Oh Boy

Where on earth do I start? I haven't bloogged in almost a month! Its terrible, but I do have a lot of excuses this time around. First, lets start with my new job:

Meet Bode, Hannah, and Jett. Aren't they cute? They count as three different excuses.

 

They're the 6-month old triplets I nanny during the week. 

Yes, triplets. Yes, triple the poo. And no, they're not always in their bumbo's... only when I want to take photos!

They keep me pretty busy. Someone or all three is always awake wanting to play or be fed. They're not fussy children at all though, so that makes my job pretty easy!

And meet their massive dog, Maggie:

This is how she likes to spend most of her time during the day. I am not even joking. She isn't playing around or rolling over, she is sleeping. The only problem I have with her is her vile poof-winds.

My next excuse is school. I know its only been a month but when you take a 2 year break, a month of class and homework is a lot! But I am enjoying it nonetheless.

A few weeks ago I got to go to Las Vegas for a class. We got to go to MAGIC. It's a trade show for apparel and it was so amazing. I don't have any pictures inside because that wasn't allowed, but I did manage to snap one off my phone inside one of the halls in Mandalay Bay.

Between Mandalay Bay and the Las Vegas Convention Center you could shop for anything (If you're a a store owner or a buyer for a company...) from shoes to handbags, sourcing to ready-to-wear. I can't say it enough. It was A-MA-ZING! There were thousands of vendors from all over the world selling their stuff from the never heard of brand names to Betsey Johnson, Steve Madden, Free People, etc. All the clothing, textiles, shoes were for Fall of 2011... obviously. We also got to go to the seminars they were having at the convention center. My favourite was the Snoops prediction seminar. Snoops is a company the predicts fashion trends. Companies pay them thousands of dollars a year to get the coveted information. So we got to sit through an hour of fashion predictions for Spring and Fall of 2012. IT WAS AWESOME! I will share my notes on a different post.

Anyways, along with all the fashion stuff we also got to walk around the Strip and shop a bit. Firstly, Vegas is rather trashy- at least the Strip. I was unimpressed, especially during the day. During the evening Vegas redeemed herself with all the pretty lights that hid the ugly.

The lion's in the Mirage.

The famous MGM.

I actually quite like this photo! Especially since its a phone pic.... Thats where we stayed. NY NY!

View of the Strip during the day. Not that great...

I know, I am really weird because I took this picture. But I had to! Here is my theory. That is a business man who came to Vegas on a Tuesday for business. He is done working for the day and has decided to take an escort to dinner, and then a show. Oh, and she is wearing fake Christian Louboutin heels. That is all!

(p.s. If you are that couple and my theory is wrong, I do apologize...) 

Best H&M ever!

Example of trashy:

Vegas redeeming herself at night! Thats me and two of my classmates, Nicollette and Nicolette. I am not being funny with their names. Those are them!

Posing in front of the strip.

The Strip at night= much better!

We made it just in time for the water show at the Bellagio. I wish I would have taken video of it. I can't remember the song that played, but the water danced to it.

It was the coolest dancing water I have ever seen.

I have to say my favourite part of the free time we had in Vegas was discovering how amazing the Ross was on the Strip. I hate Ross, especially the ones in Arizona. I think they are dirty and always full of... people and I just cant stand to touch the dirty clothing and try on the gross shoes. I love TJ Maxx and Marshalls, but not Ross. Call me a snob, I don't care. I just don't like Ross... usually. But I loved the Ross on the Strip! It was new and clean and full of amazing clothes and shoes! I wear an American shoe size 8. Its a popular size and there is usually no cute shoes left at places like Ross because of that reason. Well this Ross had rows and rows and rows of just sized 8 shoes. And they were all cute! Amazing right? I know, I know! So now I can't wait to go back to Vegas and shop at Ross. Although, next time I go Reese is definitely coming with. I missed him dearly and of course Vegas wasn't as much fun without him. 

Anyways, thats all the excuses I can think of for now. 

Cheers!