One Armed Bandits!
Last night was apparently the last straw. We both seemed to have decided that January in WV is THE most depressing month. Yes, February and March are equally grey and dismal, but with January you have the post-holiday let downs. And we had no events scheduled for this month. We've both spent the majority of our surfing time looking at vacation ideas of sunny-blue skied places we can't afford to go to right now. February we have the Annual Ski-trip and March has a wedding and maybe a Bridal shower or two. But this month has been the longest EVER.
So in attempt to do something different, I suggested let's not just go out, but that we should go to the local dog track/casino. I think we've done this maybe one other time for shits and giggles for no reason. We've been there other times, but usually for work functions. We ended up having a blast!We spent $2.50 on a beer and a diet coke, put $5 in a machine a piece. Moved around the room from machine to machine and kept racking up the points. Gotta love the Cherries and Double Diamonds. Now, the total of what we won is by no means a jackpot, but I was very excited knowing we left there with $35 MORE than we came in with. Like we got one over on the place. We were there for fun, but having worked there in the past in the marketing department, I was used to looking around and seeing the sad souls who were gazing into the slot machines obviously looking to supplement their meager incomes. It can be sad if you let yourself think about it. But we didn't. Drove right over to the Alpha for 1/2 price Appetizer night and ate and drank on our winnings!! We got home in much lighter spirits, also knowing today would be Friday and another week is over.
We do have one other thing to look forward to now. Tonight we got tickets to see the local symphony. My dad is going with us. I'm quite looking forward to it. They're going to play Beethoven's 9th - with two choirs and 4 soloists. It should sound amazing. I also can't wait to dress up a bit and get some culture.
So in attempt to do something different, I suggested let's not just go out, but that we should go to the local dog track/casino. I think we've done this maybe one other time for shits and giggles for no reason. We've been there other times, but usually for work functions. We ended up having a blast!We spent $2.50 on a beer and a diet coke, put $5 in a machine a piece. Moved around the room from machine to machine and kept racking up the points. Gotta love the Cherries and Double Diamonds. Now, the total of what we won is by no means a jackpot, but I was very excited knowing we left there with $35 MORE than we came in with. Like we got one over on the place. We were there for fun, but having worked there in the past in the marketing department, I was used to looking around and seeing the sad souls who were gazing into the slot machines obviously looking to supplement their meager incomes. It can be sad if you let yourself think about it. But we didn't. Drove right over to the Alpha for 1/2 price Appetizer night and ate and drank on our winnings!! We got home in much lighter spirits, also knowing today would be Friday and another week is over.
We do have one other thing to look forward to now. Tonight we got tickets to see the local symphony. My dad is going with us. I'm quite looking forward to it. They're going to play Beethoven's 9th - with two choirs and 4 soloists. It should sound amazing. I also can't wait to dress up a bit and get some culture.
posted by Ren at 12:09 PM
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