Vegas, baby!

So as you probably know, I went to vegas for my birthday. It was incredibly fun. My best friend Kristin from NYC came in town and also my friends from Austin, Ashley and Jessica. The first day, Wednesday, it was just Rodrick and I. We went to dinner at a restaurant called Valentino's in the Venetian. It was sooo delicious. We also went on one of my dreams, a gondola ride - now all I have to do is go on one in Venice! We got to see a couple get engaged, and although it was sweet, apparently it happens like 5 times a day, so it didnt seem that special to me. Rodrick got mad at me because I was wearing my super high zebra print shoes so therefore couldn't really walk around the mall while we were waiting for our gondola ride. (I did, however get a million compliments about them). So we sat and watched the different gondolas go by and even got to see the smoke coming from an art gallery that was right in front of our bench - it caused a big commotion. After our gondola ride, it was about 11 vegas time (1 am jenni time), so we went to the red box to get a dvd. We couldnt agree on one, so we went home to go to bed.
Thursday was KRISTIN DAY!!! And also, my birthday! :) It was quite an exciting time. Rodrick woke me up to birthday jell-o (his specialty) - it was filled with alcohol and quite a shock at 8 in the morning. But it was so sweet of him - he even had little candles in it. As I was getting dressed, he even played and sang along to a birthday mix that he had made. He really made my birthday special. So at around 10, Kristin calls me to say she's landed (she had told me her plane got in at 11...if you know her, you know its very her to do that!!). So we hustled down to the airport to get her. After picking up Kristin, we went to get cupcakes (I got 1 cupcake for every A I made in Anatomy I - from Rodrick). They were so delicious!! I got one of every flavor that involved chocolate. We spent most of the day lounging about at tao beach. It was soo relaxing. At night, Ashley and Jessica finally got in town. We went to eat at the Palms and then out to Moon. It was sort of uneventful because all the girls were tired and we went home early.
Friday was another Tao Beach day - but this time it was all girls! (Rodrick had to work). ...After a few hours we got tired of Tao because of the loud music and naked women everywhere.. so we went to the quiet pool and laid in the chairs for a few more hours. We played the slots for like 5 minutes and then met Rodrick for his lunch break. After lunch, the girls watched tv and i fell asleep until Rodrick was done with work. Rodrick and I were goin to go see Batman but it was too full and I didnt want to sit in the front, so we played bingo instead. It was sooo fun. I think im very close to getting him hooked. :) That night, we went out to JET where Paul Pierce was having a NBA champs party. It was so fun and we even eventually worked our way into VIP. We had a great time. Ashley got sick, but Im pretty sure she'd say she had a fantastic time.
Saturday, I was supposed to leave but my dad called me to tell me that my flight got delayed. I talked my way into getting to stay until sunday for free so that was really exciting. We dropped Ashley and Jessica off at summer league and then went to Applebees for lunch (actually really good, i dont know that id ever been there) and then to the mall to get an outfit for the night. Kristin had to leave at 11 pm so we were very sad to see her go :(. I didnt end up going out with Ash and Jess that night...but they did end up hanging out with Kevin Durant and DJ Augustine (NBA players) which is really cool. Rodrick and I spent the rest of the weekend eating, goin to the Bellagio gardens, watching movies, and just being together. It was the greatest birthday :)