Vegas! Day 1 - Getting There!

Major players and information to keep in mind:

*We are here so LouAnna can attend an annual conference called NACADA (National Academic Advising Association).
*Loren – best friend, we work together now, too.
*Jen – the other Kelley advisor in addition to Loren and me.
*Carly – our new supervisor
*Jana – my other best friend, advisor at IUPUI, as well.

Day 1 – Getting there

Once Rachel and Daisy were off to spend the weekend away, Chris and I were off to the airport!  We met Jen at Champps.  Jen isn’t a fan of flying, so we decided to join her for drinks (and a pre-flight quesadilla).  Loren joined us shortly after and rounded out the fab 4 for the flight to Vegas.  Chris and I have never been…so Viva Las Vegas!

The flight was without issue.  Chris and I did a first…we ordered a cocktail.  I had a Jack and Coke, while Chris had a Rum and Coke.  Jen had two cocktails.  (A few hours after getting off the plane, we realized that the attendant never did come back to charge us for the drinks.  Drinks were on the house, I guess!)  Here’s one of the MANY pictures Chris took of the Grand Canyon…amazing!

We quickly found our bags and the shuttle.  It was a very short ride to our hotel.  Jen left to meet up with one of her friends.  Check in was very quick because I had pre-checked in and that meant our room and keys were ready.  We are staying on the 65^th floor in the Octavius Tower…the fancy tower!  Here’s a view of the pools from our room.

We dropped off our stuff, met up with Loren in the Palace Tower so we could check in with NACADA!  In that check in bag, there was free margarita, so we all set out to find that place to eat/drink.  It felt like it was a good mile from the hotel rooms, but we got a couple appetizers and our free drinks.  Then, we were worn out, so Chris and I headed to bed…it was only 9pm local time, but midnight back in Indy.  Goodnight Vegas!