Vegas - Day 3
Once again, I stayed behind while Jeff and Jeremy took an Uber to the Convention Center. I am planning to spend some time at the SEMA show to see the car Jeff built in the sponsor’s booth, but I will wait until my friend, Amber, gets here and can go with me. I’ve been to SEMA multiple times, and it’s not something I feel a burning need to ever do again, but I’m really proud of what Jeff has accomplished and want to see it first-hand. That’s for tomorrow, though, so I stayed in the room and took my time getting dressed. I had scheduled a room cleaning, and as the time approached, I gathered my things and left the condo so housekeeping wouldn’t have to trip over me.
I hadn’t planned to be gone long, so I went up the street to the Paris casino and played some more slots. Using the techniques from the day before, I came out $41.00 ahead this time. Again, I quit before I could get cocky and take out a second mortgage on our house to pay my gambling debts. Besides, with nearly $80.00 in winnings, I could do a little shopping!
The rest of the day passed uneventfully until Amber and Robin arrived around 6:30. We had tickets to see “O” at the Bellagio at 9:30 and wanted to get dinner before the show, so we helped them get their suitcases and bags of groceries up to the room and immediately started badgering them to change and get ready to leave. No rest for those two, it was time to hit the town!
Because we were a little late getting out of the room, we opted for the buffet at the Bellagio. We waited in line about 20 minutes before being seated and turned loose on a room full of incredible food! We were all starving and the four of us spread out among the different stations, piling a little of this and a little of that on our plates, scared to death we were going to miss something delicious. When we all met back at our table we spent a few minutes pointing at each other’s plates, asking “where did you get that?”
Once we had stuffed ourselves to capacity, it was time to walk over to the “O” theater for the show. We were shown to our seats, in the orchestra section just to the right of the stage. The show began and we were swept away for nearly two hours. Or, most of us were swept away. During the performance, I kept looking over at Jeff, who sat with an impassive expression through the whole thing. When the bows had been taken and the curtain had come down, Amber, Robin and I were gushing to each other over how wonderful the show had been. I turned to Jeff and asked, “What did you think?” He drew his eyebrows together and said, “I didn’t get it.” I can’t take that guy anywhere. He was like a cranky toddler who needed a nap.
We still had the walk back to the condo ahead of us, so we headed that way, stopping to watch the Bellagio water show, as it was just starting. Finally, Jeff was impressed. Two hours of the most visually stunning stage show and he gets excited by water shooting up in the air in time to a Sinatra song. I could’ve saved a lot of money on his ticket if I’d just deposited him outside in front of the Bellagio so he could be entertained every half hour.
On the walk back we were treated to a show of a different kind. It happened to be Halloween night, and Las Vegas turned out for the occasion! We wove through groups of superheroes, monsters, pirates, witches, etc., some covered appropriately, many letting way too much skin show. Oh, to be young again!
We all hit the hay soon after we walked in the door of the condo. Rest was needed. Tomorrow, we go to SEMA!
More to come!
Lori
I hadn’t planned to be gone long, so I went up the street to the Paris casino and played some more slots. Using the techniques from the day before, I came out $41.00 ahead this time. Again, I quit before I could get cocky and take out a second mortgage on our house to pay my gambling debts. Besides, with nearly $80.00 in winnings, I could do a little shopping!
The rest of the day passed uneventfully until Amber and Robin arrived around 6:30. We had tickets to see “O” at the Bellagio at 9:30 and wanted to get dinner before the show, so we helped them get their suitcases and bags of groceries up to the room and immediately started badgering them to change and get ready to leave. No rest for those two, it was time to hit the town!
Because we were a little late getting out of the room, we opted for the buffet at the Bellagio. We waited in line about 20 minutes before being seated and turned loose on a room full of incredible food! We were all starving and the four of us spread out among the different stations, piling a little of this and a little of that on our plates, scared to death we were going to miss something delicious. When we all met back at our table we spent a few minutes pointing at each other’s plates, asking “where did you get that?”
Once we had stuffed ourselves to capacity, it was time to walk over to the “O” theater for the show. We were shown to our seats, in the orchestra section just to the right of the stage. The show began and we were swept away for nearly two hours. Or, most of us were swept away. During the performance, I kept looking over at Jeff, who sat with an impassive expression through the whole thing. When the bows had been taken and the curtain had come down, Amber, Robin and I were gushing to each other over how wonderful the show had been. I turned to Jeff and asked, “What did you think?” He drew his eyebrows together and said, “I didn’t get it.” I can’t take that guy anywhere. He was like a cranky toddler who needed a nap.
We still had the walk back to the condo ahead of us, so we headed that way, stopping to watch the Bellagio water show, as it was just starting. Finally, Jeff was impressed. Two hours of the most visually stunning stage show and he gets excited by water shooting up in the air in time to a Sinatra song. I could’ve saved a lot of money on his ticket if I’d just deposited him outside in front of the Bellagio so he could be entertained every half hour.
On the walk back we were treated to a show of a different kind. It happened to be Halloween night, and Las Vegas turned out for the occasion! We wove through groups of superheroes, monsters, pirates, witches, etc., some covered appropriately, many letting way too much skin show. Oh, to be young again!
We all hit the hay soon after we walked in the door of the condo. Rest was needed. Tomorrow, we go to SEMA!
More to come!
Lori
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