VEGAS BABY!!!
Stranger danger is no big thing in Audreality. New people tend to make adventures truly pop. This most recent trip came about via chat with an internet friend, Dean. At the time, we’d never actually met. Nevertheless, I jumped on the chance to explore a place I hadn’t been to yet – Vegas, baby!
He came to town a few days prior, so we could see if we’d be able to tolerate eachother. I was already scheming with my gal-friend Becca on how to get her along for the ride. The three of us went out on the town (P-town), and had a great time. Becca used her special powers to get us in, bypassing the lines (of course, free of charge) at the Portland clubs. With her magic in mind, Dean was more than happy to have her join us on the trip.
The first day, it was just Dean and I…
Setting out...
At the vodka bar...
Home Sweet Home
At Mix
Just Married!
There was some confusion that first night, after I wandered off with a mystery girl – but things pretty much resolved themselves by morning, aside from losing my purse. C’est la vie! We spent much of the next two days by the pool, once Miss Becca arrived…
Dean & Becca
Poolside...
Nice trunks!
Testing the beds...
Bouncy Becca
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmeat
SHOTS!
Best drinkholder EVER!
Dean had no complaints.
Fireside Becca
Getting comfy...
Just a nibble...
Girls, girls, GIRLS!!!
XS @ the Wynn
Back at the pool...
Night Lights
Paris on the Vegas strip...
A lovely flower among the flowers.
Butterfly!
Checking out the Bellagio fountain show...
Trying (hopelessly) to avoid the sun...
Grand Finale
2 On Blue!
That's a wrap!
All-in-all, it was a GREAT trip! What’s next?!
GOOOOO MUD MUCKERS!!!
This weekend wasn’t as horrendously awesome as last weekend, but then again, I don’t think I could survive that kind of extreme partying two weeks in a row. That said, it was still pretty incredible. My buddy Dean came to town Saturday, so we made the long trek to get Becca on board and an even longer trek to my friend Lesley’s dinner party WAY up in the West Hills. After that, it was out dancing for the three of us. It occurred to Dean that it might be wise to have Miss Becca along on our Vegas adventure, later this week. For some reason she’s a lucky charm when it comes to bypassing lines & cover charges… (Stay tuned for updates from Vegas next weekend!) Sunday was game one of the Spring kickball season. As Captain of the Mud Muckers, I am proud to announce that we not only beat the Grass Kickers, we KILLED them 13 to ZIP!
Erin & Vince
Leah & Aud
Duncan pitches..
Erin on base & Coach D
Tito!
Duncan & Seth
Coach D, Geoff & Manager Amanda
Leah kicks...
taking the field
cheerleaders
MUD MUCKERS!!!
Caitlin, Blake, Duncan & Dave
Zoey, Sam & Violet
Leah & new recruit Kasey
WHAT A WEEKEND!!!
Last you heard, we were livin’ it up at the lingerie show, Thursday night. You know what that means?! After that it was Friday! Lila-belle joined me early on, plus Becca-boo, and we hit up the Nines for a bit on our way to the Pink Party…
Yours Truly & Becca-Boo
Mel, Tito & Go-Go Goddess
Pink-y
Before I could blink, it was Saturday morning and time to get on my way to the PDX Urban Iditarod, where my team, the Angry Chefs, proceeded to flour bomb the entire MASSIVE crowd (including innocent bystanders and newscasters). There was total chaos and it was GLORIOUS! Halfway through the race, my team stripped down to nothing but their aprons, and proceeded to chastise me for not being naked enough. Phooey on them. Unfortunately (or not?!), that’s when my camera’s battery died.
Ready to roll...
Blue Man
I think there's something in my eye...
Ninja!
Tyler recognized me from middle school!
FLOUR BOMB!!!
flour-bomb-sling-shot
Angry Chefs!
TEQUILA!
Drink up!
CUFFED!
Put that thing away!
TURN IT UP
chicken-heads
NERDS!
LOVE
Booty Call!
We got along...
Who invited the cops?!
Harassing the locals...NAKED!
By the end of all that I was wearing thin. Somehow a nasty germ snuck up on me and made me sick. Damn those slimy germs! Curse them all! Did that hold me back? Heck no! Okay, maybe a little…but I STILL got out of bed at 6am this morning to treck downtown for the Shamrock 15k Run in the wind and rain. (Who does that?! Oh, about 20,000 crazy people, that’s who!) At least, now that I’m on my death bed, I’ve got plenty of time to edit/post pics.
30 Minutes on the Fly
When Brian texted asking what I was going to be up to last night, I didn’t have a clue. (In hindsight I suppose there were a few.) But, these days we tend to enjoy each other, so I said, “Now that you mention it, there’s a certain hot guy I wouldn’t mind seeing again.” From that moment, the evening fell together quickly.
In class at the time, I secured a ride home with my pal in the next seat, Cameron. I opted to jog with Peaches to class yesterday, pausing briefly along the way to burn one down with an old friend named Rene. Anyway, Peaches and I were tired of hoofin’ it by the end of class, so a ride home from Cameron was DIVINE!
It was originally going to be nap-time, because I do love sleeping, but I got a text from another special friend, who works in local politics (and as such will remain anonymous), that had a window in his schedule and an urgent need for drinks. There are few things in the world that beat napping. Hanging with this guy is one of them.
The conversation was hilarious and enlightening. He clued me in on the latest from the halls of local government – juicy tidbits indeed! I love having him get me up to speed. Six dirty martinis later it was over, and he dropped me off at home.
The timing couldn’t have been better: Mom and Violet were just pulling up. We reheated some pizza from the night before – YUM – and I took Violet on a quick mission to get dog food for Peaches.
By the time we got home, Brian was on his way. I let Mom and Violet know the plan, refreshed my makeup and was out the door.
Our first stop was the Dapper Cap party, where naturally, we tried on a bunch of hats. (Remind me to go get the purple satin one!) It turned out to be the place where the models were getting ready for a nearby lingerie show (also on our to-do list). It didn’t take long to notice several of my gal-pals in the lineup, so we had a few beers and climbed in the limo with them to the show.
Brian and I were pretty cozy in the VIP section, chillin’ on a couch. Then some super hot chick recognized me from Facebook. Gotta love that. She explained we have a mutual friend, Shaun (who I happen to have had lots of fun with last weekend). She let me know she was his girlfriend, and proceeded to summon him to come out. She insisted that Brian and I dance with her…until we managed to escape. WOW.
Go-Go Goddess & Killer Katie
Lovely Erin
YOWZA
Are we havin' fun yet?!
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