Vegas In a Day...

...well actually, 36 hours.   I flew out to Vegas Thursday evening and landed just in time to walk in to a perfect dinner with great friends... wine, steak, laughs, Belvedere, chips, BlackJack, Hold 'em, a failed attempt at understanding Bacarrat, RedBull, and hitting the pillow at 6a sounds fun.  It actually was fun.  I woke at 1030 and could feel my legs, but I really couldn't make them move.  I could brush my teeth, but could only taste sand.  For this moment, I could actually say I was seeing the world through rose colored lens - my eyes looked as if they were actually bleeding. What could I tell, I could hardly see out of them.  However with no headache, all was relatively right in the world.  We went to eat, although 2 fries was all I could muster.  19 8 oz. bottles of free water later and the amazing pool at the Wynn, I was talking again - reborn... Literally, I went from not speaking - to grunting - to making half phrases - to talking - then eating and talking and voila - I was reborn.  It only took me 3 hours what took Miles 20 months.  With food in my belly and the sun out, I was back and couldn't resist the BlackJack tables that were out by the pool under the cabana.  There we were at our own table, laughing, winning, having fun... 1 beer - 2 beers (Corona, mind you) - 3 beers... Here we go again - rinse and repeat.  Problem was we're now a little older and little wiser...  Spa. :) Hot tub, eucalyptus steam, deluge, shower and a shave - could this be?  A slow down? A mature approach?  Boringly enough --- yes.  I left the spa, sat at the poker table for while.  We met for dinner.  We played cards - no one was really overly motivated - we went to a club - I was in bed, no lie, at 1145p.  That is a first and with a 430a wake up call, it was smart.

So where am I going with this?  Nowhere really.  I had a great night and great day with great friends in  a cool place. I went to bed earlier on vacation than I would have home.  I had 3 beers all day (and night) IN VEGAS... and I must say, it was one of the better times, I've had there.  I will definitely do it again - next time, I'll stay an extra 12 hours...

It's amazing how time flies when you don't wear a watch.