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Message: <blockquote data-quote="clipped_wings" data-source="post: 2063666" data-attributes="member: 62803">On a cool Saturday evening in Las Vegas - 20,000 people gathered to watch the return fight of Conor McGregor - an Irish professional mixed martial artist. We weren't among those 20k people. But our daughter and her boyfriend were. It was a happy co-incidence that this fight was taking place during our holiday - and not an opportunity to be missed. They forked out the US500 per ticket and happily booked their onward flights to Vegas. Mr Clipped gifted them the First Class round trip with Delta on Velocity points. But the outbound was only on a CRJ175 and First Class translates roughly to First Row. Nothing else.The return flight was a B737 and so much more comfortable, with IFE and service over the 1 hour journey.We put them up at the Signature by MGM, as they were going to provide some babysitting for our special boy later on. I've reviewed the non smoking/non gaming Signature before, so no need to repeat myself. Suffice to say - their 950 square foot corner balcony suite was very nice and received with thanks. Pity the fight wasn't as grand. The biggest risk with these events is the likelihood of an early knockout. And that is precisely what happened. It was all over 40 seconds in. Poor old Donald Cerrone didn't see it coming. He hit the deck once and once only. There was more value in the pre-game entertainment than the main event. But our daughter and her intrepid beau considered the experience a once-in-a-lifetime event and justified the money. I couldn't argue - Mr Clipped and I had booked VIP tickets for Universal Studios early in February and they were just as ridiculously priced.Whatever goes on in Vegas, stays in Vegas. That includes money on the table. But after 5 days, they returned to LA happy and not as broke as we predicted.We were all together as a family at last and the next the next two weeks were filled with much fun & laughter. Our traditional trek to a kitschy outdoor mini golf land called Camelot was as hysterical as always. Like the set from Happy Gilmore - it boasts 3 x 18 hole courses, all with ridiculous themes and impossible tasks. (Hard to put out when there is a full sized Jeep half submerged in front of you). There are so many other ways to waste your time in LA, but this one always seems to waste the time in a fun way.I don't know whether the ball is to go in this guy's mouth, or out of it.[ATTACH=full]205900[/ATTACH]Speaking of fun, we did Character Breakfasts with all the Disney favorites and shopped ourselves silly at huge American malls. Who buys four pairs of last season's Nike's half price? WE DO!![ATTACH=full]205875[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]205876[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]205881[/ATTACH]I don't know why I included this photo. It was embarrassing enough to watch Mr Clipped purchase a drum of Cheetos.In a pharmac_.In Target.[ATTACH=full]205877[/ATTACH]It was even more embarrassing to clean the drum out.[ATTACH=full]205878[/ATTACH]Disney's World of Color remains a kaleidoscopic triumph in water and pyrotechnic special effects. This was taken before the 20 minute show, when most rides close and the area is darkened to allow for full viewing pleasure. It's not to be missed if you find yourself here. It still brings a lump to my throat. Pure Disney.[ATTACH=full]205880[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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