Theme song of my current life?

The other night I got a phone call from a friend because she wanted to let me know that she just heard the new Katy Perry single "Waking up in Vegas" and while she was listening to the lyrics realized that the song made her think of me. She then began to quote some of the lines to help illustrate her point. These included but were not limited to "we need ataxi because you're hung-over and I'm broke" and "you lost the motel key". I laughed, and said I could see how she would equate the two of us together. I then went into my iPod and listen to the song myself. Personally, I feel the line that most relates to me would be "Get up and shake the glitter off your clothes, now/That's what you get for waking up in Vegas" - but feel free to substitute "my bed" for Vegas. :P

Waking Up In Vegas lyrics

You gotta help me out
It's all a blur last night
We need a taxi 'cause you're hung-over and I'm broke
I lost my fake i.d. but you lost the motel key
Spare me your freakin' dirty looks
Now don't play me
You want to cash out and get the hell out of town

CHORUS:
Don't be a baby
Remember what you told me
Shut up and put your money where your mouth is
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
Get up and shake the glitter off your clothes, now
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas

Why are these lights so bright
Oh, did we get hitched last night, dressed up like Elvis,
And why, why am I wearing your class ring?
Don't call your mother
'Cause now we're partners in crime

CHORUS:
Don't be a baby
Remember what you told me
Shut up and put your money where your mouth is
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
Get up and shake the glitter off your clothes, now
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas

You got me into this
Information overload, situation lost control
Send out an S.O.S.
And get some cash out
We're gonna tear up the town

Don't be a baby
Remember what you told me (x3)
Told me, you told me, you told me
Shut up and put your money where your mouth is
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
Get up and shake the glitter off your clothes, now
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
Shake the glitter, shake, shake, shake the glitter, c'mon!
Give me some cash out baby
Give me some cash out, honey

In case you want to see it, the video for this song does kind of rock. Her outfits are amazing. If I owned glitter pants like that I would totally rock them around Boston:

Best Smelling Place in Vegas

When I was in Vegas, I wanted to see as much of the strip as I could. It was awesome going around and seeing the casinos that are referred to on tv, in movies, or books. My aunt and uncle have been a few times and they recommended that I go see the Bellagio fountains - particularly at night.

Saturday we thought to take a break from the slots and take advantage of the nice weather, so we walked down the strip and saw some of the sites. These casinos are AWESOME. I do want to let you know that "the strip" is much longer than I expected and the road is much busier. You can't just cross from one side to the other. A local informed us that many people get hit who are visiting because they do not understand the importance of waiting for walk signal. But anyway, the fountains were super fun. We saw them during the day and at night after our dinner at Paris. (I have a short video clip, but of course, a fire truck or something came by and I still can't figure out how to edit sound clips with Floyd. But when I do, I will be posting some videos :) )

One of the girls wanted to see the glass flowers that are in the Bellagio. We went in. The ceilings were beautiful. They also had some gorgeous upside-down paracols that hung in the hallways. My favorite part was the indoor gardens. It smelled wonderful in there. No traces of cigarette smoke. We didn't want to have to leave there. I mean it was also super fun. They even made a snail out of flowers - it was wicked cute!

I have become addicted to taking pictures of blossoms up close. I hope you enjoy them :)