So that was pretty much Friday at which point the real fun began. We did some shopping for school and stopped by our favorite Jewelry store, Charming Charlies and the most wonderful restaurant Bahama Breeze. I was introduced to these places by my sister n' law because they are by her house in Georgia. Unfortunately neither of these chains are located in Utah so when I saw they were in Vegas I of course had to stop there.
After that we headed to the strip. I found it so fascinating. I mean the Forum Shops? I still have no idea how to get out of there. Plus we walked right past Reba McEntire, awesome right? We spent Saturday and part of Sunday walking up and down the strip, I loved it, my mom was worried about corrupting me but I loved the little cities inside each hotel and architecture of the buildings. The Luxor was my favorite, one of my life long dreams is to go to Egypt and well that hotel is the closest I'm going to get for a long while. One Day.
The Best part of the trip was the main reason for going of course! I have this slight obsession. Most girls my age obsess over Justin Bieber (Jandi), One Direction (Anna) or others like that. Me? Nope. I'm obsessed with Celine Dion. Yes that's right so if you hate her you might as well stop reading now. I have loved her for years, ever since my bff Anna introduced me to her music back when I was probably 6 or 7. I always dreamed of seeing her when she was in Vegas years ago but I knew there was an age limit and that I was way to young. Then when I was 15 she came out with her Taking Chances CD, and shortly after it was announced she would be going on tour, right around the time of my 16th birthday. So I started begging my parents for tickets. A couple months later for Christmas I got my wish. I had 2 tickets for Celine at the delta center just a couple days after my 16th birthday. I was thrilled. Really, I almost cried. I also got a computer that year, and I was more excited about the tickets. Strange I know. So I had to wait almost a year to see her and unfortunately right before her concert in SLC she got sick and had to postpone the concert. Due to other events and such I was unable to attend her rescheduled concert. I was devastated. But my dad promised that he would get me to see her sometime. So 3 years later for my 19th b-day I was given tickets again for her Return to Vegas Concert. We scheduled them for June, but due to a new job I couldn't go and we switched the tickets for January 19, 2013. By this point I felt like I would never see her, nothing was going right. So when Saturday the 19th came I still wasn't believing that I would be seeing her. When I finally sat down in Caesars Palace, it hit me. I was freaking out. I had dreamed of this for so long and it was finally here. When they opened the curtains and she was standing there everyone stood and clapped. She hadn't even sung yet and she had a standing ovation! Well that's when the tears started. I know I'm pitiful. I didn't cry in Les Mis or any other show you should but I cried for Celine Dion. Whatever I don't care. Her concert was amazing. I could have listened to her forever. She was funny and wonderful. I was on a high for days after.
However something strange happened. I have loved her for 75% of my life and spent 25% of that waiting to see her in concert. Then after I had seen her I sort of felt empty. My dream had come true, and I wasn't quite sure what to do next. It's like in Tangled when she pauses before the lanterns go up. I was at a point where all of a sudden I had to find a new dream. So after a few days of reveling in the memory I learned to move on. My new dream? Meet Celine Dion. Or make it to Egypt. One of the two. Preferably both. Hey they are called dreams for a reason!
Now enjoy some pictures!
Also enjoy this wonderful video of her singing during her concert.
