Friday night I arrived at the hotel to find that suddenly I had been transported to Las Vegas. No, I wasn't on some crazy drug induced mind bender, a TV show was being filmed there and apparently the LAX Marriott was magically transformed into the Montecito Hotel in Las Vegas by the addition of scantily clad women, pimps and a SWAT team. Combine that with swing dancers dressed up pretending that it was New Years Eve 1935 and you have one interesting evening. I arrived at the ballroom at 11pm and didn't feel like paying $25 for an hours worth of dancing in a steamy room with an overly crowded dance floor so I put that money to good use at the bar and danced during "after hours" (12-4am) for free. Got to bed at 5:15am.
Saturday morning woke at 10:30 and chatted with roommates a bit and ended up napping whilst Lily watched Jerry Maguire...oh the torture. We finally got motivated to leave the room around 1pm. I re-fueled, sat by the pool for a bit and watched some contests in the late afternoon. The evening theme was Pirate Night. The extent of my intent was wearing an eye patch and hoop earrings. All this from a girl who views Halloween as a sacred holiday and I can't even put together a decent costume for a stupid theme dance night. I guess it actually HAS TO BE HALLOWEEN in order for me to get motivated like that. After assisting Lisa with her outfit we arrived at the ballroom sometime around 11pm and made the wise decision again to forgo paying $30 for an hour of steamy dancing and used the time to drink and socialize. I got some dances between the hours of 12-4am and got into bed with sun up at 6:30am.
Sunday morning I somehow awoke at 10:30 but stayed horizontal until all 4 of us girls (Lisa, Heather and Sarah) decided to walk to Denny's about an hour later. Why is it that greasy food is just what you need after alcoholic consumption? In the afternoon I sat by the pool and watched contests - just the same as Saturday. The evening theme was Prom Night. Lot's of bad 80's dresses and ruffle shirts. Ah, the good old days. I assisted Lisa with her hair and I must say this was the best "do" to date. We made it to the evening dance at a decent hour and paid for admission. I danced, drank only a little and said my goodbyes to all. Crawled into bed relatively early at 3:30 and my entire body ached. 8am came far too soon.
The picture taking freak in me didn't surface this weekend. I did however feel compelled to break out the camera when I gazed upon this snazzy couple.
T'was fun for what it's worth, seeing old friends, making new ones and getting a few dances in between.
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