax museum and met up with Johnny Depp. His figure had this stare going on, so I told Juan to stare him down, eye to eye, for the pic. But he looked almost way too real, especially the eyes, and it freaked Juan out a bit and he just didn't want to get up close to him. LOL Eventually he finally did, but it was just funny seeing him not want to stare him down, eventhough we knew he wasn't real. :) The other funny moment was of my own doing... We had arrived at our hotel's spa locker room, because we were going to hit the sauna. They gave us each a locker key and when I went to mine I saw a robe, towel, sandals, razor and a bag in there. I quickly closed it and said "Someone's stuff is in there!" To which Juan replied, "It's yours!" LOL Usually when I open a locker at the gym with stuff in it, it belongs to someone else that just didn't lock it. So I guess just by experience I didn't think right away that it was my stuff that they were letting me use. hehe