Another early rise to the day, not because we needed to get moving, but rather the fact that our hotel room was not cooling down which made sleep impossible. Being hot in Vegas in the summer is not a good thing. Being hot in the hotel at night and not being able to sleep is even worse. Pam made another executive decision that we would get a different room. In instances like this I have found that it pays to be super nice to the person you are dealing with rather than being a mean old grizzly bear like people often do. The lady on the phone was great and upgraded our room,then waived the resort fee as well. Resort fees in Vegas wear me smooth out! Why in the world should I have to pay a resort fee when you are giving me a comped room? But I digress, the resort fee was now a mute point since we were on a free roll Vegas style!
We decided that we would be changing the name of our smallest young ling from little Delaney to Delano in hopes of her becoming a big bright Vegas star some day!
The girls really wanted to go see Pawn Stars in hopes of meeting Chumlee. We spent some time at the store checking out all the cool items. Chum was not present so we had to settle for cardboard picture with Rick. It was fun to go into the store. It will amaze you how small it actually is. Pam asked when the stars would be in the store and learned that the stars take the whole month of July and August off. AK got a cool Pawn Stars shirt and little Delaney found a Chumlee notebook to buy. I personally found it odd that they would put a picture of Chum on a notebook for school, but then again I guess I am raising a kid who would buy it. So who am I to judge!?!
After Pawn Stars we drove downtown and showed the girls Fremont Street. We decided early on a Monday morning would be a safe time from the freak show. Needless to say it was not! After seeing the topless overaged hula dancer, AK and poor Delano got an education on what the female upper body looks like beyond the age of fifty after many years of hard living! Lets just say that neither girl will be living hard after that scene!
It was time to cruise over to Caesars to checkout the Aquarius show they have in The Shop at the Forum. The girls loved it and were happy we went. We then went back to the Luxor to go swimming in the pool. The girls were pleased with the choice of four pools and enjoyed the cool water from the dessert heat.
When in Vegas there are to big time musts for first-time travelers. One of them is to attend a show. Pam and I had gone back and forth on which show and what kind of show to take them to. Since we are frugal, we went for the cheap show. Pam's theory was that the girls had never been to a show, and they would not know the difference anyway. The show we picked was Super Stars on Stage. It was a variety act of a concert featuring the fake Rod Stewart, Whitney Houston and the star of the show, Michael Jackson.
The show made me think of my boy from back home Rob Pena, aka Rigo. We celebrated his 40th birthday this past year. While at his party Michael Jackson's Billy Jean song came on. My boy Rigo turned to me and told me that he "was a sucker for a great 80's pop song!' Rigo is right, many don't admit it, but most of us are.
The show was well worth the price of admission, even if the price was completely free thanks to a Summer Mummers gift card Pam won a few years ago! Speaking of Summer Mummers, we will be back Saturday night to see the show with Kelly and Jaime in hopes that the mean Summer Mummers worker has found a new place of employment! This way both of them can enjoy throwing popcorn without getting scolded.
The next big must we had to check off the girls Vegas list was to take them to the buffet. It was a chance to redeem my superhero status that I lost at the Grand Canyon. You might not be able to tell from my slender figure, but I know how to work my way around a buffet to get the maximum amount of nourishment in for the least amount of money. My goal is to walk out of the buffet with having the casino realize they took a loss on me!
While driving to Sunset Station, I told the girls the important rules to buffet winning. "Don't eat any breads. Stay away from the potatoes and rice! Watch all potential fillers and only concentrate on the good stuff!"
We had to wait awhile in line. The cash register started to smirk when she saw my small stature family. She knew the casino would be out on top with our family! The reason Vegas is so big and grand is because everything is rigged and only a few know the secret to breaking Vegas. Since Pam and I have been to Vegas a time or two, we hold the precious answers on how to win. The casino purposely charges everyone the same price. By doing this they figure that they can score a win on kids while they may break even or take a small loss on the adults. What the Sunset Station was not betting on was the fact that I had coached the girls on how to take them down.
We finally sat down, said the family prayer and broke the family huddle to feed our guts. Delano was smart and went for the turkey and corn. AK went for tacos while Pam and I each had salads to help everything else glide through. Round two brought some real food followed by round three and four. After and hour at the table it was time for desert. The girls ate as much as they could and I had and extra just for good measure. I knew victory was ours as each trip to the buffet brought grimaced looks from the manager!
We finally decided to call it and roll our bodies out of the casino. Delano announced that the buffet had been one of the best places she had ever eaten! Our stomachs were full but not as full as my pride as I had once again achieved superhero status in the eyes of my little girls and once small bride! We came back to the hotel and let our food induced coma do its thing.
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