Sandoogans' Log

Our living room. Our view. It looked better at night. Our bedroom. Our bathing and shower facilities.  Dream sinks. Just in case you weren't sure what this was. Playing for our expensive free drinks. Feeling happy, happy, happy. My view from the restroom as I tinkled. Literally. Our view from the club in the V.I.P section. A few weeks ago Mr. Andrade and I decided to go on semi last minute trip to Vegas. He had been working a lot as of late and was in dire need of a mini get away. We had gotten an email from Mandalay Bay for two complimentary nights and figured what better time than now. I called to book and to our surprise were upgraded to a suite for free. Total score! We were also off to celebrate our new anniversary date (that's a different story) so were pretty stoked.  This was our first solo Vegas trip in awhile. We've slowly begun to get use to our Vegas trips. What I mean by that is that we have different inter...

Photo: Emol.org Photo: NY Times  Photo: Apparenting  Most people who know me know that my birthday is a pretty big deal for me. I have no clue why I love it so much but I do. I won't deny that the excitment of my birthday isn't quite the same as it was when I was younger. Still, I look forward to my special day. I decided to celebrate in Vegas this year. It's hard to believe that my first time there was 10 years ago. I had a great time! Did the usual gambling and boozing. I got to hang out with some friends and of course had my wonderful beau next to me the whole time. It was really nice to get away for awhile from the everyday routines. One thing I did do different this time around was catch the Cirque du Soleil Beatles' Love show. It was AMAZING. Words can't express how extraordinary it truly is. I was crying within the first 3 minutes! The excitement and emotions I felt were too much for me to handle. One of the most beautiful parts in the sho...