Hi Beautiful People,
I'm trying to be a Good Girl and make sure I keep you updated on
my shenanigans in a timely manner but it takes time to sit down and write these
Blogs and I think their getting longer, LOL. But I have to make sure you guys get
all the deets! So here it is...Vegas Baby!
I told myself upon my return from Soul Beach Music Festival in Aruba and The Essence
Festival in New Orleans that I was not going to travel to anymore "major" events this year (I allegedly put myself on punishment), WELL...that plan didn't
quite work out like I thought it would.
A few months ago, right when I returned from New Orleans, my girl
Towanna (aka Nikki) mentioned that Kevin Hart & Kendrick Lamar were going
to be in Las Vegas in September. My mouth fell open and my heart dropped. I
wanted to go really bad but I knew I shouldn't be going so respectfully declined and
told Nikki I wasn't going to go! Nikki said okay, but she don't play... she started
making arrangements to make this "Girls Trip" happen. My ass knew I had already spent enough money on my previous trips and I needed to
stay at home and relax. So I let
go of the idea of going to Vegas and life went on.
A few months passed by and then one day out of nowhere I get this email in my Inbox and I
almost had a "HARTattack" LOL...there it was!! I completely forgot
about going this event as I had not come across any visual reminders of the trip...UNTIL NOW. Then
I see this email and I got excited all over again!!
I immediately called Nikki and told her I wanted to go to Vegas
with her and the girls. Nikki loves me and so of course she called "my
cousin" Kym to find out if it was okay for me to crash with them in
their hotel room...and of course she said YES!!
So now that the girls gave their Approval....I had to figure out what I was going to wear and buy tickets at the last minute !!
Now I'm the party crasher so I was just happy to be going!
*Bought my Kevin Hart & Friends Comedy show ticket for Friday night
- Check!
*Bought my Kendrick Lamar concert ticket for Saturday night - Check!
*Picked out ALL my outfits and bathing suits for Las Vegas - Check!
Sidebar - If you didn't read my last Blog...I lost 15 lbs.
Yaaaay! So now I don't feel sooo self-conscious in a bathing suit. But I still
choose to wear a cute one-piece suit that compliments my figure at least until I get down
to my goal weight!
I was so EXCITED!! I haven't been to Las Vegas in FOREVER!!
Thursday, September 4th, Sheda was packed and ready to go! I
don't know how the hell I fit 5 outfits, sandals, make-up and jewelry into a
"carry on bag" ??!! I also had an extra bag for
toiletries and of course a bag full of SHOES...and this didn't include all the goodies I stuffed into my Michael Kors backpack! Can you say PREPARED (aka
High Maintenance, lol).
Oh....I must not forget...let me introduce you to "The Crew" - We
had a smooth three and a half hour drive as we talked all the way to Vegas. My
"cousin" Kym was behind the wheel and got us there safe and sound,
Nikki was riding shotgun and Angie and I were relaxing in the backseat.
P.S. We had one person missing Angie's sister Nicole...she was
meeting us there on Friday.
We checked into the Cosmopolitan Thursday evening and decided to
eat at PBR Rock Bar & Grill. We had a cute and young male server who took
VERY good care of us! Seeing that Nikki and I both are apart of the same
Fantasy Football League this was the perfect place to watch the game and figure
out how to navigate our CBS Sports App!! Good food and drinks and excellent
service! I would definitely go back.
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| #sunkissed |
Friday morning came and our #1 priority was to Lay by the pool. It was Nikki's brilliant idea to rent a "daybed" for the
DAY! Comfortable couch beds on the water, umbrella for shade with drinks and food
included in the price. Who could ask for a better deal?? We had breakfast and
lunch by the pool and I officially became a mermaid this weekend because I
lived in the water. You know I came back to LA at least 2 shades darker. Me and
my SPF were best friends in Vegas. You know light bright people burn easily so
like my sister says....I had to apply and reapply to protect all this goodness,
LOL.
Of course WE had to make friends with the "drunkest"
people at the pool (a guy and a girl).
I don't know what it is but we always attract the
"special", Lol. They were fun but our
new "girl friend" was falling on people, stealing french fries off strangers
plates and pouring beer in the pool. Really? The shit we have to deal with for
being nice... eventually they left and were suppose to come back but we didn't
see them again for the rest of the weekend. #iwasn'tcomplaining
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| "Lady of Leisure" Lmao! |
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| My P.I.M.P., Lmao! |
Friday night Angie's sister Nicole arrived in Vegas right on time! We all got cute and went to the Kevin Hart & Friends Comedy Show in a venue at the
Cosmopolitan. It was really cool. All the comedian's were funny - Kevin Hart
was the host, Rodney Perry got the party started, Corey Holcomb was a damn fool
and we ended the night with Donnell Rawlings.
Now that the comedy show was over we were walking through the
hotel debating on where we wanted to eat dinner. Out of nowhere this
"dingy" brotha walks up on me and asks "Are you a Lady of
Leisure". My face frowned up and I asked him "What is that?" He
said, "no one's ever asked you that?" and I said "No". He
told me to "do my homework" and stated he was "A Man of
Leisure". Nikki was standing with me when all this went down. I was
dumbfounded so I Googled "Lady of Leisure" on my phone. Once my ass figured out he asked me if I was a PROSTITUTE I was
"locked, loaded and trying to hunt his motherfu*kin ass down!" But it
was too late his dusty ass had disappeared into the crowd. In hindsight, I was
thinking that if he is a so called Man of Leisure there was no way in the world
anyone was buying what he was selling! He looked a hotmess! P.S. I've heard of a Lady of the Night but not a Lady of Leisure, SMH.
Nikki was laughing at me and you know she had to tell the girls
who were just a few steps ahead of us but missed the whole thing. Not 10 minutes later me and my girls we
almost to the elevator and out of nowhere this older man stops me in my tracks
and asks "Do you like Irish men?" WTH?? I was caught off guard (once
again) and my response was "Maybe". He proceeds to explain that his
friends were sitting at the bar and one of them was celebrating his birthday.
He asked if I could wish him a Happy Birthday! I was nice enough to fulfill his
request but at this point I was really confused and low-key OFFENDED. I walked back to my girls and
of course Nikki had to tease me yet again, she said, "Resheda these guys
really think you're a Call Girl". Of course my question was, "What part of
this outfit says I'm a hooker??" I thought I was Cute & Classy! Then I thought - It's
gotta be the choker necklace I had on. "Lady of Leisure" was my nickname for the
rest of the weekend, LOL.
Sidebar - Lets Be Clear! If I'm going to be "working in
Vegas" I'm going to be a high dolla trick and readily available to ALL
the "High Rollers"...not the random strangers hanging out in the
Casino...HELLO!
Saturday morning came and we were on a mission to Lay by the Pool
again but we expected it to be even more FUN because Kevin Hart was coming to hangout at the pool at 1pm and there was going to be a DJ (thank goodness)!
This time we attempted to find regular patio chairs but the SUN was just too
HOT, there was no umbrellas and no shaded areas. There was just no way we were
going to be able to lay by the pool under those uncomfortable conditions. Once
again, we got a daybed by the pool. Can you say "SPOILED", Lol.
Breakfast, Lunch and all you can Drink...who could ask for anything more!! 
Let's Review - our waiter at PBR was a hottie in college at UNLV
and about 24 years old, our server assigned to our first day bed was a cutie
too in his mid 20's and then there was the pool boy who was "FINE as all
get out" (we should have got a picture of him) but he was married and in
his early 30's but he didn't look a day over 24 either. All weekend we were
getting all this attention and enjoyed every minute of it!
Saturday evening it was time to get ready for the Kendrick Lamar
concert!! The best part of the night was our girl Angie...(aka the Negotiator)
who worked her magic and got us a deal on a VIP Table that included Bottle Service
and concert tixs!! I sold my general admission tix and upgraded to a wristband.
#NoMediocre was our theme ALL Weekend. We had SO MUCH FUN!! We were sooooo
comfortable on the couches of our VIP balcony location! The drinks were
flowing, the view was ridiculous and Kevin Hart passed our section several
times as he was the Host that night and introduced Keri Hilson and of course
"the man of the hour" Kendrick Lamar! Since we were so close to the
celebrities we got a chance to take a picture with comedian Darnell
Williams...he was real cool...he remembered us from when we tried to jack him
for his McDonalds shake when we were all in The Cosmo Elevator, Lol.
Kendrick repped that West Coast as we threw up the W to Swimming
Pools (Drank), B*tch Don't Kill My Vibe, The Recipe and Poetic Justice.
Everyone came out to see Kendrick Lamar and he gave a great show. We walked out
of the concert good and tipsy. It was Nikki's bright idea to have us ALL walk
to The Grand Lux for dinner afterwards because it's open 24 hours. We thought it was a good idea until we
figured out the walk was waaaaaay longer than we originally thought. I was
half awake and tired. I almost didn't make it but thank goodness I had a strong
23 year old there to hold me up, LOL. Yep the younger men met up with us after
the concert and walked with us to the restaurant. Eventually we arrived at the
Grand Lux, enjoyed our dinner and made sure we hitched a ride back to the hotel in a CAB. There was no way in hell I was going to walk back. Nikki, Kym and I stayed up as long as we could participating in all types of shenanigans until 4 or 5am but then we had to Turn it Down because we had no more energy to be Turnt Up! 
Did I have to go NO,
Did I have a good time YES,
Did I spend too
much money YES,
Was it worth it YES,
Would I do it all over Again...HELL YES!!
#YOLO
#ImSinglewithNoKids
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