About a week ago, I went on a wonderful vacation with Chuck to Las Vegas. I met so many great people, especially who we stayed with at Treasure Island: Stacey & Cassidy.
We were there for a long time ...for Vegas at least. Seven days and six nights were more than enough, and it was sort of difficult to keep track of everything we did, but I managed to break it down by day...
DAY 1
Chuck and I arrived in Vegas mid-afternoon after a four-hour flight from Indy. We met his step-dad and sister, Stacey, at the airport and they took us to our hotel. Chuck had heard of a little trick you can do at the front desk to get free upgrades when you check in. He asked if any upgrades were available while handing the front desk clerk some cash and his ID. She put us on the second floor from the top with a view of the strip and sent a bottle of champagne up to our room. Also, she gave us four coupons for free buffet dinners and a variety of other coupons for entertainment around Vegas. In other words, the trick worked.
We met Stacey's friend, Cassidy, at the hotel and after we settled in and freshened up, we met Chuck's family at Tita Mercy's house in North Las Vegas. I met so many of Chuck's family members. I don't think I can name them all off the top of my head. We were mainly there to visit with Lola, Chuck's grandmother. We ate a Filipino dinner, watched Lola's favorite sports channels, and I spent time getting to know everyone. I had a really great time and felt honored to meet such important people in Chuck's life.
After dinner, Chuck, Stacey, Cassidy, and I went to Breeze Bar at TI with Chuck's cousins, Bea and Raymond. We had a couple drinks--thanks for the Jameson, Bea! Once Bea and Raymond went home, we took a cab over to Mandalay Bay and enjoyed some cocktails at Mix with Stacey's coworker Justin and his girlfriend, Kiersten. The view of the strip was amazing, and the company was even better.
When we got back to TI, we realized how hungry we were and ate at The Coffee Bar. After that, we called it a night.
DAY 2
On day two of our trip. the first thing we did was hit up Margarita Bar for some drinks--sad, but true. It's Vegas. After sipping some strawberry, we met Justin and his girlfriend at Mandalay Bay to go to the pool. They had a room there, and we needed a room key to get into the pool, so they let us be their guests.
