New pictures from Vegas in my gallery if you want to check them out! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
So, Las Vegas was good. I’ll start from the beginning.<\/p>\n
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!<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. \ud83d\ude00 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. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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!<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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***<\/p>\n
I’ll be in Anchorage until Tuesday – call me on my cell phone if you want to chat. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New pictures from Vegas in my gallery if you want to check them out! \ud83d\ude42 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, … Continue reading