What happens in Vegas... Get's posted on the web

Viva Las Vegas!!! What a great way to spend a birthday weekend. Maria and I arrived on Thursday afternoon, Mike an Lilia joined us on Friday afternoon. We all left Sunday around 3. In between, we gambled, we drank, we kicked it pool side and we saw some shows. The picture above was taken shortly after the Cottle's arrived, we were hanging out at a bar in Mandalay Bay called EyeCandy.


After we grabbed drinks, we went to freshen up a bit and then headed out to Texas De Brazil. This is a Brazilian steakhouse, that I first went to out in Texas. It's a meat lover's paradise. They bring all different kinds of meat to your table and you can have as much as you want. A sample of what we had included,Sirloin, Flank steak, Filet, bacon wrapped filet, sausages, bacon wrapped chicken breast, pork chops etc. They also have a really good salad bar. It was an amazing amount of food and leaves you not craving beef for at least 24 hours.



Of course, we also spent quite a lot of time hanging out at the pool. Mandalay Bay has a big wave pool, and we spent a good portion of everyday there. The heat was brutal, I think we were there during the hottest part of August. Luckily the drinks flowed regularly, and we were able to walk out and refresh ourselves in the pool.

Of course Vegas is known as Sin City, but this was a new twist I had never seen before. Maria and I first saw an example at Excalibur, but these shots are from the Luxor. In the pit area behind the black jack tables, they had a small stage and some scantily clad women hanging out dancing. Great to watch, but very distracting if you're trying to play blackjack. Of course, as married guy's Mike and I would get in trouble if we looked to long, or happened to say something to the wives about it.

This is our waitress, or one of them anyway from the pool. She took great care of us. Mike ordered her to go for me, but I guess he didn't pay the bill, because she didn't come back with us.

We all know Maria can drink, they brought her a blended margarita instead of on the rocks, so they said she could have the blended and the one they later brought on the rocks. That way she could have one drink for both hands.


These photos were taken at the seafood restaurant in the MGM, just before we were heading out to see Chris Angel's Believe. The food was really good, and it was nice to eat a lighter meal after the heavy steakhouse the night before. The show was pretty good, nothing spectacular. I really liked the costumes and dancers. The show was choreographed by one of the folks from So You Think You Can Dance, one of the shows we watch all the time. Earlier in the day, we saw the Bodies exhibit. This is the one where all the skin is peeled away and you get to see the human anatomy. It was really spectacular. There were sections on the bones, circulatory system, neuro system etc. Interesting showing the different diseases that you get as well. I was lukewarm on going, but now that I've seen it, I'd recommend it.

Captain Morgan shots

A few more random pool shots.

Now that's what I'm talking about.

Get a Room!!!

I know what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, so that's all you're going to get to see. Know that we had a good time, I'm sure the girls will pick what they want to do for my birthday next year as well. As long as it's something like Vegas, I'm sure I'll have a good time. All in all, we came away ahead from the tables, about $300, but we lost heavily at the bar and restaurants. Only thing missing was our buddy Brad. Hopefully we can make it back in late October or early Nov.