Posts Tagged ‘Las Vegas’

One of the best thing about Los Angeles is that you can just jump in your car, drive a few hours and be at a super awesome place and take a nice weekend vacation. Last Friday we spontaneously decided to spent the Easter weekend in Las Vegas. Flo booked a hotel and we left Los Angeles at 9pm on Friday. Back in Germany we would have probably not driven 5 hours to go somewhere for the weekend. But since we moved here long distances don’t really seem crazy to drive for a weekend anymore.

We arrived in Vegas at around 1:30am. I have never been there so to me it was exciting – even when it was in the middle of the night. We stayed at the MGM, where we got a nice room upgrade. The main reason we went to Vegas was actually to get out of LA and relax at a pool. And that was exactly what we did on Saturday. We lounged next to a crazy Spring Break Party and enjoyed the sun with our friends – who arrived in Vegas Saturday Morning. In the afternoon we walked down the Las Vegas Boulevard a bit, looked at some of the hotels, did a little gambling and afterwards went for dinner.

Overall I have to say that Vegas with all it’s crazy partying and gambling is not really my thing. I am more into the old Downtown (Fremont Street), the aged signs and the whole desert spirit that surrounds the city. I will definitely come back to see some shows like the Crazy Horse, but Vegas will not be my number 1 vacation destination in the future!

What do you think? Yes or no to Vegas?

One of the most famous german woman living in the US is model Heidi Klum. Heidi Klum and I do not only share our home Country, but also the same home town. We both were born and raised in Bergisch Gladbach, which is just outside of Cologne. I am not a big Heidi fan, but I do love something she does a lot! It’s this every year a new wedding thing. As you may know she marries Seal every year in different style weddings.

I will say yes to Flo for the second time next Saturday. On August 28 2009 we married in a civil ceremony, this year our best friends will pronounce us man and wife for the second time. And next year we may marry in Vegas on the same day. A Vegas wedding was always Flo’s dream – actually it used to be the only wedding Flo could imagine for himself. And we also promised our american friends Jeana and Scott another wedding, because they won’t be able to attend this year’s.

I actually would love to say yes to Flo every year, because I love weddings and I love him. And it would be kind of cute to bring this half german tradition of Heidi Klum to the US again! I actually do have a theme for our fourth wedding, which I would definitely celebrate as a Halloween wedding with everyone getting dressed up and me and Flo being a zombie bride and groom.

So question is, if that fourth wedding will be celebrated in the US or in Germany depending on where we will have our lifes, our friends and our hearts in two years!

This is part two of my wish list for things I wanna get done when I live in the US. You can catch up with part one in the previous entry below or continue right here. I also wanna say thanks to everyone who posted their suggestions for things I should do when I live in the US! The one I liked most naturally was the cake shop Tanja suggested. Those cakes look delicious! But for now I have to keep my figure to fit my wedding dress in a few weeks, so let’s continue with the list…

6. I wanna go to a mani-pedi
Yes, for sure we do have cosmetics shops in Germany, where you can get manicures and pedicures. But I love the shops I always see in the gossip mags I read. I so wanna sit in a comfy chair, treat my feet to a bath and get some super glossy red nails. And do not pay a fortune for it!

7. I wanna drink as much Arizona Ice Tea as I like
Do you know the drink Arizona Ice Tea? I do not only adore the cute bottles, but love the taste! In Germany you have to pay over three Euros for a small bottle of it. On our first day in San Francisco in May I nearly were in shock, when I saw that they sell that stuff for a dollar in the US! So, on my first day with my own fridge I will buy a gallon of Arizona Ice Tea!

8. I wanna drive a Chevrolet Silverado
I love big cars! My biggest problem over here is that I can’t park a car into regular parking spots! And: You can’t easily buy cars like the Chevy Silverado here – neither can you afford the gas. Our friend Scott has a Chevy Silverado. Last time we met him, he offered me to drive his car, but I was too scared. Next time I will do it!

9. I wanna sit on the Friends couch
Last time we were in Los Angeles, Flo and me thought about doing a VIP tour at the Warner Brothers Studios. I especially wanted to do this tour, because I am a huge Friends fan and always wanted to sit on the Friends couch to have a picture of myself sitting on it. Last time we didn’t have had time for the tour, I am not sure if we’ll have time in October, but I will show you that picture eventually!

10. I wanna marry in Vegas
When I first met Flo he told me that he’ll never marry a girl. And if he would out of any reason it would be in Vegas. Flo is going to marry me for the second time in August – the first one was a civil ceremony, this year’s one will be a more private one. So even if it took him three yes do fullfill his dream, our next wedding will be in Vegas!