Viva Las Vegas

My husband and I recently took a trip to Las Vegas to celebrate our 25th anniversary. It was a lot of fun, but I gotta say, I have never felt more like a midwestern girl. The pace there is crazy, not to mention the whole Vegas experience.
A few things I found extremely amusing.
First, people watching is a blast in Vegas. Every kind of person on Earth is represented there. I really wish I could have surreptitiously taken pictures of the various characters we saw. We saw a little old lady with a cane at the slot machine with little gray pig tails. It was so cute! One guy was wearing a yellow and orange plaid suit with a matching cap. That it is to say nothing of the numerous Elvi (that's plural Elvis) and show girls, Zorro, mermaids and hookers. Many things are legal in Vegas that aren't here, including prostitution. Ads for girls are even on the city buses! (They don't call it Sin City for nothing!)
On our tour of the Hoover Dam we went on, we were given coupons for various things such as complimentary drinks with purchase of an entree, free show, discounted tickets, etc. One, I had to wonder how many people actually used. It was for an exotic pet store specializing in ferrets and monkeys. MONKEYS??? Do people look at the coupon and say to themselves, I've always kind of wanted a monkey. Now that I have this 10% off coupon, it has just put it over the top. I'm getting one TODAY!!! How do you get a monkey home? Stuff it in your suitcase? Buy it a seat on the plane? Pretend it is your carry-on bag?? Either way, we managed to leave without buying a monkey. (I know, unbelievable.)
We did however purchase 18" tall maragritas. They also have them twice that size with a neck strap attached so you can walk around and suck down your alcohol at the same time!! Talk about convenience!
I was also amused by the difference between the flight there and the flight back. On the flight there, everyone was excited, talking, laughing. On the ride home, everyone slept.