abersparky in vegas

Yet another great evening out this past Sunday. I met up with A2V, Jason, and Kris at the Bellagio to see the Conservatory that had just been changed over to the Winter Holiday scene. By far, my favorite of all year. We stopped by Jean-Philippe’s Patisserie for some hot chocolate and crepes (FYI, sooooooo good!), and after learning the meaning of the phrase “Superman dat ‘ho” (so NSFW), of which I had never heard before (thanks for the information Jason) we headed over to the Conservatory to be tourists for a night and take pictures.

Afterwards, we walked over to the shops to see one of Jason’s windows. While we were on our way (or on our way back… can’t recall), a couple was trying to walk across the aisle. As the man led his girl by the hand, he passed through us and said ‘excuse me’. To me, it wasn’t a big deal since he actually excused himself… but this is where the fun starts. Vincent (of A2V) hadn’t heard him when he said it… so Vincent says “excuse me” as they were passing through. Now, if he had said it in a smart ass way, or a bitchy way – I could understand what happened next; but he didn’t. Vincent sounded genuine… next thing we know… the bitch turns toward us – while still holding her man’s hand – and says “you’re excused”. My mouth dropped! It took me a good minute to finally say “OHHH NO!”, and as Amir chimed in with me… Vincent utters “don’t act like you know me!” Right at that moment, I about died; not because of what Vincent said, but because Medusa turned her head around and gave us the most evil eye you’d ever seen. All while still being led away by her man, who was entirely oblivious to the entire situation, or was actively ignoring it. Either way, good choice on his part. HA! All I know is thank GOD none of us had been drinking. It would have been a straight up cat fight up in the Bellagio!

Why do people insist on playing Christmas music during Thanksgiving dinner? The day after, sure. Knock yourself out; but, not on Thanksgiving Day. Can we please just focus on one gluttonous holiday at a time please? Thanks! Now, on to the post…

This Thanksgiving had to be one of the best I’ve had in a very long time. This was the first Thanksgiving Holiday that I hadn’t spent at home. And while I was slightly distracted by the fact that I wasn’t with family this year… I was excited to have my first holiday with friends. Anthony, Amir, and Vincent (A2V as I will from here on out refer to them as) invited me to a potluck Thanksgiving dinner with a few people they knew. I couldn’t have been more thankful to have been invited. We had a blast! Great wine, fantastic food, pie (which wasn’t all that good, but whatever), and to end the evening, several roaring (yes, very loud) rounds of Uno and Cranium. Thursday night was one of those nights that you cherish and wish you had taken more pictures. Between making plans for Gay Days and gawking at Cooper (dog) hump his stuffed bear with vigor, it was one of the most memorable nights.

Last night was just as fun when we rounded up everyone again and headed over to A2V’s for leftovers, Christmas Tree decorating (see, day AFTER Thanksgiving) and games! We played 3 side-splitting rounds of Guesstures, which unfortunately our team lost at… I kept sayin’ we should have gone 3 out of 5, but anywho. And after a quick relaxing dip in the hot tub, we broke out the Monopoly. Fast forward to 14 years later to see Steve and Kris take everyone for all they had.

All in all, a fantastic start to the Thanksgiving weekend… and it’s only Saturday!  The best part: I met a new friend who was able to get me a buddy pass flight back home to DC.  I’m comin’ home for Christmas!!!

You know it’s that time of the year when Starbucks breaks out the Red Cups! It’s time for Holiday Cheer and Happiness to be spewing from every which way. I love the Holiday Season… everyone’s so nice, and cheerful. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone was like this year round? Well… minus the stress part. People are always running around worrying about the Christmas Dinner, or what presents to buy (here’s my secret – don’t buy anyone anything – you’ll save yourself money AND stress *wink*)… causing all kinds of unnecessary stress – only to have those that receive the benefit of all their work look at it and say that they wanted it in red, not blue. In any case, I’m excited to spend Thanksgiving here in Las Vegas this year. I’m hoping to make it home for Christmas though, but we’ll see where finances leave me.  Feel free to drop some change in my tip jar to help me get home for Christmas!!!