{I don't know how to tell you this.....}

This is how it all started.

Auntie E received this post card in the mail.

It says,

"FOR YOUR COMPLIMENTARY ULTRA-LUXURIOUS ROOM INCLUDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE IN SELECT RESTAURANTS AND TWO TICKETS TO THE CONCERT, PLEASE CONTACT...BLAH, BLAH, BLAH"

Elise contacted blah, blah, blah and the fairytale weekend was in place.

We stayed at the Aria.

It is very contemporary and high tech.

The moment you open your door, the shades are drawn and soft music starts playing.

There is an 8 x 6 control box next to the bed that gives you lounging access to the TV channels, music channels, room temp., room service requests, etc.

White fluffy robes and Egyptian cotton sheets made getting out of bed ridiculous!!!!!

There is no freakin reason for my no-ass to be leaving comforts like that!!!!

The bathroom had a large mirror with double sinks.

The divine shower and separate garden tub were in one large stone enclosure.

My only complaint......

one outlet!!!!

Too many girlies for just one outlet!!!!!

The view from our room was this way cool kayak blob of art.

I don't know what it signifies, but it gave me my kayaking bug!!!!

The outside of the hotel had trickling waterfalls along the entire walkway.

So amazing that it almost doesn't look like real water.

Okay....so let's see,

The Aria set us up in this fancy shmancy room...

THEN

informed us of our "RFL" package that included the entire mini bar in our room,

free room service, about 10 restaurants and bars were also  $FREE.99!!!!!

After each meal, we had to sign our check, and we never had any meal under $100.....except for the one time we ordered one pot of coffee and a small fruit plate that came to $40.

The food was exceptional!

The service was beyond pampering.

We gave great tips to the help......the hotel paid for those too!!!!

I am NOT exaggerating when I tell you, we were treated like royalty.  I was skeptical up until we checked out, that they possibly had the wrong people, and would tell us that we would have to pay thousands of dollars back!!!!!

Nope.....they had the correct gals, and even loaded our luggage full of the raided wet bar!

~Thursday~

 The first evening, we made our way to Freemont street.

It was good to kick it old school.

Met some fun people, listened to a couple bands, and was stopped by a psychic.

Yes, I really was stopped by a psychic.

She said that I had the most amazing aura.

Blue, purple and gold.

She had never seen such a beautiful aura and said that I was very special :)

Encouraged me to continue on with my good life, and keep the negative people who keep trying to creep in......OUT!!!!!!

Chelise and I were in shock...looking at each other like, "WTF just happened?!?!?!"

I've done a lot of thinking since.....her words made me a stronger person.

Sometimes just giving someone a boost, or a compliment is life changing.

~Friday~

ALL DAY LONG, we had happy bodies laying in our amazing beds.

ALL DAY LONG, we ordered room service,

watched "E TV", laughed,  and napped.

ALL DAY LONG, we shared stories that brought us to tears from pain AND laughter.

ALL DAY LONG we sucked each others breath, because we knew that this was a once in a lifetime weekend, and we cherished every little minute with each other that we could.

Friday evening, we went to Harrah's where my FAVORITE Vegas entertainment is located.

CARNIVAL COURT baby!!!!!!!

After spending h-o-u-r-s drinking free pours, watching the bottle flippers, and dancing my neuroma feet into a frenzy, we wobbled and slurred out to the cab.

(Notice the Bud Lights that were bigger than heads!!!)

((BTW.......I was informed that my driver's license has been expired since my birthday!!!!!

I swear!  I'm just not on top of things these days.  I had no freakin' idea!!!  Makes me feel like an mixed fruit cake.))

~Saturday~

We received our Bon Jovi tix at noon from our amazing hotel host.  Even he was in shock of how spoiled we were to get $225 tickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We were about 100 feet from the stage.

We walked right in to watch the opening act, Dashboard Confessionals begin.

They were okay...the 8 foot lead guitarist was quite the entertainer with more legs than a bucket of chicken!!! Tall men don't make good lookn' rock stars.

Sorry Randy......no rock star career in your future daddy long legs!

My short video clip of the concert:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG1K8gnfCd0
(watch after you read my review at about 57 seconds, check out the toe point and bounce)

Well here is the 411  on what you have been waiting for.......
The Bon Jovi concert.
I don't know how to tell you this..........






WE HATED IT!!!
WE HATED IT!!!!




~They are too old.

~Their hair looks like straw helmets that can't lay flat because of what looks like a can of aqua net and a curl set from Hilda's House of Hair got a hold of them!!!

~Richie Sambora wears a long chain with a feather that hangs from his leather coat. 
Wanna be cool like a hip 20 something
.....NOT so much.

~Richie also looks like he is in some sexual pain as he is jammin' on his guitar. 
 NOT attractive, and makes me want to throw up a little in my mouth.

~Gerry curl hair blond piano man.
yuk. get a straightener.
enough said.

~Tico the drummer.....now he ROCKS! 
Kind of..................
damn, I don't know......

AND

~Jon.....the Bomb Jovi.
Wearing black Levi's,
(which i think is a fashion faux pas whether man or woman),
and black Reebok aerobic tennies...
ya know, the ones with a strap!!!!!
Not cool Jon!
Sooooooo NOT cool!
But it was his cheezy moves that made us get up and walk out at song seven.
The jumping toe point, going into a side squat, reaching with one open hand toward a light.
Deep stare with dramatic poise.
Shaking his hand to the drum beat like it is a pompom and he is performing in an episode of Glee.
Singing of Jesus.......and unity....... and sounding like every piece of it is scripted without any spontaneity.
All the while, Richie looks very pale and wrinkled.
Sweat dripping from his jagged face like a cheap outdoor waterfall.
I was worried a bit......
I didn't come to a free concert to see an old fart die on stage!!!!
After choking back our "you're freakin' kidding me's"
We got the hell outta there!!!!
It wasn't hard to find the exit....we just followed the stream of others that had enough of the geriatric dance party too.
I'm sorry to have to break the news to you all....and I truly hope that JBJ is reading my blog right now, because he needs some truth in his life.
 and his GOD-AWFUL hair!!!!

BON JOVI IS LIMP AND WASHED UP!!!
And no amount of Viagra is going to help!!!!

~Sunday~
We were re-living the concert.  Still in shock by the let down.
......and came to the realization, that WE are the rock stars this weekend.
I don't know why, who, or what made this all possible, but it was a weekend that will live in my memory forever.
Each time the three of us girls get together, we bond stronger and more understanding to each ones lives.
We know that we each need the other.......

What happens in Vegas......
Happened to me :)