i’m back, baby

I just laughed so hard I was literally crying.

And then I couldn’t type because my fingers were wet with my laughter tears and I couldn’t wipe them off because I was struggling too hard to breath through the hilarity. The laughter outburst though, it was less because anything was actually funny than it was a much needed release of emotion. I get like that sometimes, so overwhelmed by everything and so not making time for how I feel that the emotion finds its own way out.

This weekend was another form of release for me.

VEGAS! (yes, I’m still writing it in all caps because it was that fun)

The best part? spending time with Jessica and Frankie.

The second best part? picking out some funny (read: inappropriate) little gifts for my Million Dollar Blog Contest. Unfortunately, I didn’t win a million dollars so I couldn’t try out any of your fantastic suggestions, but that didn’t stop me from randomly picking a winner! By random I mean I looked in my wallet this morning at how many dollars were left after my weekend (22) and then counted down and declared my 22nd commenter, Chelsea from Chelsea Talks Smack, the winner!

That’s pretty random, right?

Right.

And in sticking with the 22 theme, I’m going to describe my weekend in twenty two statements.

1. Escalators and moving walkways make me want to pose like a model. I need to be frequently reminded that I am, in fact, not a model.
2. Getting from Thousand Oaks, California to Las Vegas in exactly 4 hours is totally possible.
3. I drive 90 miles per hour when I’m excited.
4. I ate more goldfish this weekend than I ever have before (yes, the cracker, not the actual fish you win at carnivals and take home in a plastic bag).
5. Girls wear really inappropriate outfits in Vegas.
6. Jess: “Look at those funny shirts!”
Me: “Ah, there’s one of a guy holding hands with two girls. Like a G rated threesome!”
Frankie: “That’s totally like our weekend.”
Me: “Get over here, what size are you, I’m totally buying you this shirt and then you can wear it while the three of us hold hands and walk merrily down the strip.”
7. I want everything at Tiffany & Co.
8. One of the things I bought my blog contest winner is shaped like a penis.
9. The men passing out stripper/escort/hooker cards on the side of the street will hand you exponentially more cards if you reach for them excitedly while yelling “Pussy! Free pussy!”
10. I have no self-control at buffets.
11. Everything smells like smoke in Vegas and I love it, even though I don’t smoke and hate smoking.
12. I seriously need to do laundry now.
13. It’s possible to go to Vegas and not gamble at all the entire weekend.
14. Those yard long margaritas are way too sugary for me.
15. I almost got another tattoo (well, I thought about it anyway).
16. Jessica didn’t wear underwear the whole weekend.
17. Cheese plates are where it’s at.
18. My legs are sore from walking up and down the strip in non-supportive flip flops.
19. Frankie is really bad at evenly putting on sunscreen. This = disaster for a fair skinned red head.
20. I don’t do roller coasters anymore.
21. Vacation is better than real life.
22. Returning to real life after vacation is Not Fun.

~ by nicoleantoinette on May 5, 2008.