Vegas 2023

Believe it or not this was our 12th visit that we have been going to one of the worlds largest jewelry shows in the country…and I must tell you that pretty much everything seemed off about this trip.

It wasn’t the first time we have taken our daughter on a business trip with us…she knows the drill. It wasn’t the first time I have taken my midwest body to the desert….but you would certainly think that I’ve never been on a jewelry trip…nor have I ever gone to the desert.

We arrived in Vegas last Thursday night around midnight Vegas time, making that around 2 am our time. We were exhausted. Uber decided to be super high, the hotel we stayed out didn’t have their act together. Even though I had already checked in and was supposedly just needed to check in no contact…all 10 no contact key holders were empty….causing all 15 of us to wait in line for our keys….to say we were all annoyed would be an understatement.

Finally to our rooms which was very clean and beds were comfortable. This was our second time staying at the Mirage…and we have never had an issue…this time I wasn’t terribly unhappy but housekeeping didn’t happen the entire time we were there and I think you can blame that on Covid changing everything for good…and I found it quite annoying…still the Mirage hotel is gorgeous….

Day one of the JCK show found us with unbelievable lines….the worst we have ever experienced….

Finally. We got in!!!

To explain JCK is impossible….it’s huge, tons of security, tons of police….I feel very safe.

The first day brought us to one of our biggest vendors….

Because I like to get a lot done I decided to forget to drink wanted and waited way too long to eat…..sadly my body gave out…and I had to be walked back very slowly to my hotel…and then rehydrated and ate and slept…missing the entire rest of the first day….

Second day, we seemed to be gaining a little ground….much more productive….

We finally seemed to be gaining ground….until the 16 year old lost my corporate credit card, which led to a dig in the trash…and then a call to the credit card company….nothing gelato couldn’t help.

Then we headed to Tournament of Kings…which was very well done…and everyone had a blast!

Then came Sunday….where my Ellie got sick…and we had to do a lot of things without her.

However, we did find a new bridal line and some other fun things…..

We got some new things from our current bridal line and some a lot of fun things that we will have in store soon!

On our way home our flight was delayed until the next day….they overbooked our flight…they paid for our hotel and transport to hotel and back to airport….Ellie was still sick so this was hard when you just want to be home. Now Mark and I are sick and Ellie is better (which we are grateful for). She has missed swim all week and her swim meet today….next week we hope to be all better. Vegas this time wore us all out….but we did get a lot done!

Next weekend….camping!