I had a great time in Vegas! My friend Julie met me out there and we stayed at the MGM Grand for the weekend. I flew on Southwest and the new boarding procedure is much more civilized than the previous method where people lined up hours in advance. I packed only carry-on luggage, which was a first for me since the new rules about liquids. I crammed all my small leak proof bottles into a quart sized bag and it was worth it to not have to wait for the luggage on either end. I arrived without any problems and checked in at the MGM desk in the airport so I had my key in hand and was ready to go to the hotel. The MGM guy tried to convince me to take their shuttle since it was free with our room package, but I prefer taking a taxi to get to the hotel faster. He made some comment to come back and when I see how long the taxi line is, which I just ignored because I did not like his attitude. When I stepped into MGM and smelled whatever it is they pump into the ventilation system, I knew it was going to be a good weekend. I love that smell and it puts me a in a good mood…probably because the last time I gambled at MGM I had a lot of fun and won some money. This was my first time staying there though and the room was nice and clean. Not nearly as nice as the Wynn, but MGM is much cheaper so I did not expect it to be as nice. As much as I loved the Wynn on my last trip, my luck was so bad there that I wanted to stay away on this trip. Julie’s flight got changed at the last minute so I had a few hours on my own before she arrived…of course I spent them in the casino playing blackjack. I went to my lucky row near the Tom Jones theater and was happy to get a spot at a table at first base. I met a group of nice people from Michigan and they adopted me until Julie arrived. We had a good time and I was winning! I love it when I find a fun table with good players. The only problem was with the drink service. “Bobby Jane” was our waitress…she was really Tracy from Alaska, but forgot her name tag and used some else’s. She was really sweet and nicknamed me “my Heineken”, but she was soooo slow and often forgot people’s drinks or brought the wrong drink. Oh well, it helped me pace myself a little better than usual. She did bring me water even when I did not ask for it. I took that as her hint for me to drink some water. I tuckered out pretty early (about 1:30am), which surprised me, so it was off to bed. Saturday we spent some time at MGM trying to hit the Megabucks $19.5M jackpot, but no luck, and then we went downtown. I have not been downtown in a really long time and the place just depressed me. Everything was old and in disrepair like it was a town left behind. We gambled at Fitzgeralds for a while and my luck at blackjack continued! The not so good things about this place were the awful orange scent and the weird guy with the ankle security bracelet. After that, it was back to the MGM to get ready for dinner. We had an excellent dinner at Pearl, an upscale Chinese restaurant at MGM. The Chinese food here in Virginia is awful compared to the west coast and Pearl was all I hoped it would be and more. I wanted to keep eating and eating, but I did not want that super full uncomfortable feeing.
We stopped to see the kitties in the lion habitat and then gambled some more. My luck was not as good this time so I stopped while I was still ahead. The limits were too high in my lucky Tom Jones row so I had to try another row, which clearly was not lucky. Now it was time to get our groove on and we headed to Tabu to dance. We had free passes and were put on the guest list earlier in the day so we did not need to wait in line. It was not very happening when we got there, but as it filled up it got more fun. The dance floor was full of couples at first and we felt a little awkward being the only two girls dancing together, but the dance floor is pretty small and as it got more crowded it was like everyone was dancing with everyone. We left once our feet could not take it anymore since we could not sit down without paying for table service. I was not tired so we went to a bar to sit down and get something to drink. We met some interesting people with some interesting stories and stayed until about 4am. I also enjoyed the people watching and trying to pick out the prostitutes. We had to be checked out of the hotel by 11am, but who needs sleep? I had not been sleeping well lately, but that night was the best sleep I had in a long time. The five hours went by quickly and I slept like a rock. After check out and breakfast, we gave the Megabucks one more try. Nope, still did not win so I guess I would have to go back to work after all. Then I was off to the airport and on my way home. The trip home was uneventful although I did sit next to one of the Washington Redskins. Poor guy was the last one to get a seat so he got the middle seat next to me. Overall it was a great trip! I got to spend time with Julie, eat good food, gamble, and win! MGM Grand is my new favorite hotel. It has everything I like…nice rooms, decent price, good food, fun atmosphere, crowd my age and low enough limit blackjack. I cannot wait to go back!
I had a great time in Vegas! My friend Julie met me out there and we stayed at the MGM Grand for the weekend. I flew on Southwest and the new boarding procedure is much more civilized than the previous method where people lined up hours in advance. I packed only carry-on luggage, which was a first for me since the new rules about liquids. I crammed all my small leak proof bottles into a quart sized bag and it was worth it to not have to wait for the luggage on either end. I arrived without any problems and checked in at the MGM desk in the airport so I had my key in hand and was ready to go to the hotel. The MGM guy tried to convince me to take their shuttle since it was free with our room package, but I prefer taking a taxi to get to the hotel faster. He made some comment to come back and when I see how long the taxi line is, which I just ignored because I did not like his attitude. When I stepped into MGM and smelled whatever it is they pump into the ventilation system, I knew it was going to be a good weekend. I love that smell and it puts me a in a good mood…probably because the last time I gambled at MGM I had a lot of fun and won some money. This was my first time staying there though and the room was nice and clean. Not nearly as nice as the Wynn, but MGM is much cheaper so I did not expect it to be as nice. As much as I loved the Wynn on my last trip, my luck was so bad there that I wanted to stay away on this trip. Julie’s flight got changed at the last minute so I had a few hours on my own before she arrived…of course I spent them in the casino playing blackjack. I went to my lucky row near the Tom Jones theater and was happy to get a spot at a table at first base. I met a group of nice people from Michigan and they adopted me until Julie arrived. We had a good time and I was winning! I love it when I find a fun table with good players. The only problem was with the drink service. “Bobby Jane” was our waitress…she was really Tracy from Alaska, but forgot her name tag and used some else’s. She was really sweet and nicknamed me “my Heineken”, but she was soooo slow and often forgot people’s drinks or brought the wrong drink. Oh well, it helped me pace myself a little better than usual. She did bring me water even when I did not ask for it. I took that as her hint for me to drink some water. I tuckered out pretty early (about 1:30am), which surprised me, so it was off to bed. Saturday we spent some time at MGM trying to hit the Megabucks $19.5M jackpot, but no luck, and then we went downtown. I have not been downtown in a really long time and the place just depressed me. Everything was old and in disrepair like it was a town left behind. We gambled at Fitzgeralds for a while and my luck at blackjack continued! The not so good things about this place were the awful orange scent and the weird guy with the ankle security bracelet. After that, it was back to the MGM to get ready for dinner. We had an excellent dinner at Pearl, an upscale Chinese restaurant at MGM. The Chinese food here in Virginia is awful compared to the west coast and Pearl was all I hoped it would be and more. I wanted to keep eating and eating, but I did not want that super full uncomfortable feeing. 
We stopped to see the kitties in the lion habitat and then gambled some more. My luck was not as good this time so I stopped while I was still ahead. The limits were too high in my lucky Tom Jones row so I had to try another row, which clearly was not lucky. Now it was time to get our groove on and we headed to Tabu to dance. We had free passes and were put on the guest list earlier in the day so we did not need to wait in line. It was not very happening when we got there, but as it filled up it got more fun. The dance floor was full of couples at first and we felt a little awkward being the only two girls dancing together, but the dance floor is pretty small and as it got more crowded it was like everyone was dancing with everyone. We left once our feet could not take it anymore since we could not sit down without paying for table service. I was not tired so we went to a bar to sit down and get something to drink. We met some interesting people with some interesting stories and stayed until about 4am. I also enjoyed the people watching and trying to pick out the prostitutes. We had to be checked out of the hotel by 11am, but who needs sleep? I had not been sleeping well lately, but that night was the best sleep I had in a long time. The five hours went by quickly and I slept like a rock. After check out and breakfast, we gave the Megabucks one more try. Nope, still did not win so I guess I would have to go back to work after all. Then I was off to the airport and on my way home. The trip home was uneventful although I did sit next to one of the Washington Redskins. Poor guy was the last one to get a seat so he got the middle seat next to me. Overall it was a great trip! I got to spend time with Julie, eat good food, gamble, and win! MGM Grand is my new favorite hotel. It has everything I like…nice rooms, decent price, good food, fun atmosphere, crowd my age and low enough limit blackjack. I cannot wait to go back!
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I agree Patrice, the MGM is my new favorite place to go, too! Next time we'll have to float around the lazy river. I had so much fun with you and can't wait to play again soon.
This made me want to play black jack!
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