Surprise Trip to Las Vegas Next Week!
Yes, a surprise for me!
An unexpected visit to Las Vegas is in the works. It’s a result of a promise I made to my granddaughter Kaitlynn the first of this year: If she achieved her goal of hiking the complete 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail, I’d take her to Vegas to celebrate.
Well, she reached her goal last Sunday!
This is a far cry from the little girl who, 28 years ago in her stroller, screamed to high heaven when the animatronic wolf started howling in the Sam’s Town Mystic Falls light and water show. No longer does the wild scare her, not even if a diamondback rattlesnake blocks the path or a bear starts poking around outside her tiny tent.
But now she’s up for urban adventure and I’m hoping I can keep up on the trip, scheduled to start a week from today, October 15, and run through Wednesday the 19th.
We won’t be renting a car, but Kaitlynn is an Uber expert. We plan to do a monster LVA coupon run downtown and visit some new casinos and attractions that have popped up since Brad and I moved to Georgia. I like running around with a young person; Kaitlynn will take me to places I’d probably never go on my own, like Area15, and lead me on geocaching expeditions to dark and mysterious locales. And we both want to hit the newly expanded Pinball Hall of Fame.
Again, as on my earlier trip this year to Atlantic City, this will not have a VP advantage-play purpose, just a fun visit with my adventuresome granddaughter. So yes, we’ll also spend some time looking for fun slot machines.
Of course, I immediately jumped on the opportunity to plan a Frugalite get-together, a chance to chat with old friends and some of you Internet friends I never got the privilege to meet in person. And it will be a great occasion for everyone to mingle with other gamblers, just like we often did in the past.
Anthony Curtis has graciously invited us to have this meet-up at the Huntington Press/Las Vegas Advisor office (3665 Procyon St.) on Tuesday, October 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. No reservations needed. I’ll autograph any new books you purchase and I love to sign those old dog-eared ones you’ve had and used forever! Also, Kaitlynn will be happy to talk to anyone who is interested in Appalachian Trail hikes.
Needless to say, I’m over the moon to have this unexpected opportunity. Yes, both Kaitlynn and I are sad that Brad can’t join us on this visit, but I’m so fortunate that Angela and Steve can take him into their home and give him the loving care that will allow me to have a worry-free respite in my favorite city.
Hope to see a lot of you there!