Vegas Vacation

A Vegas vacation is something we consider every year. With my uncle and aunt in Arizona, they often spend the holidays in Vegas. They encourage us to take a Vegas vacation in December to share Christmas and the New Year in a sparkling family environment.

Although a Vegas vacation sounds appealing, I'm not sure if I would leave New York at Christmastime. After four decades, I've learned to love Christmas in New York. I would consider a Vegas vacation for my birthday on December 28 and extend my time there into the New Year.

During a Vegas vacation, I would take in the live shows, soak up the excitement, feast on buffets and down those unlimited drinks. I'm not a gambler and would probably skip that part of Vegas altogether. Unless I get sometime definite for my dollar, I'm not spending it!

Are you planning a Vegas vacation? Do you have memories of a scintillating Vegas vacation of your own? If you tell me you hit the jackpot, I might reconsider the gambling aspect of a Vegas vacation...

With a Vegas vacation in mind, it seems more people are considering the idea, too. The LA Times reports Las Vegas reported a year-to-year increase in air passengers for the first time in 21 months. It appears more people are opting for a Vegas vacation.

Do you think the Katy Perry song, "Waking Up in Vegas" helped encourage more people to book a Vegas vacation? Do you remember the funny movie from 1997 entitled, "Vegas Vacation"? It was the fourth movie in the hilarious "Vacation" series starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo as the parents of the Griswold family. (Christie Brinkley makes an appearance in this one, too.)

With everything that happened in our family this year, we would all really like to schedule a Vegas vacation for sometime next year. Here's to glamor and glitter!

With a fun Vegas vacation in mind, here are YouTube videos of the Katy Perry remix of "Waking Up in Vegas" and the trailer for "Vegas Vacation": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYn1S3aQu7w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSLNZf5JZig