Once upon a time*, a blogger in need of a break took a trip to Las Vegas with her bestie.  These two intrepid friends made the arduous** journey to the desert in order to meet some musical royalty. As they navigated the byzantine maze that was their hotel, the blogger spotted a slot machine with an intriguing title:

You can’t make this stuff up.

Puppy. Freaking. Stampede. 

Although she was not much of a gambler***, the blogger vowed to revisit this machine before the weekend was through. In the meantime (in between time), the dynamic duo had other business in Vegas. First, this happened:

Ten points to Gryffindor if you know this woman on sight…

Then, this happened****:

I can’t even…

Finally, this happened:

Holy guacamole.

It was that kind of epic weekend (and much needed after a not-so-great May). What more could a humble puppy blogger ask for?

Little did she know that the universe had other ideas. The blogger laughingly revisited the Puppy Stampede slot machine, inserting a $20 into the machine and expecting to lose it in short order. Instead, the puppies just kept stampeding… and stampeding… and stampeding… and the blogger walked away from that machine with $250!

Other machines***** would tempt her throughout the rest of her stay, but none could match the excitement and fun of Puppy Stampede. Certainly, none resulted in such glorious triumph. It was obviously meant to be.

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On a completely unrelated note, the Wynn had some sort of water show that involved a giant singing frog…

I can’t remember what song he sang. (Repressed memory?)

… and two balls getting it on and creating a smaller baby ball.

When a mommy ball loves a daddy ball… stuff happens.

Why talk to your kids about the birds and the bees when they could just see colored balls giggling and making occasional moaning noises?  Vegas – fun AND educational!

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*That time was May. This May.

**Okay, it was a direct flight. Not so arduous, I suppose.

***Save one minor success at a blackjack table on her only other trip to Vegas.

****For more photos of ONJ in action, check out my Instagram (especially the photos tagged #dontmindifIXanadu – credit for that amazing hashtag goes to this guy).

*****Vegas is seriously the land of puns (and nonsensical slot machine names like Kitty Glitter, which sounds kind of like the screen name of an adult film star). One of my other favorites? Maltese Falcon, which had a photo of a Maltese dog on it. Puppy Stampede’s neighbor was entertaining as well:

In my next life, I want to be a slot machine namer.

In conclusion, I’d just like to note that Puppy Stampede can be worked into almost any conversation. For example: “That’s my Puppy Stampede money!” and “It’s fun, but it’s no Puppy Stampede.”

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