My cousin is getting married, so I’m in Las Vegas for today and tomorrow. Â The last time I was here was 2001 for the USC vs. Utah game. Â Despite the construction along the strip, we walked from Mandalay Bay up to the Bellagio.
I’ve never been to Vegas with friends–only with family.  This is no exception.  My father is sick with the flu, and my mother, being my mother, feeds off the negativity of his illness.  During the entire time from when we arrived at the hotel (1pm or so) until now (5:30pm), she couldn’t stop talking about anything and everything she could think of–from new hotels, smoking, tattoos, the M&M store, funny looking people…ugh.
Anyway–I can’t wait to come back here WITHOUT the family. Â I think the experience would be much better.
