Home Again

Made it back from Las Vegas late last night. Jack and I had a great week there (didn't win but didn't lose more than we had planned). This time we stayed downtown on Fremont Street at The Fitzgerald. It was a totally different experience than previous trips where we stayed on the Strip. The hotel was very comfortable and well maintained. Their slots paid some then took back more; gave you back some and then claimed it all.

Vegas is a great place to people-watch. You see all kinds. Of course I made a lot of "new friends". I talked to people everywhere I went. It is lots of fun learning where others are from. I met one particularly nice young man on the bus. He was there with the Special Olympics. I'm not exactly sure what his handicap was. You could tell he was somewhat challenged but he had no trouble talking to me. He got really excited when I told him I was from Ohio. He immediately replied that he was a Buckeye fan and that he would love to see the Buckeyes play. He knew that a Buckeye was a nut but said that he had never seen one. I promised that I would send him one. (He lives in Irvine, California.) Isn't it amazing how a chance encounter with someone can make a great impression on you?

When I saw Bianca's posting for this week's block I started missing my sewing machine. It didn't help when Carolyn posted this month's block. Come Monday I am going to have to get real busy to get caught up.