Christmas in Vegas

There are two things that I absolutely have to do every time I’m in Vegas...

1) Hit up a good casino buffet

2) Follow that with some $5 blackjack (or $3, depending on the caliber of the casino).

This year, John and Missy took us out to the Texas Roadhouse (a “casino for locals”) for our buffet and blackjack. Chrissy and I, as it turns out, can be a formidable gambling duo. I typically wear a smoking jacket (w/ suede elbow pads) and continually pocket chips from both of our winnings. This way, at no point are we ever really losing that much. At worst, we tend to walk away even. This year, I was inspired, having recently read “Bringing Down the House." And as most Vegas gambling stories go...we started out hot! We were definitely up $100-150 at one point. But by evenings end, we walked away only $10 up. Not great, but it certainly could have been a lot worse.

After a few days in town, Chrissy and I took a daytrip to the Valley of Fire State Park.

Elephant Rock

We also went searching for hotsprings and found this ideal-looking spot.

Unfortunately, the temperature was a little on the brisk side.

On our last night in town, we got to open presents!!!