A quick trip!

New pictures from Vegas in my gallery if you want to check them out! 🙂

So, Las Vegas was good. I’ll start from the beginning.

I flew out of Anchorage at 8:00 Wednesday morning. I got my confirmed window seat, and Christy and I headed to the boardroom for a coffee and a little news watching. All was well until I gave the gate agent my ticket and she noticed I’d been moved since check-in. To make a long story short – I lost my window seat and instead got the luxury of a middle seat – complete with big guy who decided my space was his space. I was extremely grouchy the whole way to Seattle. Come to think of it, I’m still a little grouchy over that one!

Wednesday night Sharon, Juliana, and I walked around Caesar’s Palace. The sights and sounds of the Vegas Strip are completely amazing. I was in by 10:30 and then had to start on my presentation. I really procrastinated on that – though I had the hard part (reading) completed.

Work was fine on Thursday. The highlight of my day was the lunch break where I got to go and see my favorite – penguins! I also got to see flamingos (imagine that), swans, and all kinds of other good things in our hotel courtyard. I wanted to bring a penguin home with me (after all, wouldn’t they prefer the Alaskan climate to Vegas?), but they frown on removing the animals.

We decided to head to Paris and tour the Eiffel Tower. It was a beautiful view, and we got to watch the water show at the Belagio from the top. Down in the casino, I dropped in a dollar and quadrupled my money on the 2 cent slots. 😀 At $4.76 I cashed out. I’m something of a high-roller. After that, it was off to the Rio for dinner, and the shuttle wasn’t due for another 20 minutes or so. We decided to pool our money and jump in a limo for the 1/2 a mile ride. I had to spend nearly all of my winnings, but it was worth my first limo ride. 😉

Vicki and I dropped a dollar each in a 2 cent machine back at the good old Flamingo. We headed over for a round of video poker, and at 10:30, I once again, had to go work on that sorry presentation. Oh well – it went well.

Today I had a cheeseburger in paradise at Margaritaville. Unfortunately, because it was a work lunch – I couldn’t get wasted away again. Instead, I opted for the non-alcholic mango margarita. Yum!

I’ll admit it – I lost another $7 as I was waiting for my flight tonight at the airport. At least I didn’t drop the extra 20 I was tempted to! I told myself instead I’d rent a “digiplayer” on the airplane to keep me entertained for the 5 1/2 hour flight back to Anchorage. Just my luck – they’re not renting them out tonight. My jackpot awaits another lucky winner at the Wheel of Fortune slots by Gate D26.

I’m now just trying to get through the remaining 3 1/2 hours with the screaming child behind me. ***Reason number 782+ we will not be thinking about kids anytime soon***

I’ll be in Anchorage until Tuesday – call me on my cell phone if you want to chat. 😀