Las Vegas and Los Angeles in 4 days...4...days...

So, I'm going with some friends to the aforementioned cities in about 5 hours.

It will be my first trip without the tiny person since the tiny person came out of my body. I mean I went on trips before she existed and went on trips when she was nicely contained, but since she was born I have taken her everywhere I go. It's been fun and rewarding and challenging...I've liked it a lot.

I feel weird knowing that I am only packing for one on this excursion. I also feel weird knowing that if flight tickets didn't cost one katrillion dollars, we would have taken our usually trip to see our family in DC. Alas, it is cheaper for me to go to LV and LA and rent a car and stay in nice hotels and eat than it is for me to take the tiny tot East. Don't worry we're going on a long family trip in the summer...in the car (it will be our first), but for now it's me and my girls and the pool and gambling and the buffet and Hollywood sans the kiddo. I love Las Vegas, but have never been to LA...it's only 4 hrs. from LV in a car, and we'll have a car and I have friends there who I miss so...why not...

I feel sorry for my friends, as I'm sure all I'll be doing is sleeping and catching up on my reading!

Spring Break 2012 here I come!

30 Day Song Challenge: Day Twenty-Three

Day Twenty-Three: A Song that you want to play at your wedding

          My dream was to get married in Las Vegas...Sin City. When we had to plan our wedding my Home-Ec class, I chose to plan a Vegas wedding complete with getting married by The King himself. I love Elvis, gaudy over-the-top decorations, The Strip, Wal-Mart stores with Spanish-tiled roofs, heck I love all things Las Vegas. The song Waking Up in Vegas by Katy Perry had only been out a few months when Christopher and I decided to get hitched (read more about that here), and that's the song that's most in my mind when I think about our Vegas Wedding, sure it's not 'appropriate' but it is apropos. Below you will find a list of songs that are inspirational to going to Vegas and remind me of our trip although some (all right all) are not ideal wedding songs. Enjoy!

1. Viva Las Vegas...Elvis Presley
2. Leaving Las Vegas...Sheryl Crow
3. Let's Go to Vegas...Faith Hill
4. Heaven or Las Vegas...Cocteau Twins
5. Me and My Monkey...Robbie Williams
6. Casino Queen...Wilco
7. Vegas...Sara Bareilles
8. Sin City...AC/DC
9. Luck Be A Lady...Frank Sinatra
10. Sway...Michael Buble
11. Kick in the Head...Dean Martin
12. Spinning Wheel...Tom Jones
13. Pretty Vegas...INXS
14. Mambo Italiano...Rosemary Clooney
15. Spaceman...The Killers
16. Going to Vegas...Jimmy Ray
17. Let It Ride...Charlie Clouser
18. Las Vegas Nights...Hootie and the Blowfish
19. Staring at the Sun...U2 

Here is a GREAT list!!!

Feel free to join in by commenting below (I really do love comments, on fb or here), or doing this challenge on your own blog.

The 30 Day Song Challenge

Day 01 – Your favorite song

Day 02 -- Your least favorite song

Day 03 -- A song that makes you happy

Day 04 -- A song that makes you sad

Day 06 -- A song that reminds you of someone

Day 06 -- A song that reminds you of somewhere

Day 07 -- A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08 -- A song that you know all the words to
Day 09 -- A song that you can dance to

Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 – A song from your favorite band
Day 12 – A song from a band you hate
Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love

Day 15 --A song that describes you

Day 16 --A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 --A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18 --A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 --A song from your favorite album
Day 20 --A song that you listen to when you're angry
Day 21 -- A song that you listen to when you're happy
Day 22 -- A song that you listen to when you're sad

Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding

Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral

Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh

Day 26 – A song that you can play on an instrument

Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play

Day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty

Day 29 – A song from your childhood

Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year

My Wedding Day (...a questionnaire)

This is a survey that wonderful, marvelous Ashley had as a post that I stumbled upon and I thought it would be fun to do...I'm not really into gushing and schmoopie-ness...but, it is the Saturday before Valentine's Day, so...

1) When was your wedding day?
July 28, 2009

2) What day of the week was it?
Tuesday

3) Did you get married in a church?
No, not at all... :)

4) How many in your wedding party?
No wedding party...we only had 4 people attended the wedding.

5) How many guests were invited to your wedding?
Anyone who wanted to fork over money to fly to Vegas and go to a wedding on a weekday could come...I just sent out a mass email (fancy, no?). Frankly, I've always wanted to get married in Vegas and am glad that I got to.

7) How long did you wait to Tie The Knot after your proposal?
hahahahaha!
For those of you who know the whole story (and, I don't mind telling anyone who ask, I just don't want to bore anyone with the details) this is a HILARIOUS question...we got married about a month after the proposal.

8) Who did you hire as your photographer & videographer?
We took pics ourselves, no video. I'm actually a personal person and didn't want to feel like I was on display.

9) Did you have a DJ or a band?
We went out after the wedding...at the restaurant they played music...

10) Did your father walk you down the aisle?
No.

11) What color were the bridesmaid dresses & groomsmen vests?
Dana and Jennifer had on really cute dresses. I was wearing a dress to befit a pregnant lady. The boys were dressed comfortably.

12) Who was your Maid Of Honor/Best Man?
Dana and Blake

13) Did you have a Bridal Shower?
No, no time! Unless you count Amanda's birthday...where we ate at Ocean Zen and told every we were pregnant and getting married in Vegas (don't worry Amanda said it was OK that I ruin her birthday and tell everyone, as I told her first...she thought it was fun!). We went out with my St. Louis friends the night before we flew to Las Vegas. There were a couple of real ones once school started...

14) What type of limo did you get?
The kind of limo that came with the Wedding package

15) Where did you go for your Bachelorette/Bachelor Party?
Chris went out with his man friends several nights in Vegas, while I slept and watched SVU. At home we went out with my friends and then his friends.

16) What type of wedding gown/tux did you two wear?
Um, I really wanted a white summer dress, but couldn't find one I liked (of course, I found every dress I wanted the next summer)...so, I settled for a flowery dress to befit a pregnant lady and Chris finally wore his friggin' linen pants! Hoorah!

17) How was the weather?
Vegas in July is INCREDIBLY hot!!! but there's no humidity so it felt pretty awesome!

18) Where did you go on your Honeymoon?
Well, we were already in Vegas...so...

19) What was your favorite part of your wedding day?
The whole day was pretty amazing...although, our limo was late because it broke down and there wasn't any AC once it picked us up.

20) How long have you been married?
1 1/2 years