Dresstember Weekend Recap Part 1

So, strictly speaking this first part isn't from September, but it was right before when we went to Vegas.  I had been meaning to write about the trip anyway plus I wore this crazy skimpy Vegas dress.  I mean, the front was so low and slouchy that it's a good thing I don't have a big chest and the back was so short that I couldn't bend over.  So, it was pretty much perfect.

We ended up going out to a club inside/outside the Wynn.  It was kind of a mind-trip because it was like 90 º out at night, so whenever I was under the lights I thought I was under heat lamps.  Also, I spent way too much on gin & tonics.  It was an experience, but you know, not really for me.

Two weeks later my "cousin" and one of my best friends, Kate, came to visit.  Kate and I have a curse that whenever we try to go visit one another: "snow storms," cancelled flights, county wide power outages, you know...

ANYWAY, once she did make it here, we got our Karaoke on with Boyfriend on Friday, and then on Saturday we went to Alcatraz, hit up the Ghirardelli chocolate festival, and finally danced the night away at Bootie.  It was amazing. You're jealous of us.

Stay tuned for part 2 of the Weekend Recap – The Party Weekends!!

Awesome August : Day 26, 27, & 28

One thing I learned over this weekend, is that I didn't want to let my devotion to this Awesome August project prevent me from doing the things that I would actually want to write about here... So, I am 2 days behind because Boyfriend and I were in Vegas this weekend!

Sort of unintentionally, we've gone to Vegas once a year since we've been dating (before that, I had never been).  The first time was to see my favourite band, The Hold Steady, play in a bar the size of my living room at home.  The second time we went and saw The Beatles' LOVE.  This time, we went clubbing question mark.  But then we ended up seeing a show and running into friends on The Strip.

Friday started with Blood Orange Mimosa from Grand Lux Café.

Then we hit up Surrender at The Encore.

After seeing Phanom on Saturday, we ran into our friends Thom and Andy.  This was an unintentional reunion from when we all used to work at the same store.

And then I learned another lesson today... Don't bake cookies when you haven't had enough sleep.  They don't always turn out right.

I only have a few more days of this project, so I'm going to try to end it with a bang!  So, look forward to a proper post tomorrow :)