The day started out quiet and we had no idea of the events that were going to unfold later that evening. Since an extra day was added to the trip and we couldn’t get a room at NY NY we had to change hotels. The decision was made to go to the complete opposite end of the strip and stay at Stratosphere and have dinner at Top of the World, their revolving restaurant. We checked out of NY NY, put the top up on the Jeep so we wouldn’t have to do it the following day, called Stratosphere and were delighted to find out we could check in 3 hours early. Due to price alone we weren’t expecting much at Stratosphere, we were shocked! It was completely opposite of NY NY, they had staff working the check in counter and they were even friendly. They completely managed to change our view in Vegas in a few short hours.

After check in we headed to the Sahara so Shane could have lunch at the NASCAR cafe’. The bartender there was brilliant and was giving us happy hour prices before happy hour started. We had a few drinks there then went to find non tacky gifts, we discovered in Vegas they don’t exist. We passed by a Fat Tuesday’s got us a couple of big ol’ 38 ounce drinks with an extra shot of alcohol and went to the casino and played the slots. There is a Wheel of Fortune one that has double seats sitting in front of it so we settled there and proceeded to get socially excited. At 5:30 we cashed out, went up stairs and somehow managed to get dressed and make it all the way up to Top of the World on time. We were still really happy when we got up there and chose a wine pairing menu where they bring you alcohol with each course. The food was unbelievably delicious and our waitress Lou was fantastic.

This is where things start getting a bit fuzzy. I know we complemented the manager and he gave us free drink vouchers for the bar upstairs. Somewhere between there and dessert we decided that we HAD to get our vows renewed by Elvis. So we hopped in a cab and headed to Graceland Wedding Chapel. They were more than happy to accommodate us. We really wanted fat Elvis but skinny Elvis turned out to be great. I know we had fun, the pictures show it. There is a DVD but not even we have been brave enough to watch it yet. I think we’re afraid seeing it might scare us into sobriety. At least we are both happy drunks.

After we were hitched for the second time we left and were unable to find a taxi. It was only a little over a mile so we started walking. I guess some things are just meant to be. We walked right by Atomic City Tattoo and I had to go in. I have been wanting a tat for a long time and never found the right design, this time it was easy. By dumb luck the owner and a brilliant tattoo artist Johnny Vegas was working that night. He gave us a great deal on our tats and we are very happy with them. I went first and Shane keeps telling me I made him get one. He didn’t want to look like a wuss! By the time our tats were finished we were disappointed to find we were sobering up so we went back to Stratosphere, drank mass quantities of alcohol, played the slots and eventually went to bed and passed out in the wee hours of the morning.

When in Vegas……

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