I'm going to Las Vegas. Both Anthony and I are going in early June. I'm facing the realization that it's only two months away.
I've always felt that vacation time is a reward for hard work. The challenge here is that I have never really felt I worked hard enough to deserve a vacation. On top of that, vacations are full of unpredictable expenses and I'm not wealthy enough to afford trips except to work and the grocery store.
Most of the traveling I have done in my life has been work related or to attend an event like a wedding. Even when I was a kid, my family didn't do vacations. We made a handful of trips but the number of times we went on real vacations to visit relatives or just to get out of town I could count on one hand.
The best thing that happened this week was a spur of the moment trip to Desert Diamond Casino last night. I haven't had much luck lately when I have gone to the casino but I had some freeplay on my Desert Diamond card so I gave it a shot and won a few hundred bucks. That has made me feel a little more confident about the Vegas trip. I won enough to cover gas and food costs for the four day vacation.
On a side note, this is an extra big deal in my life because it's the first vacation day I've taken since December 17, 2010. I definitely pace myself when it comes to taking time off.
As far as the rest of the week, it was pretty routine and wrapped up today with the usual Sunday dinner and grocery store excursion. Anthony and I went to KFC for dinner and Walmart Neighborhood Market to purchase groceries.
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| Dinner at KFC on Tanque Verde |
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| Anthony wanted to try the Nashville Hot Chicken |
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| His review: "Ken, it's too hot for you" which translates to "Ken, it would hurt your butthole when it comes out". It's good that I didn't try any. |
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| I ordered Chicken Littles |
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| I also ordered potato wedges |
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| The old Hog Pit location across the street from KFC appears to be getting some work done to it. Or, at least something large is getting thrown away. |
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| Anthony at Walmart Market with an armload of Payday Snack Bites |
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| The debate: Is five containers enough for the week? |
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| McVitie's Digestive crackers Cardboard covered with chocolate "flavor". Mmmmmm. |
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| Limited edition Oreo Strawberry Shortcake cookies Now that's what I'm talkin' about. |
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| They also make Red Velvet, too |
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| This guy on the Intex Lounge Sit 'N Float seems a little too happy about sinking into the pool |
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| Bat and ball with the pool toys. Nothing like a weapon in the pool to make swimming time happy time. |
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| Lady Dishbrush She may be smiling now but that will go away when her head is plunged into a sink full of water and dishes |
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| I thought a porn had ended up in the DVD bin at Walmart Market but it seems I was wrong. Or was I? |
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| Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo |
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| "Dying Angie losing battle" 79 pounds and hospitalized. Someone give that woman a sandwich! |