happy happy happy thursday. over in the u.s. we are nearing fourth of july weekend! I hope that everyone is able to take some time off and enjoy the day. my hubby will, of course, be at work... protecting our country. so I will just be laying low. and laying inside since its so darn hot in tucson! it was 110 just yesterday and they were saying that it wasn't even close to record high temps. what?! insane. well, we are nearing the end of vegas week which makes me a sad girl... just looking at these pictures lets me re-live the fun of the vacation. but back to real life until the next trip. which is san francisco in ten days. but really, who is counting?
if you know me, then you know that I am constantly on the hunt for my next LBD. I live for these dresses. so, obviously, I packed a few for vegas. when I found this one I knew it belonged in my closet with the collection (by the way I am currently unpacking my closet and I will get an accurate and final count of how many LBD's are in there). it had a grecian feel to it, with its flowy layers and one shoulder strap. and you know how I adore flowy dresses.
again, I kept my hair simple. I kept meaning to wear it down, but it was just to muggy and hot outside to do it. and in a town like vegas, it is just easier to have it up since you might end up being out all night. no one likes flat hair at five am, ok? lots of silver accessories on this trip. I didn't get close up shots, but I am rocking silver feather earrings, and a fun multi layer silver necklace. same killer heels from the zebra maxi post. and by killer I mean I was dying in them. no pain, no gain ladies.
all the girls in our LBD's and our black stilettos.
we were outside at the venetian once again here after spending the night at tao. have you eaten there? the food is fantastic asian fusion, and when it turns into a night club all of the celebs show up. I'm not even going to say who we saw... sometimes you have to keep your lips sealed. :)
later in the evening our male counterparts decided that cheesecake was in order, so we hoped across the strip to caesar's. where, conveniently enough... there was a cheesecake factory that was open until four am. why thank you las vegas, don't mind if we do. also, I am feeling like a super short old lady in this picture because my home girls are like six feet tall models and my dress looks too long for a night out in vegas.
anyways, dress- BCBG
black stiletto platforms- bakers
black chain purse- thrifted
silver feather earrings- h&m
I heart them so much.
silly on our way over to caesar's.
and of course had to include a shot of my man.
by the end of the night and the walk around the strip, our poor feet were done for. we all tossed the shoes... and luckily enough my husband loves me and didn't want me to walk vegas bare foot.... so he ran his butt over to the marc jacobs store in the front of the forums and purchase some little black flip flops! :) that's right, some LBFF's. sometimes, I just kind of love that man.
the rest of the gang took a taxi back to the mgm, but we decided to walk for a bit. the best part about vegas is that it is always so alive. there is something to see or do at any hour. after a few months in tucson we needed to be reminded what a real city was like. one that never sleeps.
hope you are still enjoying the vegas shenanigans. let me know what your plans are for the upcoming fourth weekend! and if you haven't commented on all the vegas posts, make sure you do. :) going to post the photo in tomorrow's post of the secret give away actual is! have a fabulous day.
hello again and welcome to vegas week: post two! it was lovely to see some new faces commenting yesterday and I know I will have a few blogs and emails to get to this weekend when I have some time. :) anyways, remember that there is going to be a super, amazing, fantabulous give away this friday and to enter all you have to do is go ahead and leave a comment on each vegas post this week. you can chat about the outfit I'm rocking, tell me your own crazy vegas story, or just say hi and tell me what you have been up to this summer. what ever strikes you at the moment. I am thinking I will give a sneak peak of the give away during tomorrow's post! its just mean to make you wait the whole week. ;)
so we are skipping around a bit, time wise, with this post. this was day two of the trip (day one: night edition will be later) and we are outside the gorgeous venetian. if you have been reading for a bit, you will know of my great love for venice. it is seriously one of my favorite cities, and the one that I fell most in love with as a child. I even have my "venetian" necklace from my mother that has charms such as a tiny gondolier with his gondola, and a venetian mask. that being said, of course, I enjoy a tiny piece of Italia when walking through the venetian hotel in vegas.
at this point, I wasn't sure what we were doing at the venetian. all my hubby told me was to get dressed up and be ready to go. as we stopped for pictures in front of one of their picturesque fountains, I was seriously pondering what he might be up to.
zebra strapless maxi- charlotte russe
black chain purse- thrifted in the haight
silver multistrand necklace- forever love
black wooden platforms- bakers
ginormous flower ring- h&m (and view of the strip from our hotel suite...ridiculous!)
so the surprise of the trip turned out to be....
FRONT ROW ORCHESTRA TICKETS TO PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!
my husband knows my super-geeky-theater-loving-heart SO well. seriously. best. present. ever. and the best part? there was no occasion for it at all. he just wanted to see me smile. well darling, mission accomplished. p.s how handsome is he? he dressed up as well, and I do think that he cleans up rather nicely.
allow me a moment to geek out about the experience. so, phantom is a favorite of mine. how could it not be? it is a classic, people! it has the most extraordinary musical score, being more like an opera than a musical. the story is haunting, enthralling, and completely tragic. I have always been a sucker for those unrequited loved stories. the phantom is my man. I've seen this show through out my life at least ten times. every time I've seen it, though, it has always been traveling through. be it through chicago, or san francisco, or even la... I've only ever seen traveling productions. THIS was an all together different experience. this particular theater venue was built JUST for phantom. every little nuance and detail, right down to the foyer was to draw you into the story. the theater itself was built to be a reproduction of the french opera house, "opera populaire" from the story. I was told that the chandelier itself cost upwards of four million dollars. and the very first scene when it rises into the audience, I believe my heart may have stopped at the utter magnificence of it. the way that the show was staged, we constantly had the actors not even five feet away from our seats! I could look into christine's eyes as she sang to rual! and gah, the costumes! the most fantastic costume design I have ever seen. dear vegas, you win.
lets not even get started about the actors themselves. the BEST I've ever seen on stage. and I've seen broadway. vegas sure does know how to do a show right. by the end I was sobbing, of course, my heart breaking for the phantom. it will go down in the history of my life as one of the most thoughtful and amazing things that anyone has ever done for me. it was truly a dream come true. a magical way to start the evening. :)
dude. did I mention that we were in the front row?
I attempted to take photos to commemorate the night, but was promptly scolded by the aisle attendant. how rude. but seriously, can you see the decadence of this place? the entire theater was as intricate as this. love at first opera house. here are some shots from the vegas site:
that is all from me for today! remember if you missed the first vegas post to head back there and leave a comment so that you are eligible for the give away (sneak peak coming in the next post). hope your weeks are off to a good start.
