Vegas Day 3

Finally getting to posting about our last day in Vegas. Since we were flying this trip we chose a later flight so that we would have time to sleep in and we even ended up getting in more pool time before we left. It was actually really fun and I am glad it worked out that way. It was nice to spend the early afternoon out at the pool and enjoying some drinks without the stress of having to drive back. We just picked up or bags and took a lyft to the airport and were good to go. I even made it back in time for my soccer game in Scottsdale on Friday night! I can't say that I played very well...but I made it there. The girls trip in Vegas, while short, was so much fun. As of right now, I don't have any plans to go until next April....but if someone wants to invite me I am down to go, haha! I also put together some of our pics and videos from the whole weekend because when you are with me, what happens in Vegas makes it to Youtube.

And here is the video!!!

Vegas Day 2

Surprisingly, I woke up feeling pretty good Thursday morning so my sisters and I walked outside our hotel to get breakfast. One of my sister's left that morning and then the other one and I did some morning yoga while the other girls were still sleeping. After that we got our crap together and headed out to the pool. We actually had a really fun day at the pool. The Hard Rock may be off the strip but they know what to do when it comes to pool parties. Later in the afternoon we had to start getting ready so we headed back to our room to shower before going to Sephora to get our makeup done again. Once we were all ready we headed to get some sushi before going out on our club tour. The night started at Planet Hollywood and then we went to Hakkasan in the MGM, Drais in the Cromwell and Omnia in Caesars. It was such a fun night. Vegas never disappoints! I think I went to bed at almost 5 AM and I always get tired so you know we were having fun. The funny thing is that I don't even gamble. I just really love getting dressed up and going out with my girlfriends. I am already having Vegas withdrawls and wish we could go back.

You don't want to know what that drink cost

the girls were all obsessed with that guy and it cracked me up

second time at Kaizen sushi....soooo good.

 

Drais at The Cromwell

I did not take enough pictures that night!

Vegas Day 1

Last week I went to Vegas for a girls trip thanks to a gift from my husband for Mother's Day. I remember him saying when he gave it to me that he wasn't sure if I would like it and I was like this is the best present ever and I still feel that way. I love my girls more than anything but I am a huge proponent of having alone time. I really feel that for me, I am a better mom because I take time to do things for myself. I know that it doesn't work for everybody, but it works for me and luckily my sisters, sister-in-law and friend were also down for some fun. I got in a 4-mile run before leaving for the airport Wednesday morning. We got to our hotel but our room wasn't ready so we checked our bags in and headed to Hofbrauhaus which was conveniently right outside our hotel. We had some big German beers and pretzels and it was a great start to the weekend. We also decided we need to go back there one year for Octoberfest. After that we picked up some alcohol and then were able to check into our room. We only headed out to the pool for like a half hour before it started raining but we really needed to start getting ready so it wasn't too bad. By the time we all got ready to go we didn't have a ton of time for dinner so we just grabbed some sandwiches before heading to see Britney Spears. I actually had a really good time at the concert despite the fact that it is heavily choreographed and she doesn't even actually sing. I know that sounds horrible, but the songs are still sooo much fun that you can't help but have a good time. By the time the show was over, I had been up for like 21 hours so I knew I had to call it a night if I had any change of going out the next night. I am so glad I did because the next night was a ton of fun too and I will share more tomorrow!

such a fun first night!

Friendship Cup 2017

I got back late Sunday night from my trip to Vegas for a soccer tournament. This past year I switched soccer teams with my sister and one other friend but neither of them could go so I wasn't exactly sure how this weekend was going to go but I am sooo glad I went. I left Friday morning after taking the girls to school/daycare. We got into Vegas around 1 and hung out by the pool before getting ready to go out Friday night. We got some super yummy sushi at a place in a strip mall by the Hard Rock Hotel and after that headed over to Encore to go to Surrender for a couple of free drinks. It was not too busy when we got in but as we were leaving there was a DJ change and people were going nuts. After that we headed to what we thought was Tryst at the Wynn but has since changed to Intrigue. That place was much more packed on the dance floor but there was a lot of open space outside too. We decided to head out as it was getting close to 3 AM and we had a game Saturday morning at 9AM. I still can't believe I stayed out that late without a nap or extra espresso! It was a really fun night and I am glad I ended up in a room with a bunch of girls that wanted to have fun in Vegas, too. Surprisingly, our first game was not bad at all. We came out strong and won 4-0. Our second and third games were tough because the win was sooo strong. We ended up with a 0-0 tie and a 1-0 tie. The 1-0 goal was off of my corner kick. We were pretty pooped after 3 games on Saturday but still headed over to the Green Valley Resort for dinner. We were all passed out by midnight that night. We dominated our first game Sunday morning and we only need a tie to make it to the semi's but we ended up winning 2-1 and I scored one. The semi's we should have won easily but we were starting to really get exhausted and just couldn't put away our chances. We went to pk's after the game ended in a tie and ended up winning. Our goalie was nuts and touched every single pk taken on her. She saved the 3rd kick and they over kicked the 4th one so our 5th kicker didn't even need to shoot. I kicked second and scored mine. The finals were nuts. Immediately after winning the semi's, several teams came up to us and told us how nasty the team we would be playing is and that we needed to beat them. We had all kinds of fans cheering for us. We went up early in the first half off of my assist (we had this really awesome forward playing with us that scored all but 2 of our goals the whole weekend). The second half started and we were tired and playing a lot of defense. The ref's made a horrible call and gave them a pk which they put away to tie up the game. Shortly after that we got a free kick 30 yards out and that same forward put it away. There was probably 4 minutes left when the other team got a corner kick. Our defender and one of their forwards started talking crap to each other and then all of the sudden their forward turned around and faced our player and two had shoved her in the chest. Everyone went crazy and it was a massive group of people trying to pull people off. The girl on the other team got a red card and then was pissed when our player didn't get one. She started getting up in the refs face and yelling at them and then all of the sudden the refs called the game over. It was so dramatic but in the end we totally deserved to win. We only had one sub all weekend and she had a flight so she had to leave before the final so we played that with only 11. We had such a great group of girls that really got along well. I had such a good time and am still a little exhausted from the weekend. I got home around 10 Sunday night and showered and went straight to bed. Since we won, we get free tournament entry next year and we get to pick our schedule so I can't wait to go back...maybe with a couple more subs!

Had to teach the girls about emergen-c before going out

 

 

Getting ready for pks

Champs for the Champs!

 

Couldn't have asked for a better weekend!!!