Weekend in Vegas

{Mon Ami Gabi, Hotel Paris}

So, we took a trip. A weekend in Vegas. Quite a weekend. With all of The Passi's friends from work. Thanks guys it was a really fun trip! 

We did the general things you do in Vegas, and then some. I would definitely recommend checking out the Freemont Street Experience. Its an eclectic mix of people with crazy lights, sounds and things to do. 

On the first day we got our giant 48 oz. Margaritas to go and walked about town and explored the Strip. For us, its always important to stay at a place that's centrally located so you can walk about town. We all put up at the Treasure Island, which is on the Strip but not right in the middle of the crazy traffic jam. The same night we got out our party wear, dressed up and painted the town red! 

Well, no. Not really. We capped out early, if you know what I mean. 

Pfft... Amateurs. 

We did enjoy an amazing dinner (the steaks are to die for) at the Mon Ami Gabi at the Hotel Paris (Paree) and then walked over to the Bellagio for our "bottle service" at Hyde. It makes a lot of sense to order bottle service in Vegas if you're in a big group. There are no lines, well almost, because if you order bottle service you'd be in the VIP line which is *much* shorter. Your drinks are by the bottle and you usually have a personal bartender pouring out your drinks. 

The problem here is that there's a little bit of a racket going on, at least at Hyde (watch out for the music if you open the link). They're not meant to touch or take your drinks away. That's the whole point of a bottle service, your table is your table and you can *safely* leave your drinks on your table so you can go dance and to come back and have your drink still there. No Sir-ee. The minute you put your drink down and turn your back, its gone. And this kept happening the entire night, which led to, me concentrating on the drink, more than the party. There's a limit to how much you can cheat your paying customers. Tut tut. You'll see in the Hyde photo below that my drink is sitting behind me, but when I turned, it was gone. 

Oh and a warning. If you're not a US resident, make sure you carry your passport to all clubs, no matter how *tiny* your clutch. They won't let you in. I had to trudge all the way back to our hotel cause my DL wasn't good enough. Harumph. 

The next morning we all had a greasy-post-drinking-breakfast at Denny's and spent the day by the pool at our hotel. Most pools (pool parties) have a cover to get in. So we stayed put at our hotel pool and ordered a Cabana. Again, makes sense if you're in a large group and want to hang out together. The pool chairs fill up surprisingly fast. 

After soaking up the sun - NOT. I'm from India. I don't do tans - everyone was out after another day of drinking, so The Passi and I headed down to the Stratosphere tower that has thrill rides on the 108th floor. Yikes. Imagine hanging off the side of a 1100 feet tall building. Oh wait, I did that. The Passi is obsessed with going on every crazy roller-coaster/thrill ride in the world and makes sure that I go with him no matter how scared I am. I have to say though, it was a lot of fun! I love heights! 

After, we found our way down to the Freemont Street (watch out for the music again!). Psychedelic lights and sounds and a different type of concert/live show every 15 feet. Quite an environment. We walked the entire length of the Freemont Street to beyond Neonopolis. We hung out around the Golden Gate hotel, the oldest hotel in Vegas and listened to some rock and country. By this time, we could only drink water or cola.

Since we were flying out early next morning, The Passi thought it would be a good idea if we stayed up all night and headed straight to the airport. No, it was not a good idea. Still recovering. We did however, meet up with our friends and headed into The Wynn for one last cocktail. Whadday weekend!

Hope to see you again Vegas, for all the things I couldn't do this time around! 

{Hyde, Bellagio and the case of the disappearing drink}

{Stratosphere Thrill Rides}

{Outside the oldest hotel in Vegas - Golden Gate - @ the Freemont Street Experience}

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Photo Credits and Copyright: All photos have been taken by Gayatri Kumar and belong to Look who's Wearing (LwW)

Meet Charlie

Hi everyone!

Meet Charlie. She's a quirky lil lab, who loves to bite and is very obedient. 

She's a new addition to The Passi's house. No, you do not need a doggy to do up your home. But, it doesn't hurt to adopt one. Especially cause they're so adorable. 

So, let's all welcome Charlie! Hurrah! 

Hello Charlie. I love you.

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Photo Credits and Copyright: All photos have been taken by Gayatri Kumar and belong to Look who's Wearing (LwW)

Some Work, Some Play

Oh, Hello! 

Since you're here, might as well share some photos of the bachelor pad with you.

Who am I kidding?! I've been dying to show these photos to you! I was just trying my luck at being posh. Ahem. Anyway. 

As I've mentioned before in my earlier makeover posts, the thing that really makes your house a home should be the memories. Your best memories. Those, that when you look at them, make you happy, even if a little bit. 

And you never know, mixing the quirkiest of pieces may give you an area in your home that has the most character. 

In the first photo, from the far left, a toy I got from my visit to Beijing for The Passi, postcards from our trip to London, a holy beaded necklace I used to tie a letter I wrote him in high school, a metal poster he picked up from Portobello market in London after we met with one of his old friends, his favorite character (and movie) and his half of our tickets to Les Miserables at Queens Theatre in London. 

{Memories} 

Now, all work and no play makes The Passi a dull boy. A very important part of his new apartment. Like most (all) rentals, there's (obviously) no bar. But in the new apartment, a very strangely placed study desk right outside his bedroom door. Since it was an anomaly - well, for me - so I thought it might be a nice place to set up the bar.

The top cabinets are empty at the moment since a lot of the glasses are still in boxes that we need to unpack. Soon. But, once that's done, the glasses go in the  cabinet above the desk, tools and corkscrews in the wide drawer under the desk and shakers and ice buckets go in the cabinet at the bottom. 

{Bar}

Photo Credits and Copyright: All photos have been taken by Gayatri Kumar and belong to Look who's Wearing (LwW)

Sneak Peek into *Project: Bachelor Pad*

 Hello lovely people! 

I'm sorry about such a long wait, but as you know, setting up a home is a long drawn and tedious process. A lot of the work had to be shelved until The Passi was free to do some heavy lifting (as you can see below). He's a really busy man, doing really good work. So, I guess we can give him a pass. And as I can't really hire any one to do the heavy lifting for me, I guess he will have to suffice. But, I was pleasantly surprised that he has a great eye for symmetry and that's our OCD, together. 

The apartment is still unfinished. So, you might have to wait slightly longer for the final reveal, ie, until its all done. But I will bring you some sneak peaks over the next two weeks. 

There's a slight clarification I must also make at this point. I call this a bachelor pad mostly because I'm not going to be living here with The Passi. I'm still jobless. And will probably keep making regular trips between Fargo and New Delhi until I find one. 

Also, The Passi has a roommate and I have to be mindful of her things while setting up. So, I'll keep referring to her things on the way and how we have incorporated them in our style to set up. I say incorporated, because she has been really kind to let us take the reigns on the setting up process. Thank you Tara!

I'm on a tight budget which I'm about to reach, so some things may have to be cut down, and The Passi will fill them in on his own terms - read: bar stools - more on that later. I have some venting to do on that bit.  

So here's a list of things that we still need to get/do:

1) Rug for living room

2) Rug for bedroom

3) Complete DIY decor projects

4) Cushions/cushion covers

5) Lamp shade

6) Storage for Nerf Guns. Yes. I know. I said that too.

{The Passi and all the heavy lifting}

Photo Credits and Copyright: All photos have been taken by Gayatri Kumar and belong to Look who's Wearing (LwW)