Viva Las Vegas!

Left New York yesterday morning to fly to Las Vegas for a conference. It seemed to take ages to get here, with a 70 minute delay on the tarmac at JFK (at one point, we were 50th in line for take-off!) and an almost 5 hour flight across the country. Saw the flooded Midwest plains and the northern Grand Canyon on the way over though. Vegas is hot....literally. It was about 110 degrees when I arrived and expect little change for the rest of the week.

Our team is staying at the Mirage; following drinks with some partners of ours, we walked down to Caesars for dinner (a Japanese restaurant with okay sushi). At that point, I returned to the hotel while my colleagues went to watch the Bellagio light and fountain show. Played a few games in the heavily-populated casino before heading back to my room. It's now a little before 6am and as I look outside my window to the Venetian and Wynn, the party is still going.

Will be here for another 2 days before returning to DC.

Before departing New York, we attended Josh and Jamie's wedding, which was a lot of fun. The outdoor ceremony was cut short due to a brief rainstorm but the festivities continued inside a big Manhattan loft. Had a few drinks, danced a little, and ended the night with a rooftop party overlooking the Empire State Building. What a great view!