So this past week I was in Las Vegas on business and let me tell you, it was an experience. A pregnant lady in Vegas just sounds like the beginning of a terrible riddle but unfortunately this was no joke.
I arrived in the LV (am I cool enough to call it that? Probably not.)on Saturday night where I was instantly bombarded with flashing lights and money signs, I forgot how loud Vegas is. Although I have had my fair share of fun in Las Vegas (past tense) I was not thrilled to be there this time around and I just felt a little out of place.
I know this may come as a surprise but the activities in Vegas just aren’t geared toward pregnant women (note the sarcastic tone), so I was at a bit of a loss for my five day journey. First, I’m not drinking alcohol these days so there goes one classic Vegas activity. Second, I’m not a gambler, in fact I find myself oddly depressed by all of the slot machines and card tables, so there goes another. And third, I am happily married and do not want anything to happen in Vegas nor stay in Vegas. Are you starting to get a better picture of my trip now?
The one activity that I was interested in, watching TV in bed, was also slightly forbidden as the hotel had (purposely I am sure) made certain that I only received mediocre channels with lots of news stations. Argggghhhh!
The highlight of my week however was leaving the hotel (note: I only left the hotel once during my entire stay!) to go see a chick flick with a co-worker at the casino across the street. I know, I'm a wild woman!
Overall the meetings were long, the networking (not my best skill) was intense and mostly I missed my husband A LOT!
Sorry Vegas, I don’t think I’ll be going back any time soon.
that's hilarious. jason and i only spent about 24 hours in vegas, one stop on our trip across the country with our uhaul when we first got married. i think we spent about 4 hours outside of the hotel, most of which was us stumbling all of two blocks down to a restaurant and then stumbling back with eyes squinted from the lights. we were so tired from travel that we accidentally fell asleep in our room at about nine pm with the lights on, in all our street clothes. yeah, we partied up vegas too ;) ha!
ReplyDeleteMental note, vegas is not for the pregnant, married (but husband not around)non gambler..got it.
ReplyDeletepoor thing! i'm glad you and baby made it back safely. missed you at our big football party w/ your husband! just wasn't the same without you. i actually had to watch football. ;)
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