The Foundation Room

Another weekend, another birthday party. Is it crazy that I get invited to so many of these things? I don’t mind really. I’ve been fortunate to meet a lot of great people. This past weekend I went to a party that was held at Mandalay Bay. I really like this hotel. I like looking at the firewall at Rum Jungle and of course right next door is my favorite vodka bar, Red Square.

The party was being held in a club called the Foundation Room. It is a member’s only club, so it sounded nice and secluded to me. It was located at the top of the hotel, so it had a really great view of the Strip. We had a private room set aside for us, which was even better. I don’t care much for the club scene, so anything to make it a bit more manageable for me is always better. Most of the clubs in Vegas (especially on a Saturday night) are so packed that you can barely move, which drives me crazy. We probably had about 20-25 people show up, so it was a good size group.

The birthday girl was turning 30 and her husband really went all out for her with getting the room and catering the whole thing. Once again, I was playing designated driver and Heidi’s date, which was fine. There were already people there that I knew so that was nice too. We brought our own music which worked out well until the club outside had a DJ start up around 11. Then we just went with whatever he was playing.

The crowd outside our room started to get bigger as the night wore on. We eventually headed out sometime around 1am. There were a number of people that had rooms in the hotel and I think they ended up keeping the party going for a bit longer. Me? I was done. I dragged Heidi out and we ended up going out for breakfast at an IHOP. I can’t tell you how long it has been since I have been to one of those.

So this week Heidi and I are going to a baseball game. We are taking her daughter, so it should be a fun time. I’m not a baseball fan, but I don’t mind going to the ballpark once in a while to see a game. Besides, our little team is called the Area 51’s. How fun is that? The mascot is an alien. I want to get a baseball jersey with the alien head on it. I just think its fun. I have also warned Heidi that sometime this winter, I want to go to a hockey game too. Yes, there is a hockey team in Las Vegas. I think they are called the Wranglers. Anyway, there is an ice arena at the Orleans hotel, so that should be fun.