FRI 7/29:Woke up by 8am and decided to brave the shower. Well, if you left the hand held shower head in its hook, it sprayed past the shower curtain into the bathroom. If you tried to leave it on and lay it on the seat while washing, it spun and sprayed the bathroom. Sooooo, I had to turn off the friggin water each time I wanted to wash and turn it back on to rinse! This was UNACCEPTABLE in my book and I spewed more than a few profanities my son shouldn't have heard
As soon as I dried off and dressed, trying not to slip on the soaked floor, I announced we were changing rooms. I called down to registration and explained the problem. The woman told me she would change our room, that there were no rooms ready yet but that she would put a "rush job" alert for housekeeping. She said they would call us on the room phone as soon as the new room was ready. Well, I finished getting ready over the next hour as well as re-packed our luggage. No call from the desk so I tried to call down. Over the next 30 min, I kept getting a recording, was put on hold, spoke to the operator who said he would put me through, was put on hold again, and FINALLY reached a human who said they would call when it was ready. I explained they already told me that, that it had taken 30 min just to reach her, and that we had been waiting over 90 min. for a RUSH JOB.I asked if we had to be held hostage waiting for a room, that my son REALLY wanted to take a shower, that we REALLY wanted to have breakfast, and could we EVER leave this god awful room?!?!She said, "the way room changes work" is that we could either wait for the call or leave our stuff in the room and she'd put a "room change alert" for housekeeping to leave the room alone while we went downstairs. She said we could then come to the desk either in 2 hrs (which then would be about noon) or at 5pm. ??? Why the 2 times??? Okay, so I was beyond frustrated and decided we'd leave our stuff in the room and grab bkfst. My son decided to wash up w/o a shower.
Went downstairs and decided wanted to relax at Planet Dailies for a decent bkfst. Son had an omelet and I had the Cinammon roll french toast w/strawberries. Can we say YUMMMMMMY!?Yeah, they're not cheap but we had a coupon from the Miracle Mile shops book and the service was great.Well worth it! It was about 11:15 so we decided to go to the room and check for a phone msg. Well, housekeeping was in our room when there was supposed to be a "room change alert." We asked if we could check the phone, told the maid that the room didn't need to be done yet, and she left saying she would come back. Part of the problem was our "do not disturb sign" was stolen twice by people across the hall (we had it in our door when we arrived, then they had it, then we took it back, then they had it in the am.)Well, no msg on phone so we went back downstairs to wait until 12:00. Oh, and my son took back the sign and put it in his pocketI played for a few min. while he went to the shops; we agreed to meet at the lobby at 12:00. Well, after losing then winning a few $$, I went to the Platinum line and asked, begged, pleaded for our new room. The sweet gal not only said it was ready but that it was a really nice room! Hmmm, should I trust her after the "nice" room given to me by that fellow last night?Keys in hand, I went to look for my son. Nowhere to be found, I decided to go to the room so I could call him (I get almost NO signal at the Ho!) As I turned the corner to our hall, he was coming from the room! He had tried to find me too in the crowd and we had the same idea!!!We moved rooms which seemed to take forever down the long hallways. I called my friend who was on her way alone after her husband bailed at last minute (conference call; he's a lawyer and always working.)Told her we were going to a new room and to call when she arrived. As we neared the new room, I noticed we were close to the south elevators. Would have been good to know when I got the new keys! Would have saved a lot of walking.
Got to new room which had a NORMAL bathroom w/separate tub and shower, two counters/sinks, toilet room. Also, had a great view of the Bellagio fountains and Ho pool.Theme was Masters of the Universe and beds were comfy. MOMMY HAPPY NOW!!! Got calls/texts from BFF who got lost d/t detours and it literally took her over 30 min to get to the Ho after exiting the freeway at Dean Martin Dr.. My son went down to meet her at the shops as she was then freaking out after thinking a guy in the parking garage was going to chloroform her (he used a handkerchief to wipe his sweat after asking her if she was coming or going so he could have her space, haha!)They texted, "what do you want from Fat Tuesdays?) Well, not one to turn down a yummy slushy, I asked for a peach bellini. They come back w/2 HUGE mugs full of slushy goodness!!! We decide we need to catch up and drink our first rounds in the room so we can get refills when we go back down. I had to keep my teenager from grabbing her drink for sips though.
Okay, refills in hand, we decide to walk to the Cosmo as it's my son's fave place now. Well, Lori is drinking 190 Octane w/2 extra shots and really getting wasted. She and my son decide to talk to a poet and musician from some island and I had to pay him $5 to distract him and remove them from his clutches (we now have a CD and poetry book to carry.) We're crossing the bridge to Cosmo and Lori is asking a 10 y.o. cheerleader group member if he's a midget. Okay, I have to pull her along before she makes a scene or gets in a fight w/the chaperones.We walk into the Cosmo and take her to the Artomat machine that she missed on her last trip. She loved that but was more interested in her slushy and wanted another refill. I decided she needed food so we looked for that pizza place. We thought D.O.C.G. was it and it wasn't opening for another hour. We didn't realize it was down a hallway w/a pinball machine and no sign!!!So, we decided to go back to the Ho and have some PF Changs (Lori had been there but we never had.) On the way, Lori insisted on a refill. I wanted to move on but gave in to the pressure. 3rd drink in hand (mine was MUCH weaker than hers) we headed to PF Changs. Hit it in time before the crowds and seated right away. I was hoping food would sober her up as she was really slurring her words now. I had to run interference several times as Rick tried to sneak sips from her drink and she wasn't paying attention.I ordered sweet and spicy chicken, chiken lo mein, chicken fried rice, potstickers for all of us to share. Was really good and not as expensive as I thought it would be.She was doing better after eating and she and she and Rick went back to the room. I wanted to play a little and cruised the casino for about 1-2 hrs. No big wins but no big losses either.
Well, decided to head up to room (it was about 9:30 or 10:00) and see if they wanted to go out. When I arrived, Lori told me Rick had gotten sick and threw up on the bed. I asked why she didn't call me and she said he was okay after.Well, you should have seen it. PF Changs all over both beds and between my bed and the wall. Rick was so sick and apologetic; admitted to sneaking too much of her 190 Octane. I felt soooooo bad; this shouldn't have happened. I called housekeeping, stripped the beds, and they proceeded to do a "bio clean" over the next couple of hours.Rick kept apologizing, and I kept telling him it wasn't his fault; it was mine.I should have been watching him more closely.He swore he would NEVER drink again, or at least until he turned 21.
Once the beds were done, I moved him from the chair to the bed and he fell asleep. I decided it wouldn't help to be mad at Lori who had been more intoxicated than I. I went to sleep feeling like a really crappy parent and was grateful that he was okay
As soon as I dried off and dressed, trying not to slip on the soaked floor, I announced we were changing rooms. I called down to registration and explained the problem. The woman told me she would change our room, that there were no rooms ready yet but that she would put a "rush job" alert for housekeeping. She said they would call us on the room phone as soon as the new room was ready. Well, I finished getting ready over the next hour as well as re-packed our luggage. No call from the desk so I tried to call down. Over the next 30 min, I kept getting a recording, was put on hold, spoke to the operator who said he would put me through, was put on hold again, and FINALLY reached a human who said they would call when it was ready. I explained they already told me that, that it had taken 30 min just to reach her, and that we had been waiting over 90 min. for a RUSH JOB.I asked if we had to be held hostage waiting for a room, that my son REALLY wanted to take a shower, that we REALLY wanted to have breakfast, and could we EVER leave this god awful room?!?!She said, "the way room changes work" is that we could either wait for the call or leave our stuff in the room and she'd put a "room change alert" for housekeeping to leave the room alone while we went downstairs. She said we could then come to the desk either in 2 hrs (which then would be about noon) or at 5pm. ??? Why the 2 times??? Okay, so I was beyond frustrated and decided we'd leave our stuff in the room and grab bkfst. My son decided to wash up w/o a shower.
Went downstairs and decided wanted to relax at Planet Dailies for a decent bkfst. Son had an omelet and I had the Cinammon roll french toast w/strawberries. Can we say YUMMMMMMY!?Yeah, they're not cheap but we had a coupon from the Miracle Mile shops book and the service was great.Well worth it! It was about 11:15 so we decided to go to the room and check for a phone msg. Well, housekeeping was in our room when there was supposed to be a "room change alert." We asked if we could check the phone, told the maid that the room didn't need to be done yet, and she left saying she would come back. Part of the problem was our "do not disturb sign" was stolen twice by people across the hall (we had it in our door when we arrived, then they had it, then we took it back, then they had it in the am.)Well, no msg on phone so we went back downstairs to wait until 12:00. Oh, and my son took back the sign and put it in his pocketI played for a few min. while he went to the shops; we agreed to meet at the lobby at 12:00. Well, after losing then winning a few $$, I went to the Platinum line and asked, begged, pleaded for our new room. The sweet gal not only said it was ready but that it was a really nice room! Hmmm, should I trust her after the "nice" room given to me by that fellow last night?Keys in hand, I went to look for my son. Nowhere to be found, I decided to go to the room so I could call him (I get almost NO signal at the Ho!) As I turned the corner to our hall, he was coming from the room! He had tried to find me too in the crowd and we had the same idea!!!We moved rooms which seemed to take forever down the long hallways. I called my friend who was on her way alone after her husband bailed at last minute (conference call; he's a lawyer and always working.)Told her we were going to a new room and to call when she arrived. As we neared the new room, I noticed we were close to the south elevators. Would have been good to know when I got the new keys! Would have saved a lot of walking.
Got to new room which had a NORMAL bathroom w/separate tub and shower, two counters/sinks, toilet room. Also, had a great view of the Bellagio fountains and Ho pool.Theme was Masters of the Universe and beds were comfy. MOMMY HAPPY NOW!!! Got calls/texts from BFF who got lost d/t detours and it literally took her over 30 min to get to the Ho after exiting the freeway at Dean Martin Dr.. My son went down to meet her at the shops as she was then freaking out after thinking a guy in the parking garage was going to chloroform her (he used a handkerchief to wipe his sweat after asking her if she was coming or going so he could have her space, haha!)They texted, "what do you want from Fat Tuesdays?) Well, not one to turn down a yummy slushy, I asked for a peach bellini. They come back w/2 HUGE mugs full of slushy goodness!!! We decide we need to catch up and drink our first rounds in the room so we can get refills when we go back down. I had to keep my teenager from grabbing her drink for sips though.
Okay, refills in hand, we decide to walk to the Cosmo as it's my son's fave place now. Well, Lori is drinking 190 Octane w/2 extra shots and really getting wasted. She and my son decide to talk to a poet and musician from some island and I had to pay him $5 to distract him and remove them from his clutches (we now have a CD and poetry book to carry.) We're crossing the bridge to Cosmo and Lori is asking a 10 y.o. cheerleader group member if he's a midget. Okay, I have to pull her along before she makes a scene or gets in a fight w/the chaperones.We walk into the Cosmo and take her to the Artomat machine that she missed on her last trip. She loved that but was more interested in her slushy and wanted another refill. I decided she needed food so we looked for that pizza place. We thought D.O.C.G. was it and it wasn't opening for another hour. We didn't realize it was down a hallway w/a pinball machine and no sign!!!So, we decided to go back to the Ho and have some PF Changs (Lori had been there but we never had.) On the way, Lori insisted on a refill. I wanted to move on but gave in to the pressure. 3rd drink in hand (mine was MUCH weaker than hers) we headed to PF Changs. Hit it in time before the crowds and seated right away. I was hoping food would sober her up as she was really slurring her words now. I had to run interference several times as Rick tried to sneak sips from her drink and she wasn't paying attention.I ordered sweet and spicy chicken, chiken lo mein, chicken fried rice, potstickers for all of us to share. Was really good and not as expensive as I thought it would be.She was doing better after eating and she and she and Rick went back to the room. I wanted to play a little and cruised the casino for about 1-2 hrs. No big wins but no big losses either.
Well, decided to head up to room (it was about 9:30 or 10:00) and see if they wanted to go out. When I arrived, Lori told me Rick had gotten sick and threw up on the bed. I asked why she didn't call me and she said he was okay after.Well, you should have seen it. PF Changs all over both beds and between my bed and the wall. Rick was so sick and apologetic; admitted to sneaking too much of her 190 Octane. I felt soooooo bad; this shouldn't have happened. I called housekeeping, stripped the beds, and they proceeded to do a "bio clean" over the next couple of hours.Rick kept apologizing, and I kept telling him it wasn't his fault; it was mine.I should have been watching him more closely.He swore he would NEVER drink again, or at least until he turned 21.
Once the beds were done, I moved him from the chair to the bed and he fell asleep. I decided it wouldn't help to be mad at Lori who had been more intoxicated than I. I went to sleep feeling like a really crappy parent and was grateful that he was okay
