Today was our first full day in Las Vegas. For those that are curious, here is what our room looks like.

Once we got out and about, we decided to hit up the food court at the Fashion Mall.

This is the first time I have had Nathan’s Hotdogs… and boy where they good! We did some shopping at the mall and met up with Bob from ThinkComputers.org and Ashley from ThisComplicatedLife.com… then hit up the Wynn Hotel and Casino.

We then headed to the Ferrari dealership but unfortunately, you had to pay $10 to get in… and you couldn’t take pictures.

Want a Ferrari engine? It’s yours… for about $65,000…

This is the waterfall outside of the Wynn Hotel. I really wanted to pick up a tripod but the cheapest we could find was around $80.00…. no thanks!

Keith and I hit the strip later in the evening to snap some pics… this is the hotel we are staying in, Treasure Island.

TI puts on a pirate show four times each night. We got to the show right before it started so we didn’t have a good view, but it was still pretty cool.

This is the view of the Tangerine bar at the TI.

For dinner, Keith and I decided to hit up Kahunaville.

I selected a Pina Colada as my first drink… delicious!

After that, I went with the Big Kahuna… little did I know, this drink cost $25.00 !!

I went with the Coconut Shrimp as my main course… wow, very neat looking!

The total for both mine and Keith’s dinner was around $75.00 with tax. The drinks were good, but the shrimp wasn’t really worth the price.

So I’m watching the World Series and heard about this promotion at the beginning of the game. Being the food lover I am, I was hoping someone would steal a base and sure enough, it just happened! Free food FTW!

Head to Taco Bell on October 30 between 2-5 pm for your free taco!

I was talking to my dad earlier today and somehow we got on the topic of camping. This got me thinking back to the last time I went camping, so I decided to check back to my photo archives and share some pics with you all.

Our friend Stephanie was leaving for the summer (April 2006) to study abroad, so we decided to throw her a “going away” camping trip. Molly decided to go with a Hawaiian theme for the “party”.

Beforehand, we stopped by the Rebel Barn and loaded up on some adult beverages. Now we have the ingredients for a memorable camping trip!

Molly’s dad cooked us one heck of a dinner! This was perhaps the best steak I have ever had that wasn’t from a restaurant (Saltgrass in Houston, TX = best steaks EVER!).

Molly has a small pond behind her house on “the farm” so we took a quick spin around in this paddle boat thingy. All was well until I felt something on my arm. It was pitch dark so I couldn’t really see what it was… until a minute or two later… spider!! eek!!

We finally made it out to the camp grounds and decided to goof around a bit. This isn’t exactly what I’d call a fair race… poor Adam lol.

One last photo before bed…

So when was the last time you went camping?

As usual, I took a lot of pics this weekend and wanted to make a quick post showing the weekend in photos.

We all know what the outcome of the game was, but as you can see, Midget was prepared for a victory either way!

Yes, that’s Kiwi… riding a stuffed cow.

On Sunday, we decided to check out the Delta Fair at the Agricenter. This is a new fair to Memphis, billed as the “alternative” to the Mid-South Fair that comes to town the last week of September each year.

See why we call her Midget now?!

It’s not every day that you get to see a camel. The petting zoo was kinda neat, but most of the animals looked like they had seen better days.

Keith and Airica should catch the inside joke on this picture

We went inside the Agricenter to cool off and check out some of the exhibits. While there, we came across a “hypnotist” show that was about to start. We encouraged Kiwi and Adam to participate and they both got picked to go on stage. The show was entertaining at first, but as you probably suspected, nobody was really hypnotized; everyone just “played along” so the host wouldn’t look like a complete idiot. Big waste of time hah.

In the end, we weren’t really that impressed with the Delta Fair. It was smaller than the Mid South Fair and just didn’t seem to have the same “fair-like” feeling. Needless to say, we will be hitting up the “real” fair at the end of the month.

After the fair, we were all pretty hungry and since we were just down the street from Corky’s, we decided to drop in for a bite to eat.

Adam and I went with the hot tamales with chili appetizer; it rocked!

Of course, a trip to Corky’s wouldn’t be complete without the barbecue nachos appetizer also!

We didn’t get our traditional photo in this week, so this one will have to hold us over til next weekend. Speaking of, next weekend is the first home game of the season as the team takes on Missouri. Ole Miss got spanked at Missouri last year, and payback is certainly on a lot of people’s minds as Saturday approaches.

I came in town yesterday for the Nickelback concert later today at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Sarah and I were both hungry when we arrived in OB, so we called up Midget and The World Famous for a trip to Corky’s.

Corky’s makes some of the best barbecue in the world, so needless to say, we were all ready to get our eat on!

We started with a barbecue nachos appetizer. This consists of nacho chips topped with pulled pork, Corky’s BBQ sauce and cheese. Yes, it IS as good as it looks!

For my main course, I went with the pulled pork dinner with a couple buns on the side for making BBQ sandwiches. The dinner included cold slaw and baked beans, but I opted for double beans instead of cold slaw.

You know you are eating it right if you are making a big mess: check!

The overall experience at Corky’s was great. Our waiter was extremely prompt and the food was served hot and fresh in just minutes. I was pleasantly surprised at how cheap the food here was. My 1/4 of the appetizer, main course and beverage (sweet tea, a Must in the south!) was less than $13 total.

If you ever find yourself in Memphis, you owe it to yourself to give Corky’s a try. They even ship their products worldwide via FedEx overnight delivery!

Saturday night we decided to eat at Pineapple Willy’s since we didn’t get a chance to do so Friday.

We got there around 6 p.m. and there was already an hour wait to be seated.

Seating options included the outdoor pier seen above, inside or first available - we went with the latter.

I had been to Pineapple Willy’s once before back in 2001 but had forgot all about it until I got inside and was like “wow this looks familiar”.

I had seen several people walking around with these 32 oz. Pineapple Willy’s / Fat Tuesday mugs so we decided to get our own. I went with the Voodoo Brew while Adam got the 190 Octane. My drink was alright but I don’t think I would order it again. Adam’s was much better; had an orange taste to it. I should have stuck with the Pina Colada heh.

For our appetizers, we went with Alligator Bites and Calamari. I saw the alligator on the menu and just had to try it. How often do you get an opportunity to eat gator?! The alligator was served with honey mustard and actually tasted pretty good; I’d order it again.

I had my fill of seafood earlier in the day at Harpoon Harrys so I decided on the Prime Rib dinner. This was, without a doubt, the best prime rib I have ever had. The photo doesn’t do it justice; the dish it is sitting in sinks in about an inch. The meat itself was probably 1 1/2 thick and oh so tender.

I wasn’t able to finish the prime rib so we took the leftovers back to the hotel. Kiwi wanted to try the Chocolate Volcano dessert - I was too full to even take a bite of it, but it looked very yummy. Adam ended up finishing it off lol.

This was the most expensive dinner of the trip but it was well worth it. I would certainly go back to Pineapple Willy’s and recommend it to anyone taking a trip to PCB.

We decided to try Harpoon Harrys for lunch Saturday. They were located within walking distance of our hotel and had a nice beach front patio dining area.

After trying the Pina Colada at the poolside bar and not being pleased with it, I gave the one at Harpoon Harrys a try. The waitress didn’t card me when I ordered it, and sure enough, after tasting it, there was no alcohol in it. We asked her to take it back and bring one with alcohol. No sense in paying a lot of money for a non-alcoholic beverage. The second one was right on the money and tasted fantastic; so much so that I had two!

I had been craving shrimp for a while… not fried or grilled shrimp, just the plain kind you dip in cocktail sauce. The only kind like that on the menu were appetizers, so I just ordered two of those.

These shrimp were huge and definitely hit the spot. Harpoon Harrys had just what I was wanting. The service was good, food was good and drinks were even better!

Friday night we went out to dinner at Hammerhead Freds. We had intended to go to Pineapple Willys but they were already closed by the time we got there. Hammerhead Freds was a few buildings down so we decided to give them a try.

The restaurant, like most in Panama City Beach, specializes in seafood… perfect! I couldn’t decide exactly what seafood I wanted, so I opted for the huge seafood sampler.

The platter included several different types of seafood. My favorites were the Mahi Mahi and shrimp. I’ve never been too fond of crab and these weren’t that great either. Overall, I don’t think the meal was worth the money… not for me anyway.

Too bad they didn’t serve Blue Moon on tap; that would have made things better

When one thinks of Southern food, fried dishes often come to mind. Well last weekend, that stereotype was 100% true!

On Saturday, Adam, Kiwi, Sarah and I went out to eat at Seafood Junction Too in Byhalia, MS. Byhalia is about 15 minutes south of Memphis. Kiwi used to work at this place about two years ago and since I love seafood, I was looking forward to it.

It wasn’t exactly what I was expecting, however. Granted I do live in the South, there are very few times that I actually find myself saying “wow, this is VERY southern”. Saturday was one of those rare occasions

Adam and I decided on the buffet, which was filled with all kinds of seafood and other fried foods, some I had never tried before.

Adam is demonstrating the proper way to eat fried frog legs. I tried frog legs too, but only ate one leg… wasn’t too thrilled with the taste. And no, it really didn’t taste much like chicken lol.

Overall the food was really good, especially the shrimp and fried catfish. Oh, and the chocolate brownie dessert was absolutely delicious! I would definitely go back to Seafood Junction Too just for the shrimp and catfish

MMMmmm, BBQ heaven!

On Sunday, I got a chance to try another new fried food: fried broccoli. Kiwi works at a fast food place called Abbays. Their slogan says it all; “How the South does fast food”.

I have heard Kiwi talk about the fried broccoli before but hadn’t had a chance to try it for myself. So, that is exactly what I did…

The broccoli was alright, but a little too spicy for my liking. Ranch dressing helped this, but I am not sure I would order it again.

I just got word of this over at Leo Chiang’s Blog - 12 of the 7-Eleven stores across the U.S and Canada have been converted to Kwik-E-Marts to help promote the upcoming Simpsons Movie! How cool is that?!

Unfortunately, there aren’t any 7-Eleven stores left in my area or I would be there racking up on some goodies! Head over to Leo Blog to check out all of his pics from a recent visit.