Gambling again yesterday...what else? Pretty good day for the most part, Katie and I were both up for the better part of the day, but by the end we both broke even..so much better than losing we say.
Today is travelling day, from Council Bluffs to Burleson Tx, just past Dallas/Ft. Worth. We hope to miss the majority of rush hour traffic by leaving later, but long drive in any event.
more later....
8PM safe and sound in Burleson Tx. off to the trailer tomorrow about an 8 hour drive.
We were smart to leave Council Bluffs late...breezed through Ft. Worth.
more later...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Monday Feb 26th
All the ice finally melted off the car from the trip, pretty nice day here. Enjoying the suite!
But not enjoying the gambling so much, machines seem pretty tight, at least for us, didn't
lose that much though.
One elderly gent decided to play a $1 machine, the max is $2 but he only played $1.
Next thing you know he was up $5,000. Lucky guy and he was sooo happy because
he is not used to playing.
more later....
But not enjoying the gambling so much, machines seem pretty tight, at least for us, didn't
lose that much though.
One elderly gent decided to play a $1 machine, the max is $2 but he only played $1.
Next thing you know he was up $5,000. Lucky guy and he was sooo happy because
he is not used to playing.
more later....
Monday, February 26, 2018
Departure Day Sunday
An eventful day today, we left around 8AM which was what we had planned. Arrived at the border in Emerson a little over an hour later. Usual questions, usual answers, BUT...pull over to door #1...oh oh don't think this is the Price is Right.
"We'll hold onto your passports until the agents are finished" Into the garage, "only take your money out leave all electronics inside."
Put us in a small room as part of the garage. Can't really see what they are doing as the glass is semi-transparent. They virtually searched everything in the back, and would pop into the room to ask us a question like "Why do you have so much coffee?" answer "because we like it" "Why do you have so many stuffed toys? answer "because we are donating them to the kids" Not gifting them because when you asked us originally if we had gifts for anyone or leaving anything we said no...you say gifts...I say donations.
They were very polite and almost friendly, and every time I have an answer, the guy would say "that makes sense" They apologized for the delay.
So after about a 45 minute delay we were off, must have been White Car Day as the car in front of us got pulled in as well and it was white.
We got to West Acres Mall around Noon when it opened, and I wanted to go to AT&T to see about a data plan. We are all fixed up in ten minutes so that I could use my phone as a hotspot and Katie could use her tablet in the car as we are driving. $49.95 for 30 days with 6 gigs of date, free phone calls and texts, and that includes Mexico as long as 50% of the usage is in the US.
After Fargo and just before Watertown, the driving was tough. Blowing snow and slush because it was melting. Two or three cars went in the ditch, and I suspect that when they felt the car starting to move in a way they didn't expect they applied the brakes...BAD MISTAKE...now they spin and into the ditch they go. I felt it a few times but no brakes for me.
After Watertown, these conditions stopped and it was dry and good driving to Council Bluffs.
We got to Harrah's around 6:50PM, and got assigned our free room for three days. We were happy to hear her say 9th floor. That means it is a suite, which are gorgeous, we have been in one a couple of times before. Beautiful view of the river and Omaha City on the other side, very large living room, seperate bedroom, two sinks on opposite sides of the large bathroom, spa tub, seperate shower, all gold fittings, and the best part? a phone right beside the Throne. Also robes in the closet.
We had the very good buffet but decided not to do any gambling tonight...hard drive and tired. Can guarantee if we didn't gamble for three days, we would not be getting the 9th floor anymore.
Off to bed...overall a pretty good first day
more later...
"We'll hold onto your passports until the agents are finished" Into the garage, "only take your money out leave all electronics inside."
Put us in a small room as part of the garage. Can't really see what they are doing as the glass is semi-transparent. They virtually searched everything in the back, and would pop into the room to ask us a question like "Why do you have so much coffee?" answer "because we like it" "Why do you have so many stuffed toys? answer "because we are donating them to the kids" Not gifting them because when you asked us originally if we had gifts for anyone or leaving anything we said no...you say gifts...I say donations.
They were very polite and almost friendly, and every time I have an answer, the guy would say "that makes sense" They apologized for the delay.
So after about a 45 minute delay we were off, must have been White Car Day as the car in front of us got pulled in as well and it was white.
We got to West Acres Mall around Noon when it opened, and I wanted to go to AT&T to see about a data plan. We are all fixed up in ten minutes so that I could use my phone as a hotspot and Katie could use her tablet in the car as we are driving. $49.95 for 30 days with 6 gigs of date, free phone calls and texts, and that includes Mexico as long as 50% of the usage is in the US.
After Fargo and just before Watertown, the driving was tough. Blowing snow and slush because it was melting. Two or three cars went in the ditch, and I suspect that when they felt the car starting to move in a way they didn't expect they applied the brakes...BAD MISTAKE...now they spin and into the ditch they go. I felt it a few times but no brakes for me.
After Watertown, these conditions stopped and it was dry and good driving to Council Bluffs.
We got to Harrah's around 6:50PM, and got assigned our free room for three days. We were happy to hear her say 9th floor. That means it is a suite, which are gorgeous, we have been in one a couple of times before. Beautiful view of the river and Omaha City on the other side, very large living room, seperate bedroom, two sinks on opposite sides of the large bathroom, spa tub, seperate shower, all gold fittings, and the best part? a phone right beside the Throne. Also robes in the closet.
We had the very good buffet but decided not to do any gambling tonight...hard drive and tired. Can guarantee if we didn't gamble for three days, we would not be getting the 9th floor anymore.
Off to bed...overall a pretty good first day
more later...
Thursday, February 22, 2018
About this blog
In the past, I have spent a lot of time and effort to write the blog each year...but the hard part is to keep it interesting from year to year.
This year, I will not be posting each day, the bad part about that is that it makes it hard for people who want to follow it on a daily basis, and may forget about the blog if it is not every day.
However, I am only going to post when we have something interesting to say, which also makes it easier on me. There are likely to be quite a few posts in and around the time when we attend the quinceanera for Karelly who is now 15 and has waited from August when her birthday was until we are there to celebrate her big day.
For those of you who don't know what it is...One of the most important celebrations in Mexican culture is the tradition of thequinceañera. This constitutes a ceremony on a girl's fifteenth birthday to mark her passage to womanhood, to give thanks to God for his blessings, and to present a young woman to the community.
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We are leaving Winnipeg on Sunday morning right around 8AM I hope. We should be in Council Bluffs at Harrah's Casino, where our free room awaits, around 5PM or so.
more later...
This year, I will not be posting each day, the bad part about that is that it makes it hard for people who want to follow it on a daily basis, and may forget about the blog if it is not every day.
However, I am only going to post when we have something interesting to say, which also makes it easier on me. There are likely to be quite a few posts in and around the time when we attend the quinceanera for Karelly who is now 15 and has waited from August when her birthday was until we are there to celebrate her big day.
For those of you who don't know what it is...One of the most important celebrations in Mexican culture is the tradition of thequinceañera. This constitutes a ceremony on a girl's fifteenth birthday to mark her passage to womanhood, to give thanks to God for his blessings, and to present a young woman to the community.
For those who want to be notified when there is a new post, you can subscribe for free, by pressing the subscribe button.
We are leaving Winnipeg on Sunday morning right around 8AM I hope. We should be in Council Bluffs at Harrah's Casino, where our free room awaits, around 5PM or so.
more later...
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