{"id":8943,"date":"2019-04-12T05:42:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T12:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=8943"},"modified":"2021-10-06T06:15:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T13:15:30","slug":"las-vegas-for-some-magic-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=8943","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas for some Magic &#038; Cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegas.com\/\"><strong>Sin City<\/strong><\/a><strong> is about equal in driving distance<\/strong> from Salt Lake City and Phoenix, so it works out perfectly for my family to meet for a weekend. My niece had her Cheer Competition and I needed to keep a promise to my nephew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2316\" height=\"2316\" data-attachment-id=\"8945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=8945\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?fit=2316%2C2316&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2316,2316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;354&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550939334&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?fit=940%2C940&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?w=2316&amp;ssl=1 2316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?resize=684%2C684&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?resize=336%2C336&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572660934.641401.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I arrive mid-afternoon on a Saturday<\/strong>, and we all decide to go try out an &#8220;Escape Room&#8221; at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapology.com\/en\/\">Escapology<\/a>. This is my first time trying this out, and I find out that I suck. My brain just doesn&#8217;t compute when it comes to figuring these things out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luckily, most of the rest of the family didn&#8217;t fare much better, and so we all failed at <em>&#8220;escaping&#8221;<\/em> in time. Of course, we choose the absolutely hardest room to try and escape from&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"297\" data-attachment-id=\"8946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=8946\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0382.jpg?fit=750%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0382\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0382.jpg?fit=640%2C297&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0382.jpg?resize=640%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0382.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0382.jpg?resize=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0382.jpg?resize=684%2C317&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0382.jpg?resize=336%2C156&amp;ssl=1 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Back when my niece was only eleven<\/strong>, I took her to Vegas, just the two of us. I promised my other nieces and nephew that I would do the same when they turned the same age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I moved away, but a promise is a promise. It took me a little longer than anticipated, but this weekend I was able to take my nephew to a <a href=\"https:\/\/matfranco.com\/\">Mat Franco<\/a> Magic show (his choice) and we both loved it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2212\" height=\"2212\" data-attachment-id=\"8947\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=8947\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?fit=2212%2C2212&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2212,2212\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550948635&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0386\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?fit=940%2C940&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?w=2212&amp;ssl=1 2212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?resize=684%2C684&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?resize=336%2C336&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0386.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whole evening we just looked at each other with dropped jaws&#8230;.<em>&#8220;How did he do that?!?&#8221;<\/em> Which I believe is the reaction you want from the true wonder of a magician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d4WJv438ayk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My niece kills it at her Cheer Competition. Supposedly I&#8217;m not to share the dance performances online, but I&#8217;m a rule breaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy my time in Las Vegas for a quick weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gs8pI_poNC4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sin City is about equal in driving distance from Salt Lake City and Phoenix, so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowqprcCw:productID":"","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7315],"tags":[589476282,589476285,6497757,22476,406,142573,5126,59354,5723],"class_list":["post-8943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-day-in-the-life","tag-a-day-in-the-life","tag-cbug","tag-crazylegs","tag-emily","tag-family","tag-jared","tag-las-vegas","tag-nevada","tag-road-trip"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HipstamaticPhoto-572650315.211035.jpg?fit=3780%2C3024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p99I7P-2kf","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8943"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15477,"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8943\/revisions\/15477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}