today we were in vegas. we got here around 11. we drove around and saw all the chapels, checked into our hotel (and walked through a casino) brought our stuff upstairs and started our adventure of buying the stratosphere ride tickets! we got a coupon for a buy one get one free unlimited pass, so we did that. dad rode all three of the stratosphere rides once and the New York New York roller coster across town once. i rode all three stratosphere rides twice and the New York New York roller coster once. the second time i was going on “Big Shot” there was a girl here on a gymnastics tournament who was fearless. she was sharing stories and chatting along. once the ride started the chatter stopped. as soon as the first shot up went the buckle on my seat shot right out…. i tried to keep myself calm so she didn’t get scared. i could have easily screamed my head off but instead i was quiet. she says to me “it really is a beautiful sight from up here” and i’m not quite sure if i only heard the “mhmm” i said in my head or if it was out loud too. i could have easily died. we saw cirque du soueli. it was AWSOME. i have decided i want to do that with my life. i want to be a cirque du soueli dancer, gooodbye college and phyc school! 

even with my near death experience i would like to move here.