Back Home from Vacation
We recently arrived back home in Vegas after 12 days of our favorite kind of vacation, combining casino play, touristy sightseeing, and family time.
First, we flew to Memphis to take advantage of a good offer from the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Our flight time was not one of the best we have ever had, with the weather causing a long layover in Dallas plus almost an hour flying in large circles around Memphis waiting until a severe thunderstorm ended. But we finally were able to land about 1 a.m. and we were certainly happy that the casino travel department was on the ball, tracking our flight, and our limo driver was patiently waiting for us despite the late hour. Then we had the spooky 45-minute pitch-black drive to the casino through the most God-forsaken piece of the US we have ever been in.
We were happy to finally see signs of civilization when we reached the bright lights of the casino. My daughter Angela and her hubby Steve had already arrived from their 7-hour drive from Columbus, GA, and were fast asleep in their suite, so we quietly checked into our adjoining one and wasted no time hitting the sack. (Good time to have an efficient and helpful host who arranged to put their names on the rooms so they didn’t have to wait around for us to check in.)
Of course Brad and I spent some time in the casino playing video poker.