vegas vacation

So we’re back from our trip to vegas (“vegas, baby, vegas!!”) and a good time was had by all. jerimy and i stayed at the mirage, which is a pretty sweet establishment if you ask me. for one thing, their pool area is amazing. they designed it to look like island lagoons, complete with waterfalls and waterslides. i wish i had a picture to share, but stupid me forgot to take one. it’s an especially dumb mistake considering that we had gotten a free upgrade and had a sweet ass view of the pool, as well as the whole southern end of the strip. [snaps fingers]

The restaurants at the mirage are also quite amazing. we had dinner at our favorite place in vegas, Kokomo’s, which also happens to be in the Mirage. make no mistake: if you ever are in vegas and happen to be in the mood for the best damn prime rib you’ve ever had, you need to stop at Kokomo’s. You seriously get something like a side of cow wheeled over to your table, but it’s the most tender, most succulent, most flavorful prime rib you can imagine. And if Jer, who is a filet mignon fan (and who ordered the 16 oz filet!!), can attest to the quality of Kokomo’s prime rib, well… i think you need to at least consider this place. :) The Mirage also has really tasty ice blended drinks too!! The margarita we had at Kokomo’s was soooooo yummy, and my strawberry daquiri was also a complete and utter delight. The Mirage also has a drink called the “White Tiger,” which is something like a pina colada with amaretto and kahlua, that will deliciously send you to a very happy place. :) I highly recommend it.

So here are a couple of pictures from the trip that almost didn’t materialize. Jer and i have been deathly ill for about the past two weeks, and even the day before leaving for vegas, we were pretty much walking infections (naaaasty). We actually missed a friend’s wedding since the process of sleeping off the illness inadvertently led to sleeping through the wedding. (ouch.) We still need to send over our gifts and our congratulations cards >_

jerimy in front of the luxor sphinx.

pearl in front of the paris hotel fountain.