We arrived in Vegas on Thursday night about 5:30 and didn't leave until Monday morning about 10:30. This is typically a long time to be in Vegas as one can do a lot of damage to their body by spending this much time in Vegas, but we were meeting a bunch of other Badger fans there and this was how long they were spending there. Andy and I did not think it was particularly hot there since it was about 10 degrees cooler there all weekend than it was in Phoenix, so it was in the upper 90's or hovering around 100 degrees all weekend. For game day it was surprising a cool 96 degrees which was nice, especially for the Badger Bash. Pre-game they have a fenced in area where you buy tickets for all you can eat and drink starting 2.5 hours before the game. Of course we arrived right on time for the festivities. There was a sea of red Badger fans which is always nice to see. I must say this year it was much cooler than in 2007. I remember three years ago it was so hot that I could not stop sweating and I believe then I had 12 bottles of water before I had to take a bathroom break. Thank god it was not that hot this year.
Post game we all headed down to Fremont street for some fun, err, it was not fun though. Fremont street is not my scene, but I am glad I got to see it as I have heard a lot about it, but now that I have been there I plan to never go back. It was not fun and I don't care about $1 vodka tonics in a child's size cup! Charge me full price and give me a regular sized cup with the right amount of vodka in it and I am happy! :)
Sunday night we went to dinner at the Lux Cafe in the Venetian and we found ourselves eating dinner at the table right next to Larry Flint. I am proud to say that I am the one out of our group of 11 to figure it out. Some were very curious a to why I knew who he was, but come on, didn't everyone see the movie about his life that starred Woody Haroldson? I thought it was a good movie and that is how I recognized him and not because I am a fan of Hustler magazine. He was sitting there in his gold wheel chair with his butler (or assistant) close by to assist him with his every need. Besides Larry Flint we also saw Jared Dudley (Suns player) waiting for his bags at our carousel in Phoenix. I don't know who he is, but Andy recognized him. So, we saw two "celebrities" this weekend. Kind of fun!
Anyway, when it was time to head home on Monday I was ready to get back to some normalcy in Phoenix. We came home, unpacked and I cleaned a little before it was time to pick up the girls from Born to Run. When we picked them up they were so tired that they didn't even get hyper to see us. They lolly gagged to get into the car and passed out immediately when they got home. They slept the rest of Monday away and all of Tuesday. It's good to take them to Born to Run because then they are all tired out when we get home.
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