If there's one thing I can say about my family, it's that we are not very traditional. My mom loves to travel as much as she can and one of her favorite places to visit regularly is Las Vegas. We've been there for a lot of major celebrations: New Year's, my 21st birthday, weddings, etc. but we also go often for no reason at all. It's pretty much our second home and on our bucket list to stay at a different hotel on the strip each time we go. So this year my mom felt we were overdue for an LV trip and decided to go during Thanksgiving break. This meant that I got to pack for a fun, exciting Thanksgiving weekend and I documented my outfits of the week like I did last Thanksgiving!
I'll admit, at first I was hesitant about going. I'm a college student in my last year of school - my course load is busier than ever and I'm poorer than ever so all I wanted to do was come home, ignore all my responsibilities and eat lots of home cooked meals. As appealing as partying in Vegas was, I had been looking forward to Thanksgiving food and did not want to deprive myself of that comfort!! But thankfully, my mom found a restaurant (Margaritaville) that was offering Thanksgiving food on Thursday (that actually tasted legit!!) so I was able to have the best of both worlds.
Since it was technically Thanksgiving, I wanted to dress up a little so I curled my hair and wore a grey sweater dress from Forever 21 with a choker, and booties that I stole from my mom's closet years ago.
Thanksgiving
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My mom plan's a full itinerary for every trip we take, so the next day was packed with things to do. One of the highlights of the day was getting on the High Roller, a ferris wheel that overlooks the entire Las Vegas strip (and has an open bar). We went at the perfect time right before sunset, so we got to see the transition from day to night and watch all the building's bright lights turn on.
Since I knew we'd be going to a lot of places, I wanted to turn heads everywhere I went. I wore a sheer graphic tee with cut-off shorts and paired them with my trusty thigh high boots and a maroon bomber jacket my boyfriend gave me that will most definitely become a new staple of mine!
Friday
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Friday's itinerary included surprise tickets to the Beatles' LOVE Cirque Du Soleil show. I absolutely adore the Beatles so I was so excited for this and I knew I wanted to dress a little fancier for this event. However, at this point I was beginning to feel the pain and regret of walking in heels for the past two days, but I hadn't packed any flats to go with my dress! So I ended up wearing my sister's black sandals which might've looked a little weird given the fact that I was dressed so "warmly" up top, but at this point I was willing to sacrifice fashion for comfort.
After the show my mom, sister, and I went out for a few drinks and I felt a little ill-dressed since I was wearing a long-sleeved black dress from Old Navy and a sparkly maroon scarf, while they were dressed more appropriately to go out to bars. But by my second drink I was having so much fun I didn't even care and surprisingly ended up getting some compliments for my outfit, which made me feel less out of place and more like I stood out for the right reasons.
Friday night
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I'll admit, the weekend's festivities were catching up to me, so Saturday I planned to be as comfortable as possible while still trying to be stylish. I mentioned before that a denim shirt is one of those staples everyone should have in their closet and I have still been figuring out new ways to mix and match it, so this look was one of the more casual ways I dressed this denim shirt up.
I paired my denim button down from Target with regular black leggings, some denim pointed-toe sneakers by Wendy Williams, and a choker and black baseball cap. Baseball caps are a new thing I've been slowing introducing into my wardrobe and I find that they look best when I pair them with a choker so it's not too lazy of a look but still effortlessly casual. Since we did a lot of walking around and a lot of eating this day, this outfit was perfect to end the weekend.
Saturday
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Overall, it's not the traditional Thanksgiving weekend I had anticipated, but it was still tons of fun nonetheless. It gave me an excuse to try out some outfits in a flashier place like Las Vegas as opposed to in my hometown and I got to spend every minute with my family whom I missed very much. The best part about traveling with my mom and sister is that we can all share and swap shoes, clothes, and makeup tips!
Do you have any family traditions for your Thanksgiving break? How do you normally pack when you travel? My biggest flaw is packing shoes!! I either pack too many so I can have options (which compromises how much luggage I tug along) or I don't pack enough/efficiently and I end up walking around everywhere in heels!! Let me know some travel tips down below or share what you did this Thanksgiving break!
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