Thursday: Got in around 6pm and walked into my suite at the MGM Signature and it was awesome; kitchen, TVs in the bathroom, fridge, and even a fancy doorbell.
Mike didn't arrive in Las Vegas until 10pm, so I made my way to the nearest convenient store to pick up some beer for the fridge. Well, it wasn't that near, a good 10 minutes walk, and it was kind of a bitch to carry a 12-pack of Coronas in one hand and an 18-pack of Bud Light in the other a whole half-mile back to my room. I'm surprised someone didn't mug me and take all my beer. Anyway, now equipped with a fully stocked fridge, Mike soon arrived and we first met up with the others who came in on Thursday. We started at the Bellagio, then made our way to the vodka bar in Mandalay Bay, where Mike and I dropped a good $160+ on various $13 vodka drinks for everyone. The last one was called Infused Vodka and it was killer. It was basically straight vodka that had soaked up grapes, pineapples, peaches, and formed itself into a sort of jungle juice. Powerful drink in hand, we made our way over to Bill's Gambling Hall to meet up with one of my ladyfriends from college who I hadn't seen in a several years but we found out we were both going to Vegas this weekend via chatting on Facebook. Needless to say, she still looked just as smoking as she did long ago. Mmm mmm MMM! Lol. We called it a night around 4am, at which point I texted my buddy Nate to wake up and get his ass to Vegas, but he and his fiance Elizabeth had just hit the road...it was already 5am Arizona time.
Estimated Gambling Gains/Losses for the night: -$190
Friday: Nate got in around 10am and we hit up the buffet at the MGM Grand. Quite excellent I must say, but we all know that Las Vegas buffets are hard to go wrong. Friday was mostly just a day for drinking, gambling, and hanging out. The drink of the day were these 48oz pitchers of Bud Light for $5 at the Imperial Palace. But instead of getting the pitcher as round for everyone, we all held our own pitcher in our hand.
Surprising, the beer stayed cold to the end, but I finished mine after a good hour or so. Later that night, everyone was getting together at Margaritaville for dinner and hanging out, but unfortunately that's when some drama ensued...half my fault and half Kyle's. There were 6 of us waiting to get a table, but Kyle felt the need to go on one of his "I'm gonna flaunt my money around" trips and paid the hostess $100 to get us seated at a table immediately. And after he did that, he was no where to be found, so then security started asking us for him, basically to tell us that they don't do that kind of thing here. I had a few comments for the waitress and the security guard that others didn't think kosher. I started to think about what I said, to the waitress in particular, and all that 48oz pitcher kicked in and I started to get upset. Long story short, I left my dinner and the party that night and walked off on my own. But the night was not all lost...I met up with my ladyfriend and hung out with her the rest of the night.Estimated Gambling Gains/Losses for the day: $-130
Saturday: Of all the days, it was expected to rain on Saturday, the day of the wedding, where the ceremony was being held outside. After a late lunch, I got ready in my nice beige suit with a purple shirt and tie underneath. I really looked good in my suit and got several compliments about it. It's rare that I ever get to wear the beige one, but it just felt right in Vegas. 
The ceremony was beautiful, as they usually are, but extremely quick...done in 10 minutes (and very punctual I might add). And when we left the area, the sign had already changed to the next wedding, lol.
Reception followed shortly after at Frank Sinatra's old suite at the Caesar's Palace. We rolled up in style, grabbing a limo for 9 of us and rocking out the whole way there. We were able to talk the limo ride down from $100 to $70 (with tip) and it was well worth it. Well, you can imagine the thrill of riding across the strip in a limo all dressed up in suits. :)
Did you hear about the two antennas that got married? The ceremony was okay but the reception was excellent! (Haha, thanks Nate for the joke) The reception at Caesar's was a blast; great food, plenty to drink, dancing, the works. I was very impressed with the whole wedding that John and Ashley threw. It's not easy having a [real] wedding in Vegas.
The rest of the night we tried to meet up with the bride and groom for their afterparty. That seemed quite difficult to do however, possibly because the groom thought his best man was more concerned about trying to get laid with a random chick he met the night before and had invited as his date to the wedding. We went to Paris where they said they were headed and stumbled upon these Eiffel Tower drinks that were half Strawberry Daiquiri and half Pina Colada. These drinks were so massive that they pretty much lasted us the rest of the night.
We never saw John and Ashley again for whatever reason, and I eventually met up with my ladyfriend, but way later than I had hoped, circa 1am in the morning. She wanted to go clubbing but her friends didn't, so we ended up just gambling the rest of the night that was left. But that was a good decision for her as she made $300 at a Blackjack table before the night was over.
Estimated Gambling Gains/Losses for the day: -$140
Did you hear about the two antennas that got married? The ceremony was okay but the reception was excellent! (Haha, thanks Nate for the joke) The reception at Caesar's was a blast; great food, plenty to drink, dancing, the works. I was very impressed with the whole wedding that John and Ashley threw. It's not easy having a [real] wedding in Vegas.The rest of the night we tried to meet up with the bride and groom for their afterparty. That seemed quite difficult to do however, possibly because the groom thought his best man was more concerned about trying to get laid with a random chick he met the night before and had invited as his date to the wedding. We went to Paris where they said they were headed and stumbled upon these Eiffel Tower drinks that were half Strawberry Daiquiri and half Pina Colada. These drinks were so massive that they pretty much lasted us the rest of the night.We never saw John and Ashley again for whatever reason, and I eventually met up with my ladyfriend, but way later than I had hoped, circa 1am in the morning. She wanted to go clubbing but her friends didn't, so we ended up just gambling the rest of the night that was left. But that was a good decision for her as she made $300 at a Blackjack table before the night was over.Estimated Gambling Gains/Losses for the day: -$140
Sunday: The final day was mostly just Mike and I trying not to gamble away the rest of our money. Our flights didn't leave until 9pm, so we spent the afternoon playing some craps, blackjack, and watching the USA-Canada hockey game. Mike and I finally had a good run in craps at Bill's Gambling Saloon. Mike grabbed the dice to shoot and a lady in maybe her mid-to-late 30's said, "Who's shooting now? Oh, he's cute. He must be good." Laughter aside, Mike threw a couple points on his rolls. I picked up the dice next and the same lady said "Oh, another cute one. It's the boy-banders over there." Maybe she was onto something there, because I hit 3 points on my roll and the table was all of sudden hot. Mike and I shot very well, but the rest of the table eventually cooled off. Mike was smart to get out while he was ahead and if I was smart too, I would've done the same. Oh well, live and learn I suppose.
Estimated Gambling Gains/Losses for the day: -$200
Overall, it was a great weekend! It would've been nice to come out ahead, but I learned something from my ladyfriend (she ended $600 up for the trip). If you want to win big, you gotta bet big. By the end of the trip I was getting that down...I just need to train myself to walk away sooner, 'cause at almost every table, there were points when I was definitely making a killing and eventually lost it all 'cause I had nowhere else to go. Walking around Vegas in a nice suit was definitely a different feeling as well. A man could get used to looking that good in a city like that. I still think one of the funniest points during the weekend is when I walked between my two friends as if they were bodyguards (both wearing dark suits and one of them is a big man) and acted as the rich and important Asian dressed in his white suit, lmao. Funny the comments I heard when we did that. It seems that the trips to Vegas just keep getting better and better. Maybe it's 'cause I have more money to spend, or maybe it's because I'm there for a special event like a bachelor party or wedding. Whatever the case, I got a week to recover before I go back and do it all again. Yep, bachelor party next Wednesday in Las Vegas. LOL. Let the good times roll!
