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FRIDAY
This is my bachelorette weekend. I’ve
song is inspiring and yes, annoying at
waited this long to get married and I
the same time.
promise to usher my singleton life out
5:00pm At NOVE, a sumptuous up-
with a bang.
scale lounge. It is cocktail time. My
5:37am Sitting at the Eugene airport
girlfriends arrive. Casey is wearing a hot
waiting to board my 6:05am flight to
bluish green dress which shows off her
San Francisco. From there it is on to
cleavage and Jordan dons a pair of tight
Vegas, baby.
(but not too tight) designer jeans. I have
I work late and got off around
on my soft-as-butter light, leather jacket.
midnight. Last night I painted my toes
The elevator dings on the 53rd
and nails and made sure my camera
floor of our hotel, The Palms. As we
battery was charged. I don’t want to
walk out of the elevator, we are hit with
miss a minute of fabulousness on this
a stunning view of the main tower of
trip. My packing was pretty sparse:
the hotel. The Vegas strip which is
swimsuit, 2 pairs of 4 inch hot heels, 2
bumper to bumper with limos and taxis
dresses which are moderately revealing,
gleams behind it and I feel so happy
pjs and something to wear to the spa.
that I’m here. Casey is delicately sipping
I’m hoping I’ll be warm enough. How
a Mojito, Jordan is twirling her fruit
bad is it that the weather isn’t supposed
garnish in her Passion Fruit Mojito. Mine
to be very warm? Come ‘on, this is
is a very strong, gorgeous mixture of
Vegas – the desert!
top shelf tequila with elderberry and
My girl friends Casey and Jordan
cucumber. Jordan points out how hot
are flying in from Chicago so I’m the
the bar tender is. I sink back into the
only one heading in from the West
posh lounger sofa admiring the view…
Coast. They are gorgeous: both with
and the bartender.
dark auburn hair and big blue eyes. This
My life is good, I’m going on 4 hours
blonde is going to feel like odd man
of sleep and feeling a light buzz.
out but that’s okay. We’re all the same
This is what bachelorette weekends are
size, slim with long legs and thank god
made of!
because we can all wear each other’s
8:00pm As we walk into The Mirage
clothes.
(another casino on the strip) for our
I’m lucky to be able to land in Vegas
dinner at The Stack a man with a
the earliest but I hope this affords me a
nametag ‘McLovin’’ greets us at the
chance to pass out by the pool after a
entrance to Jet nightclub. All around us
spicy Bloody Mary.
is buzzing. Limousines are pulling up
7:30am San Fransisco. Waited on the
outside dropping off gorgeous people.
runway for 20 minutes. 8 year old kid
McLovin’ says, “Hey beautiful ladies,
behind me says “Vegas baby” loudly
are you going out tonight…?” The
and starts singing “Viva Las Vegas.”
conversation ends with him offering us
Everyone on this plane is secretly
free entrance to the club …“and we’ll
hoping to win it big in the crazy,
give you free drinks with no line.” We
nightlife-dominated city so the kid’s
put our heads together as we leave
avantoure | anthology of temptation
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