Once in awhile-now and again-this is us

This should be my last entry for Las Vegas.🤔 We packed a lot in in those four days. We ate and drank too much but had lots of fun and laughs doing it, and we finally got in that bathtub.

Our last restaurant was on Saturday night at Guy Ferrari’s, famous for ‘diners, drive-in’s, and dives, ‘Flavortown’ at the Paris.

Jerry had a previous $10 cash ticket and it was burning a whole in his pocket so he put it a machine just to get rid of it on our last night. We never go to Vegas to gamble, it’s just another form of entertainment while we’re there but,

this is where I would love to say he won a huge, gigantic jackpot, but no he lost it all, the newer machines are so confusing and it’s hard to find an old one.

Walking back we decided to have a nightcap at the Mon ami Gabi patio bar, we didn’t eat there this trip because they no longer have the fish I like. We mentioned our celebration and the bartender gave us complimentary champagne. Tracy had to get up early so just sipped hers. I got a refill and probably drank Jerry’s.

It was still early when we got to the room so Jerry decided to watch a movie. He chose ‘Fast and Furious X’. Tracy wanted to see it too but I fell asleep. They enjoyed it until the abrupt ending. The next one will be out in 2025, a long time to wait for some answers, which they had plenty of questions. I woke up to say goodbye as Tracy was getting ready to catch a cab to the airport. Glad you joined us Tracy, love you lots.

This is a google photo and only one of the many projections they will use, you can find out all about it there, It has a pretty interesting back story

and we made it in that bathtub but then had a hard time getting out

stay tuned for Midas

💗jilly

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This was a very special trip to Las Vegas, and more than likely our last. We were celebrating my, Jerry’s, and Tracy’s birthdays 🎉 We’ve seen and done everything and then some to our heart’s content in Vegas. We never won big but we lived big. We stayed in nice hotels. We saw celebrities performances, comedians, Cirque da Soleil shows, exhibits, museums, visited friends and relatives, and even fed dolphins. So we are going to call it quits. Cold turkey. It’s not quite the same as driving the coach to get there anyway.

The Belliago is right across the street from Planet Hollywood. It was still about a five minute walk. It was 108 but bearable. The conservatory was as beautiful as ever. We have seen every seasons display many times, and this summer it was beautiful. I never go to Vegas and not see the display of the themed flowers. You get lost in the beauty and imagination it takes to create these works of art. I will miss that activity, but they show up on the internet, so I can see them that way, I guess.

The pansies are one of my favorite flowers

This is interesting but I’m not sure who it is supposed to be, I didn’t read the sign.

We sat for awhile in the lobby bar and listened to the piano and people watched for awhile, then headed out to the fountains.

I can’t post a video here, but I have one if anyone wants to see it. And as luck would have it, the song playing was Cher’s ‘Do you Believe’ and I was standing right by the speaker. A fitting send off for me.🥰

FANTASTIC!!!

We had one more dinner out that night, it was a pretty cool place but the food sounded and looked better than it tasted. More on that in the final chapter. I’ve already put too many pictures in here, so one more post to go

p.s.- I hope you see these pictures look okay to you, they look elongated on my preview

stay tuned 🩷jilly

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I’ve posted a lot of our trips to Las Vegas on this blog, but we started going to Vegas long before I started it. Our first trip was with Jerry’s parents when I turned 21. I guess we liked it enough to keep going back. And we did.

Then when Jerry started working for PBI we did the California Grocers Association trade shows every year for probably 20 of those 25 years he worked there. Most of those were in Las Vegas but we did several other cities too. The employees spouses weren’t allowed to go, but after one time Jerry said he wouldn’t do them anymore without me. As warehouse supervisor he was responsible for loading a big truck with all the market equipment from his warehouse. Drive it to Las Vegas. Make sure our booth had its carpet and electricity before unloading it. He put everything in its place from the diagram he made, then plugged it in to make sure they worked. Then five days later, load the truck up again, and drive it home and unload it again, then put it back in the warehouse. Whew! They agreed to let me go along.
It turned out good for them because I was doing all the prep work the salespeople would have had to come a day early to do. They saved the money for up to five rooms for one night. We had a generous allowance, even taking in shows in the budget. And we saw some great ones. We ate at the best restaurants, we did share and I didn’t drink cocktails back then so that saved them money right there. It was hard work-but good times. Also I came home with bags of samples because I got to walk the show. And they were at big convention centers. Plus we got to see Ted when the show was in Reno. Remember all the food we would give you at the shows end from the booth Ted? The company distributed everything a supermarket needs to operate; ovens, slicers, wrappers, refrigerators, shelving, etc. They used real food to demonstrate and they didn’t want to bring the leftovers home. Celia got to go when it was in Long Beach too.

I kind of got carried away there. Anyway this was a good trip. Tracy flew in from North Dakota and met us at Planet Hollywood where we were staying. I had a Birds Eye view of the Belliago fountains from our window

We had concert tickets to see Kelly Clarkson after dinner.

and she didn’t disappoint, she belted out her oldest, her newest, and everything in between. It looked like it was a sold out crowd. She has a huge variety or fans.

We put a few dollars in the machines and went on up to our room. We were pooped. No bathtub tonight.

the next day we were going to walk across the street to see the flowers in the conservatory at the Belliago, and don’t worry Ray, to take pictures of the fountains.

so stay tuned

🩷jilly

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