After the intensity of last quarter, this one feels like an extended vacation. School has been much more manageable and I am truly enjoying my last few weeks in Santa Cruz. Graduation is exactly one month from today!
As a part of my Winter Quarter finals week delusions, I spontaneously decided to buy round trip tickets to Las Vegas. I finished my thesis, completed my last GE and was more than ready for a break! I wanted to get the cheapest tickets, which just happened to be for the week after spring break, but luckily it fit around my class schedule.
My saint of a father drove me to the airport at 4am (thanks Dad!) and I arrived in Las Vegas bright and early. I love going to Vegas because I have quite a few friends who live there, so I am always able to stay with them instead of paying for hotels. I get to spend time with people I love and save money: win win!
We did some pretty touristy things including a visit to The Linq, a couple trips to The Strip and of course we ate lots of fantastic food.
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| View of the Linq during the day! |
We also went to Fat Tuesday's, because what Vegas trip is complete without it?!
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| Don't worry, this was shared between several people |
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| Drinks with friends! |
We also got to visit the restaurant where our friend works at the Mandarin Oriental hotel. They had some delicious food, and these awesome drinks. There were actual flecks of gold and silver in them!
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| Drinks at Mozen. |
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| The Mandarin Oriental is seriously impressive. |
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| Philly cheese"steak" made with mushrooms at Skinny Fats |
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| Sushi (pardon the dark iPhone photos) |
I had my first all-you-can-eat sushi experience which I was a tad nervous about since I'm not a huge fish/ seafood fan. The amount of sushi some of my friends can put down is impressive. Luckily my experience was more about trying new things, and it wound up being delicious!
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| Elated! |
Last but not least, we had to do the obligatory gambling excursion. I am not big on gambling and I'm a firm believer in the $5 limit. I've never had much luck with gambling, but this time I got lucky. I put $1 in a quarter slot and I was so shocked when the machine started dinging that I thought I broke it... But no! My friend took a Snap of my first "big win" :)
Shifting Gears
After returning from Vegas, I went and picked up my favorite pups, Tujague and Cricket so they could come spend the week with me in Santa Cruz while their owners were on a work trip. We had a great time exploring the trails and visiting the dog beach. Cricket was such a ham! He kept swimming out and trying to fit multiple tennis balls in his mouth. He could only figure out how to make it work with two at a time. Tujague, who's 11 now, had a good time wandering around too, but he's not much of a runner these days. He's much more content to lay by my feet while I work.
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| That nose! |
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