PS Las Vegas GTG 2013....thoughts

[ooo~Shiney!]

I am dying to see PICTURES !!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I SEE SOME NOW !!!!!

MORE MORE MORE !!!!!
I have to live vicariously this year !!!!

 

[SB621]

Oh and the winners- please fill in what I have missed!!!!

Verragio sapphire ring from Whiteflash:
1.10-carat diamond studs from Blue Nile:
Fancy yellow diamond ring from Leibish & Co.: Madelise
Whiteflash .30-carat ideal-cut diamond pendant:
AVC diamond pendant from Good Old Gold:
Diamond Eternity Band from Single Stone: PinkJewel
Dreams of Africa pendant from Whiteflash:
Diamond bracelet from Jewels by Erica Grace: MayK
D-IF diamond pendant from James Allen: MissyDebby
Tacori City Lights earrings from Whiteflash:
DeBeers jewelry Book: Yssie
Pink CZ from Wink:
OEC Earrings from David Atlas: Sarahbear621

 

[Mayk]

A few more....

 

[Mayk]

last few....

 

[vc10um]

Oh and the winners- please fill in what I have missed!!!!

Verragio sapphire ring from Whiteflash: vc10um
1.10-carat diamond studs from Blue Nile:
Fancy yellow diamond ring from Leibish & Co.: Madelise
Whiteflash .30-carat ideal-cut diamond pendant:
AVC diamond pendant from Good Old Gold:
Diamond Eternity Band from Single Stone: PinkJewel
Dreams of Africa pendant from Whiteflash:
Diamond bracelet from Jewels by Erica Grace: MayK
D-IF diamond pendant from James Allen: MissyDebby
Tacori City Lights earrings from Whiteflash:
DeBeers jewelry Book: Yssie
Pink CZ from Wink:
OEC Earrings from David Atlas: Sarahbear621

Added myself! Thank you to EVERYONE involved, both from PS and our lovely vendors, for an absolutely wonderful evening! It was such a treat to meet all of you ladies and gents, and I'm so sad that I didn't get to chat with everyone there!

So so so many highlights but by far the best was putting faces and voices to the PS screennames! We have such a vibrant and lovely community, and the personalities were even more colorful and sparkly than kenny's box of happy. Such a joy and a pleasure to chat with everyone I had the chance to meet and I am already looking forward to next year!

 

[Catmom]

Oh and the winners- please fill in what I have missed!!!!

Verragio sapphire ring from Whiteflash:
1.10-carat diamond studs from Blue Nile:
Fancy yellow diamond ring from Leibish & Co.: Madelise
Whiteflash .30-carat ideal-cut diamond pendant:
AVC diamond pendant from Good Old Gold:
Diamond Eternity Band from Single Stone: PinkJewel
Dreams of Africa pendant from Whiteflash:
Diamond bracelet from Jewels by Erica Grace: MayK
D-IF diamond pendant from James Allen: MissyDebby
Tacori City Lights earrings from Whiteflash:
DeBeers jewelry Book: Yssie
Octavia CZ from Karl and Wink: CatMom
Pink CZ from Wink:
OEC Earrings from David Atlas: Sarahbear621

I added myself as well. Mr. CatMom and I had a wonderful time! It was so fun meeting new people as well as seeing old friends again. The company was amazing, the food was amazing, the location was amazing......oh and the bling.......swoon! Thank you so much to Andrey, his wife, Erica and the sponors for giving us this opportunity to gather together and have so much fun!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Great pics, mayk!! I am not posting pics of people yet because I think some don't want pictures posted. Those were so flattering of everyone, though, so hopefully they won't mind!

Verragio sapphire ring from Whiteflash: vc10um
1.10-carat diamond studs from Blue Nile: Skippy
Fancy yellow diamond ring from Leibish & Co.: Madelise
Whiteflash .30-carat ideal-cut diamond pendant:
AVC diamond pendant from Good Old Gold: YT
Diamond Eternity Band from Single Stone: PinkJewel
Dreams of Africa pendant from Whiteflash: Miraclesrule
Diamond bracelet from Jewels by Erica Grace: MayK
D-IF diamond pendant from James Allen: MissyDebby
Tacori City Lights earrings from Whiteflash:
DeBeers jewelry Book: Yssie
Pink CZ from Wink:
OEC Earrings from David Atlas: Sarahbear621

Filled in 3 more.

 

[Dee*Jay]

Such a great time -- as always!

Andrey, it was a lovely lovely party!

DS, thank you for organizing dinner Friday night! And thank you Jon for the appetizers!

Even though I didn't win ( ), the generosity of the vendors is much appeciated!

It was great to see old friends again and to meet so many new ones. Vegas is always a good time, but even more so with a bunch of PSers taking over the town!

 

[AGBF]

And Bebe has a sexy sexy accent! Rawr!

Where is bebe from? I didn't know she had an accent!

Deb

 

[Mayk]

Hi!!! If I posted a picture you don't like please ask Ella to delete. I tried to be selective and not post everything.

I do have a few more jewel pictures I will try and post but not many... I talked too much....

 

[Snicklefritz]

Love getting updates from your fantastic bling weekend, everyone! And the pics of all the lovely Psers and their sparklies are stunning and just downright fun! Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you

 

[junebug17]

Great pics!! Everyone looks terrific, what a great looking group! Gorgeous bling too, thanks for the pics!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Hi!!! If I posted a picture you don't like please ask Ella to delete. I tried to be selective and not post everything.

I do have a few more jewel pictures I will try and post but not many... I talked too much....

I was just concerned about one person and I texted her and she said okay, so I think you are fine! I asked her because I had one I wanted to post, too! Your pics are beautiful!!!

 

[SB621]

Hi!!! If I posted a picture you don't like please ask Ella to delete. I tried to be selective and not post everything.

I do have a few more jewel pictures I will try and post but not many... I talked too much....

Darlin' I'm just sorry I don't have a picture of US together!!! You are stunning!!!!!!!!!!! Look me up if you are in my neck of the woods! My offer for dinner still stands!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Here is one of my favorites!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Now for a bling shot! Can't remember how many carats this baby is, but let's just say it is a LOT. Yenny is the hand model, I think.

 

[yennyfire]

What an absolutely fabulous time I had!!

I met a kindred soul in DS...we were actually completing one another's sentences by the end of the trip! I think I may have made a lifelong friend....

Kroshka and her hubby are amazing and I feel blessed to have spent time shopping with them. What fun we had!! A special thanks to Mr. Kroshka for all of the navigating he did, as well as for tolerating at least 15 hours of bling shopping!

Matata, is an absolute doll and I truly enjoyed meeting her! YT has to be one of the sweetest people I've ever met! I hope that your blisters are better....believe it or not, my feet STILL hurt from wearing heels to the GTG!!

Sarahbear and Yssie, thanks for sharing your birthday's with us! How cool that you both won something too!

Shopping with a gang (or maybe we are more like a cult??) of PSers in the most incredible jewelry stores was amazing! I am still drooling over that 5ct pear from Graff and the 3ct. pink we saw at VCA...needless to say, I will probably never have a 3 million dollar ring on my hand again!!

I could continue ad nauseum, because each and every person I met was fantastic....bebe, miraclesrule, gypsy, madelise, enerchi, athenaworth, Jon from GOG (at dinner on Friday night), DeeJay (thank you again for the wine!), Kenny and his TDF collection, which was better than any of the colored diamonds we saw anywhere else, Fortekitty, Erica and Grace....the list could continue for a while, so I'll stop now...time to get back to cleaning, laundry and cooking...I'm paying for my weekend away!! DH was an angel for encouraging me to go, but he isn't much of a housekeeper!!

Thank you again to Andrey, Erika and the rest of the PS gang for a weekend I'll cherish for a long time to come.

 

[yennyfire]

Here is one of my favorites!

Awesome photos DS!! Thanks for sharing it! And yes, I am the hand model for that 17ct. yellow stunner....it might be just a tad large for me though, so I'll "settle" for the 5ct pear from Graff!!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Here is one of my favorites!

Awesome photos DS!! Thanks for sharing it! And yes, I am the hand model for that 17ct. yellow stunner....it might be just a tad large for me though, so I'll "settle" for the 5ct pear from Graff!!

Lol! I knew you'd remember the weight! It looks like about 30 cts to me!

I loved it that our flights just happened to be on the same schedule and that our rooms were across from each other! Definitely meant to be!!! Definitely friends forever!

 

[Dancing Fire]

Here is one of my favorites!

Damm ,that lucky Rhino!...he got all them beautiful diamonds and now all them beautiful women of PS around his arm...

 

[justginger]

I''m loving all the photos - I want to see MORE!

Lucky ladies with the door prize winnings, glad to see them go to many kind and excellent contributors.

What a wonderful community event, Andrey is the best.

 

[ame]

Okay, here are a couple of more festive pics after dinner and right before Beatles LOVE... I think you can tell we were having a really good time!

OMG! Jon's face is HILARIOUS.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Please post a list of the intoxicated PSers...

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I'll never tell, DF! But let's just say that a certain birthday girl surely gets the prize for nonstop partying the whole weekend! And she seemed to be having a great time every minute! She is funny and beautiful, too!

 

[Laila619]

Fabulous pics, everyone! You gals are a bunch of hotties!

 

[Deactivated member 42515]

It's funny that now, when I read posts from people that I met, I read it in their voices and accents!

 

[AGBF]

It looks like sooo much fun! I really envy you all the camaraderie. The picture posing together and the fun you seem to be having with each other is what is causing me major envy.... What I know I would hate is Las Vegas. The getting there and the actual venue. I am the antithesis of glitz and gambling. I hate the heat, too. Couldn't we have a Pricescope get together in Acadia National Park one summer? Preferably after Labor Day? Crispy fresh lemonade on Jordan Pond and looking at bling across the tables there while eating scones and jam.

Deb/AGBF

 

[JewelFreak]

Wonderful to see you all having so much fun! I don't know whether it makes me happy or sad, 'cause I wasnt there too. Next year, hope! I'm so JEALOUS of Madelise & the yellow diamond ring -- my dream ring! Wear it happily & leave it to me in your will.

Deb -- next year you & I will go shopping together, how's that? I'm a cranky gambler so let's go play where it counts -- at stores!

--- Laurie

 

[diamondseeker2006]

It looks like sooo much fun! I really envy you all the camaraderie. The picture posing together and the fun you seem to be having with each other is what is causing me major envy.... What I know I would hate is Las Vegas. The getting there and the actual venue. I am the antithesis of glitz and gambling. I hate the heat, too. Couldn't we have a Pricescope get together in Acadia National Park one summer? Preferably after Labor Day? Crispy fresh lemonade on Jordan Pond and looking at bling across the tables there while eating scones and jam.

Deb/AGBF

The group I was with the most didn't spend a penny on the gambling! We all agreed that we'd prefer to spend money on something tangible! But what Las Vegas DID have was world class jewelry stores and outstanding restaurants, so really, it was a perfect place for PSer's to gather! What's better than great bling, food, and friends?!!!

I will admit that the 4 1/2 hour plane ride isn't my favorite thing, and it is really a full day of travel when you add in travel to and from airports and waiting in airports which is why I had to come a day early to actually have two full days in Vegas! The heat was not nearly as bad as the humid heat we have in the south, though!

 

[Mayk]

Ok.. just a few more and for AGBF.. a few pictures of the things we did outside of Vegas... I spent very little time in the casinos.. it's not my bag.. but there is so much to do there...

DH and I did the Hoover Dam and hiked Red Rocks... you are about three hours from the Grand Canyon.. there's a lot to see and do that is not gambling related.. The shopping is amazing....