Hey y'all! This last week has been so crazy! As I mentioned in my last post, I went to Las Vegas for the ASCP Conference, a series of lectures prepared for pharmacists to learn about caring for our geriatric population with trade shows exhibiting new products that are on the market. It was a very interesting trip!
I was a little nervous because I would be traveling alone and, well, to be perfectly honest, we all know how my trip went the last time I tried to travel as a self sufficient adult. If you don't know what I'm referring to, read my post "The Spring Break That Broke." Spoiler alert: I missed my flight which caused me to miss my cruise ship which caused me to ruin my and my sister's spring break. Oops.
I arrived at the airport on time, parked my car, checked my luggage, and patiently waited to board my nonstop flight to Vegas. So far so good!
When I arrived in Vegas, I took an airport shuttle to my hotel and met up with my preceptor. When I checked into my hotel, the lady at the front desk informed me that the room I was supposed to be in was above a night club in the hotel. She told me I would need earplugs to sleep since they blasted club music until 4:00AM. No thank you! Fortunately, she moved me to a quieter section of the hotel. I ended up having a beautiful view of the Las Vegas strip.
This picture is a view of the strip at night when I first arrived.
Here it is again the next morning. I love the mountains in the background. Kind of reminds me of West Virginia. Kind of. (Hey, I'll take what I can get!) LOL
The next couple of days were full of lectures and trade shows. I started my day around 6:00 in the morning with a product theater that offered us breakfast. Then, I would attend lectures on various geriatric based topics. Fortunately, product theaters were set up throughout the day to feed us. I would listen to a lecturer talk about his company's product, and they would feed me. It was a good trade off LOL The food they provided was actually really good!
I tried to take some pictures when I could, but snapping photos during a lecture was a little awkward. That's why selfies in my bathroom mirror seemed like the best option LOL I have to tell y'all, I stuck out like a sore thumb! Nobody else had on pink pants or a pink skirt (or pink anything for that matter.) Oh well.
Day 1
Day 2
This was the view I had most of my time in Vegas.
This is the room where the first lecture was held. They introduced us to the board members of ASCP and told us all about their plans for the future of pharmacy.
I have to admit that is not coffee in that cup. I found a little cafe inside Paris Hotel that sold hot chocolate. I may or may not have had one every day I was there. They were delicious!
I told y'all they fed us well! LOL I do have one complaint though.. the West Coast only has Pepsi products and unsweetened tea to drink. That just does not work for me. I am a Dr. Pepper/Coke and super sweet tea kind of gal. Not only do I like Coke, I prefer Vanilla Coke or Cherry Coke. I was craving my pop so bad even after just a few days without it.
After long days of lectures, my preceptor and I were pretty tired. We did go to see two shows during the evenings we were there. The first evening we saw Tony and Tina's Wedding. It was hilarious and so unique. Basically you are a guest at their authentic Italian wedding. The room is set up like a wedding reception, and you watch the ceremony as the couple exchanges their vows. Then, it is time for the reception! We ate from an Italian buffet and even had wedding cake afterwards. The actors and actresses never broke character as they walked around and interacted with all the guests. It was so fun!
The second evening we saw a show called Menopause the Musical. I know what you're thinking. I've always said I'm an 80 year old woman trapped in a 26 year old body, but this was even a little too far for me. I looked around the theater and saw I was surrounded by older ladies that were absolutely cracking up at this show. The thought ran through my mind that I am a 20-something year old in Las Vegas on Halloween weekend, and what am I doing? - sitting in Menopause the Musical of course! LOL Y'all it was one of those situations that if I didn't laugh I would've cried. I ended up really enjoying the show, but I have to admit that it was a funny/unique/ironic way to spend my last evening in Las Vegas. They don't call me Granny Grimmett for nothing!
After the show, I took my preceptor to see the fountains at the Bellagio. She had never been to Vegas before, and I really wanted to make sure she saw the fountains. We didn't have a lot of time to tour, but this was a must. It was one of my favorite things to see in Vegas.
A view of the Eiffel Tower from The Bellagio.
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Going back to Las Vegas made me reminisce on when I went for my senior year spring break trip with some of my best friends. Now THAT was a fun trip! Here are a few pictures from 2011 when I was in Las Vegas with some of the best girls ever!
We went to the pawn shop from the show Pawn Stars and got to meet the cast!
Ashton, my adventurous Little, talked me into riding the ride on the stratosphere. It was so fun and scary at the same time. Rachel and Jill snapped this picture of us as we were going around the outside of the stratosphere.
This was the evening we watched the fountains at The Bellagio - one of my most favorite experiences of the trip.
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Las Vegas is fun and all, but there really is no place like home. I missed Tyler SO MUCH. This was the first trip I had gone on alone since we have been married, and it felt like I was missing my right arm. I was so glad to get home to him.
I left Las Vegas at 4:30AM and landed in Cincinnati at 3:15PM. It was a long day to say the least. I drove an hour and a half back to Lexington, and when I arrived, Ty had a surprise waiting on me. He cleaned the whole house. Y'all I'm talking dusted, vacuumed, and did laundry. He also made me my favorite cheeseburgers on the grill. He is seriously the best. I spent the evening relaxing with him and our little Scruffy girl.
The next day after returning home from Vegas I had to be at Marshall for a meeting. I got to have a quick lunch with my sister and see my family for a bit. It was a long trip with a lot of traveling, but it was totally worth it. I snapped this picture of our capital in Charleston on my way home today. I wish I could say I did this safely, but I can't. I held my phone up to the car window and just kept hitting the camera button hoping I would get a decent picture out of it. LOL Let me say I kept one hand on the wheel and my eyes on the road the entire time. That doesn't make this okay. I swear I don't text and drive! It just felt so good to be back in the mountains of West Virginia and to see all the beautiful fall colors. When I saw our capital from the interstate, it was just so beautiful. I had to capture it!
As y'all can see these last few days have been a whirlwind! I am wrapping up my rotation at Omnicare this week, and next week I will start at Clark Regional. I'm really looking forward to going to a new place with new experiences, but I will miss everyone at Omnicare. I absolutely love all the technicians that I work with there. After this block, I'll be half way finished with my P4 year! It's hard to believe! I hope y'all enjoyed my post about my short and sweet Vegas trip. Take care!
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