I had already been to Las Vegas in 2022 and 2023, so I didn't need to go back, but my friend Melissa wanted to see a show called Beatles LOVE, which was in its final months at the Mirage (a hotel owned by Hard Rock International). The show featured Cirque du Soleil performing acrobatics, dancing, etc to Beatles music. Life's short, so we booked a two-day trip. Normally I like to fly Southwest, but flights were pricey. We found a flight/hotel deal with Spirit, which is one of the worst airlines, but the price difference was too hard to resist: we got flights and two nights at the Mirage for hundreds less than our flights alone would have been with Southwest.

Tuesday June 4. One of the things that sucks about Spirit is that your carry-on bags must be fairly small, which is fine if you're carrying a briefcase and a Safeway bag. Anything larger must be checked for the low, low price of $90. Since we would be traveling for only two days, all we needed to pack was some underwear, socks, and our toothbrushes, so we were fine with small bags.

Wednesday June 5/B> Thursday June 6