Birthday Celebration in Las Vegas

Over the weekend, my family and I celebrated my 26th birthday in Las Vegas. It was my first time in Vegas & I had the best time! I was really not looking forward to my birthday this year because...26. Yeah. It bummed me out. But this trip was the perfect way to make it fun & for me to be excited for my birthday! 

We had three full days in Vegas, which didn't seem like enough time. We arrived early Saturday morning and left late Monday night. Our days were jam-packed & we were always on-the-go! I loved every minute of it :)

We stayed at the Flamingo, which was awesome! I love history so it was really neat to stay in one of the first hotels on the strip & to learn so much about it. Did you know that the Flamingo Hotel had ties to the Mob!? I had no idea how big the Mafia was in Las Vegas (& how influential it was in moving it forward) until this weekend.

We got in around 9am on Saturday morning, so we had some time to kill before checking into our hotel. Luckily, we were able to drop off our bags at the hotel & then we hit the strip! We had breakfast & then we walked around for the rest of the afternoon. We rode the roller coaster at New York-New York a total of three times (twice back-to-back) -- it's just that good! 

Once we were checked into our hotel, my mom, sister & I went to the pool for a little bit to cool off & relax. This was the only time we went to the pool. For some reason, I didn't expect the pools to be so crowded! It was pretty much standing room only, so we didn't stay very long. Later that night, we hit the strip again (duh!) for dinner, to watch the UFC fights, explore the hotels & to gamble ;) We also saw the fountain show in front of the Bellagio -- so beautiful!

On Sunday we spent the majority of the day on Fremont Street, which was a ton of fun! The guys (my husband, dad, brother, & my sisters boyfriend) rode on the zip line that hangs above Fremont Street & then we went to the Mob Museum (very cool!) before heading back to the hotel for dinner & then going out to a show. We saw Cirque du Soleil Kà at the MGM Grand, it was so unbelievably amazing! If you ever get a chance to see it, I would highly recommend that you do. I hope to see more Cirque du Soleil shows in the future. 

Monday was my birthday! We spent the day walking around the hotels that we didn't get to spend a lot of time at the nights before like the Venetian, Caesars Palace, & the Bellagio. We ate, shopped & gambled some more. Hey, when in Vegas... ;)

This trip was so phenomenal, Vegas far exceeded my expectations! We had long nights, tired legs, & I'm still recovering from all of the fun we had. There is no other way I would have wanted to spend my birthday. I am so thankful my family could be there to help celebrate, just being able to spend time with them meant the world to me. 

Have any of you been to Vegas before? If so, what were your favorite things to do? I'm already thinking about round two! :)