My husband and I were lucky enough to get away for 4 glorious days to celebrate his 30th birthday. His vacation spot of choice: Las Vegas. The man loves his craps (so does his lady).
Anyone who has kids probably knows that there is no need for me to preface this by saying “Of course we missed the kids” (because that’s a given), so I’m just going to skip right to… we had so much fun! I adored sleeping in, sitting on the couch as long as I wanted, lounging poolside without having to chase after my ever-wandering daughter, and enjoying my husband without 500 “Mama! Mama!…” interruptions.
We enjoyed the sun (the weather was perfection), walked the strip, relaxed, ate, ran into Wolfgang Puck at Spago, found the pawn shop and Rick’s Restorations from “Pawn Stars” (which was nerdily exciting), hung out at Fremont Street like a couple of college kids and of course, gambled. It all paid off since we left with $1500 in our pockets. There’s nothing better than a vacation that pays for itself, am I right?
Of course, we stopped at the outlets on the way, which is where I scored the fabulous floral dress below from the Gap for only $15. I also snatched up the coral dress from Charlotte Russe for only $25. Top quality it is not, but it will work for a couple of occasions before it falls apart (hopefully…).
Here’s more from our trip:
- Of course I didn’t take a single picture of a Vegas landmark, but I did manage to snap a shot of the desert… why? I don’t know.
- Here’s that cute Charlotte Russe dress. Don’t be looking at that handsome fella next to me – he’s taken, ladies.
- I thought I hated fringe; but it turns out I love this bathing suit (from Target).
- I found a hat shop in the Venetian that had me drooling over fascinators of every shape and color. I wish more people in the states wore them! (That sounded so English, didn’t it?)
- This Gap dress from the outlets was lucky. Not only was it super cheap and fit me like a glove, but I wore it the night we won all our money!
- Remember this top? It worked perfectly for walking the strip, paired with white cutoff shorts from AE Outfitters, a crossbody bag, and sandals.
- Happy 30th to my love! Where do we get to go when I turn 30?
I’m linking up with The Pleated Poppy & Dear Abby Leigh & Style Elixir