So we flew in to Vegas (not in first class like I was hoping) and met my Uncle Dan and Aunt Barbra. They were kind enough to let us borrow their car. Car? Is that what I said. I meant hybrid. Yep. We drove in a pretty sweet vehicle. :) We had reservations at the Stratosphere, which is freaking awesome. Has multiple rides on top of the tower and we were going to ride them . . . at night. Scary, but totally fun. Anyway, so after we got the car, dropped off the luggage at the hotel and drove to the strip. We parked at New York New York and wandered around. It was fun, except for the smoke in the casinos, yuck. Oh! Which reminds me, we laughed when we flew in to Vegas because in the airport there were slot machines. Yep, we were in Vegas. :) Back to the story, we walked around and I introduced him to my favorite store on the strip. THE M&M STORE!!! It was fun, we went on all 4 levels and bought peanut m&m's and coconut, yes they have coconut and it was DElish. So after that, we were getting hungry. Walking around we looked for something to eat. We decided on this place called Indian Cuisine. This was going to be my downfall in the trip. It turned out to be a buffet and the food smelled and tasted really good. I love curry, thanks to my father-in-law who makes amazing food and spicy curry. I usually just take a few bites because it's so hot. But I love his food. The food here wasn't as spicy but it was my pushing point and I ate all the food I got. Bad Makayla. Later I learned my stomach wasn't happy with this decision.
Jason and I walked around and saw some of the different hotels. One of the attractions we saw at a hotel had some lions and some baby cubs that were so cute!! We went back to our hotel and checked in, and our room had a semi good view of downtown. We went back to the strip and saw the Luxor. Had some cool stuff in it. We visited Caesar's Palace and the underground shops which have prices that are ridiculous but we had fun. We continued on our walk, and I noticed it got dark in Vegas really fast. About 5 in the afternoon or so and lights were already turning on. Real night life wouldn't begin till 7. I had a small headache growing but tried to ignore it, hoping it would go away. It didn't. We saw the Bellagio fountain show, which went with music and it was gorgeous and romantic. I loved it. :) What I didn't love was that I was beginning to become hyper smell sensitive. Cigarette smoke, perfume, cologne, and people with alcohol breath made me nauseous. It wasn't fun and I was not feeling good at all. Jason started looking for a store that would sell us tylenol or any medicine to help me. Most of the time he shielded my face the best he could so the smells wouldn't get to me. When we finally bought water and medicine it was too late. Ran to the bathroom and stayed in there for a while. :( Not fun. So we slowly made our way back to the car and returned to our hotel. We never got to go on the rides on top of the Stratosphere like we wanted but oh well. I did feel better a few hours later and Jason and I figured the Indian food was why I got sick. Take note, if something is pushing your spicy limit, don't keep eating it or your stomach will get back at you. The next day I was normal again but disappointed. But I was happy that the fact I felt better so I could go to the temple. Before the temple we did visit a pawn shop that has a show on TV. :) Heard of 'Pawn Stars'? That was it. Later we did a sealing session with my Aunt and Uncle and it was what we needed. It was so peaceful and glorious. The perfect way to end our trip.
Now on Thanksgiving, my mom, my sister Ashlea, and I planned to go to Kohl's midnight, for Black Friday. Another sister of mine, Tricia, came along too. Which surprised me because she's so young so I wondered if she could handle be out so late . . . or early. She barely made it. We were doing this partially for fun, and partially for Ashlea's sweet 16 birthday. :) We didn't wait in line, but rather waited for all the screaming running people to be in the store and merged with the people who were more calm and not so crazy. What am I talking about? We were shopping at midnight, course we're crazy. lol. I had wanted to come because I've never had the Black Friday experience and it would be fun to be with my family. So I came with the idea of looking for stuff for Alyx, Jason or myself. The first 16 seconds, I admired clothes for me, then moved on. I ended of getting my christmas shopping pretty much done for everyone and had not spent anything on me. Yep, I'm a mom all right. I have to say though, I'm quite proud of myself. This is the earliest I've ever gotten my Christmas shopping done. Yay for me!!
Now on Friday night, it was my mom's side of the family thanksgiving get together. I can't remember having so much fun. Watching my son, Alyx, play with a basketball and being with my sisters. It was great to have us all together again. We were being silly, playing or attempting to play the ha ha game, building a pyramid with our bodies, and taking turns getting on our sisters backs. I still can't believe that Ashlea could carry me. lol. Our mom took pictures and we got some good shots. For sure, one of our best times as sisters together. :)
