Settling In To My New Home!

Hey y'all! Boy, I don't think I have ever felt more away from home than now. All of the interns here at Caesars are from up North except for Jamar who goes to the Conrad Hilton with me at UH. Its funny because they say I have a southern drawl and think "its cute" when I say y'all! OH WELL, I love them anyways. Everyone is SO sweet especially my roomie Emily who is from China, who by the way thinks I'm crazy for wanting to move to China... I guess I really am the only one :] Any who, here's a tiny glimpse at our room. 

Since, Emily and I are 2 girls who have lots of clothes that we don't want to hang up in our bathroom to get all wet, we both bought a closet with shelves for our things. This has to be one of the best purchases I've made ever!

I also had to buy some extra storage because I'm telling you there just isn't enough room for 2 girls to hold all of their stuff for 10 weeks! Also, my white board and photos from home were a must to make the room feel more like an apartment.

Of course healthy snacks are a must... eating in the employee dining room is nice but every once and a while something different is nice.

The last touch to any home is a candle and pictures of loved ones!

So today was wonderful and started off with a bang! Grandma was still recovering from the weekend so Beth and I went to Palace Station, which is a local casino to grab brunch and to gamble a little bit. 

After brunch I headed straight for the Monkees machine which I had won $50 dollars on the night before. Turns out I was on a lucky streak and after 1 bonus round I won $94! I started with $20 but gambled a little more and decided to cash out when I reached $100.

Needless to say I WAS SO EXCITED! After Beth dropped me off I met up with the interns and all of the girls decided to hit the pool for a little tanning action. It was SO hard to find chairs, but once we did I swear I was in heaven. The whole pool area is just gorgeous and really looks like a roman bath... just updated!

After the pool we walked around the forum shops a little bit and basically people watched. People in Vegas are crazy. But I'm sure you knew that :] After Sunday dinner where ALL of the interns met together for the first time, Emily and I drove to Mandalay Bay to visit Lush!

It was a much bigger store than I've ever been to so it was exciting to see all of the products in one place at one time! I was in desperate need of a face mask because my skin has been acting up the whole time I've been here so I ended up buying 2.

I feel slightly guilty for getting Emily addicted... but every girl should get the chance to experience Lush. Its funny because we ended up getting a few of the same products, we're both just SO dried up from this climate that we need MOISTURE MOISTURE MOISTURE!

Once we got back to the room it was straight in to the shower for me so that I could try out all of my new goodies! Then we both tried our face masks... and y'all I am not even kidding, my face mask smelled like garlic hummus. It was SO GROSS! I do have to say that my face feels wonderful so the pain was definitely worth the gain. Here's a goofy pic of Emily and I with our face masks.

Now I have got to get to bed because tomorrow is my first day! Orientation at Paris... I will definitely keep you guys updated. Wish me luck, and have a WONDERFUL night :]

XO Katie