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So I was thinking the other day, about how I've been in Vegas for about 9 months and I feel like I haven't had very much time to go out and do anything. And how I don't know many people here who I am comfortable enough with to just be like, "hey, let's go explore Vegas." But then I realized, I've done more things here than I think I have. And they've been FUN. Vegas can be a real cool town. Let me break down some of my adventures, in no particular order. If you are ever in Vegas, I recommend you do ALL of these:

So far in Vegas, I have:

1. Eaten at one of Vegas' famous buffets. I hate buffets. But I couldn't say no.

2. Watched a few of the shows: Vegas! The Show, Jersey Boys, and the Ultimate Variety Show. Can I just say that Jersey Boys was THE coolest show I have ever seen. SO cool.

3. Ridden to the top of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris hotel. And watched the water show at the Bellagio from up top. Pretty. Dang. Awesome.

4. Won $20 at the penny slots at Harrah's casino. But then I lost it all. Ha.

5. Gone snowboarding for the first time, up on Mt. Charleston.

6. Went to my first concert EVER at Mandalay Bay: BLAKE SHELTON. I've fallen in love with him. Not to mention he sounds incredible live.

7. Walked through about 16 hotels on the strip in one day: MGM, Mandalay Bay, New York New York, Luxor, Excalibur, Bellagio, Caesar's Palace, Treasure Island, Mirage, Venetian, Palazzo, Costmopolitan, Harrah's, Stratosphere, and Paris.

8. Rode the roller coaster at New York New York. So fun.

9. Rode the zipline down Fremont Street.

10. Bought frozen lumpia at Seafood City. Seriously, it was a great discovery. You can't do that in Tucson.

11. Bought a gym membership for the first time in my life. Haha. But seriously.

12. Eaten at the famous Sugar Factory down on the Strip. Kacy, Tricia and I split a $24 ice cream sundae. It was HUGE. And delicious.

13. Been in a live audience on TV at the Strikeforce MMA fights at Hard Rock Hotel.

I probably have pictures to go along with all of these, but that would be a lot of pictures. But I guess I can't complain about not doing much here. I really have done more than I thought I have. And it's not like I have all the money in the world to do all this, cuz doing all that is EXPENSIVE. The Jersey Boys tickets we had were $250 apiece, we sat literally right in front of the stage. We got the tickets for $25 each. At the Variety Show I sat in the VIP seating, tickets run around $200 each for those. We got in free. My friend's boyfriend bought our tickets to Blake Shelton. We got hookups when we went snowboarding. When you come to Vegas, it's all about who you know and what hookups you have or can get. Otherwise none of that would have happened for me. So I am pretty fortunate to have gotten to know some of the people I have here. And I'm not done yet. I am going to the Aloha Festival in a few weeks. My extended family is having a huge luau in a couple weeks for my cousin's mission farewell, so I'll get to see all my aunts and uncles and cousins. It's been fun. I can't complain. Now all I need to do is find someone with a boat and take a trip to Lake Mead. Then my Vegas experience will be complete and I can move somewhere else. Ha.

I'm also making myself a cuter wardrobe. Well, I'm not making anything, although I would like to try. But I'm sick of my bland, unstylish closet. So I've slowly been replacing my old t-shirts with cuter, layer-y type clothes. I feel better about myself when I feel like I look cute. Ha. Duh. Whatever. The Ross's here are awesome. Yay.

Ooh, another happy note. When I rode the zipline down Fremont St. a couple weekends ago, we had to get weighed to make sure we were too fat and the harness wouldn't break. And I've lost 10 or 12 pounds since the last time I weighed myself, which was probably about a year ago. Yippee!