A Day Off

I need a vacation, but It's not in the cards this winter (because it's already in the cards this spring), so...

Today my husband and I transformed what could have been just another Tuesday into a mini vacation! I took the day off work (no calling in sick, this was legit), we sent the kids to school, and then rather than doing all the exhausting household/tasky stuff that generally consumes our weekends, we went to Mystic Lake Casino!

I haven't spent much time in our local casino - I would compare it to not wanting to ski a hill when you've already skied in the mountains - but we decided it was the closest we could get to Vegas in our allotted time window. As a bonus, they recently changed the laws so they can now serve liquor in the casino (it was totally dry before).

When we walked in, we immediately spotted one of my favorite slots: Invaders from the Planet Moolah. (The cows moo when you win!) I sat down and, on my second spin, hit the bonus and won $59!! This theme continued through Wizard of Oz and Hot Hot Super Respin, so when it was finally 11 am and the bar opened (an issue one never has to face in Vegas), we were ready to celebrate with a cocktail!

Now, my expectations weren't high for a martini in this casino, but it's what I wanted. I wish I'd taken a photo, but I guess I was so underwhelmed that it didn't occur to me to document it...the martini was served in a small plastic cup and the liquid only took up maybe 1/3 of that small cup. It was sort of hilarious. It tasted mediocre, which is what I expected, but, whatever, this martini wasn't going to rain on my winning parade.

All in all, it was a lovely (and profitable) morning at the casino...but wait! There was more! After the casino, we went to see Identity Thief, because I love Jason Bateman. The movie is not good. Somehow they managed to make a bunch of funny people not be very funny, which makes the movie feel even longer than it actually is, which is too long. Much too long.

So, mediocre martinis and movie aside, any day that I find myself in both a casino and movie theater is a good day. Make it a day off from work when I don't have to pay anyone to watch my kids, and it's a GREAT day. Add in the fact that we won enough on slots that the day actually MADE us money rather than costing us anything and that's a SUPERAMAZINGSPECTACULAR day!

I suggest you all take one immediately.