Rod's parents planned a weekend in Vegas for Rodney's Grandma to celebrate her 70th birthday. Rod, Kristen and I actually kinda invited ourselves to tag along on their trip. We decided to keep it a secret from Beth and just show up in Vegas and surprise her. We kept the secret for 3 months if you can believe it. Rod even called the night before we left to tell them to have a great time, I sat next to him the whole time ready to kick him in case he said something that gave it away. Here is their reaction when we knocked on their hotel room door.....
Cherise and Beth went to see "Donny and Marie" on Friday night so the rest of us went and gambled. Kristen and I needed a little bit of help learning blackjack so we all played that for a little bit, and then we headed to eat at the Hibachi place at the Golden Nugget. I stayed true to form and went to bed at 10:00, while everyone else gambled some more. My motto is " they can't take my money while I am sleeping, so it is a win win situation for me"
Saturday we had breakfast and then Carroll had gotten us a limo to go check out some of the new hotels we hadn't seen before. We saw the Cosmopolitan, the Aria, and the Bellagio. Kristen, Rod, and I hit up some blackjack and Let it Ride that afternoon. We headed to the Mirage that night and gambled while Beth and Ken saw Terry Fator. We hit the Roulette tables and Cherise and I came out winners, but not everyone else was as lucky. After their show was over we headed back to the Nugget and had dinner at Chart House. And again I went to bed at 11:00, I am such a big party animal! Rod decided to go lose some more of our money, poor guy was very unlucky all weekend!
Sunday we had brunch at the buffet and then gambled for a little while before we headed over to The Palazzo to see "Jersey Boys" It was a great show, with great music!
We had dinner at Vic and Anthony's that night, which was delicious! My favorite steakhouse by far is Capital Grille, and of all the steakhouses we have tried none of them even come close, but Vic and Anthony's came pretty darn close!
After dinner Kristen and I decided to brave the blackjack tables on our own(without Carroll and Rodney reassuring us of what to do). We figured between the two of us we could figure it out. And boy did we figure it out :) We both walked away with about $300 in an hour or two.
We left early Monday morning, and I am happy to say that I won about $500. This was my sixth time to go to Vegas and I have never come home a winner, or even broken even. It is definitely more fun to leave as a winner! We had a great trip with lots of great memories. Many thanks to my wonderful in-laws for including us in the trip!!! We love y'all!
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