I went downtown to meet up with Vicki, who is in town with her new man to celebrate Jenn's birthday, albeit a bit early. They were staying at Circus Circus, which is in fact, a circus on Saturday night. I found my way with out incident and was thrilled that Circus Circus is the first casino on the downtown strip. I met Vicki in her room, where Peggy was also visiting with her ten month old baby..now Peggy is my age, so Vicki and I had a really good time making fun of her for having a baby at 48 years of age. Sienna is adorable, but please, Peggy will be 66 when this kid turns 18. Her son, Dustin is 28 this year and just had a daughter of his own a couple of months ago. Peggy does understand how nutty this is and is also terribly entertaining, so we did have fun hanging out.
All the kids were coming by at ten and the whole crew was going dancing. I figured I would stay to say hi to everyone and then head home. Jenn and Richard showed up first and when Amber, Kevin, and Marika arrived, (Poor Jeremy was working a graveyard shift tonight, he'll be getting home around 6am), we went downstairs and met them at the Dome...I had no idea what that meant, but now know that the dome is this cool spot that has a projector showing stuff in a Truman Show kind of sky under, yes, you guessed it, a huge dome. It was very crowded and I just kept an eye on my crew so I would not get separated from them. I will have to go back and fully check out the Dome on another night..well maybe.
They talked me into staying for a little while at a bar called the Beer Brothers, I think. There was no cover charge, I got carded at the door, which tickled me, and I thanked the kid, who was probably younger than my sons and even got my hand stamped. I think this is the first time I have ever gotten my hand stamped at a club. I was skeptical at first of how long I would last, as the music was really loud. The band was really good and we found a table for the whole group in an outer area, kind of like if it was a patio, only inside the mall walkway. Tom, Vicki's boyfriend, and a really nice guy, bought rounds for the table...ten beers, ten shots of Patron. I drank water as my drinking days are way over. I had so much fun hanging out with the kids. I got a chance to talk to Kevin and Marika, who are just spectacular additions to this family, and Jenn and Richard, who with a few beers is quite the talkative guy. Tom kept buying rounds, mostly everyone danced and we closed the place, I am assuming around 3am. We talked and laughed and the night just flew by. Jenn and Richard walked me to me car once we had established everyone had a ride home, as no one but me was in any shape to drive and I made the trek to Spanish Springs so completely pleased that I had stayed.
I did not get out my camera till many beers and shots had been consumed. I am not sure where Kevin was, but AJ, Jeremy's long time friend, filled in nicely. Lto R: AJ, Richard, Jenn, Amber Marika
Tried to get a cute one of these two, but Vicki kept trying to talk, oh well...and that is Kevin in the background.
A really great time was had by all, although we shall see how they all feel in the morning. It's now 4:45ish, I am happy and ready for bed, knowing I will never have another hangover in my life, cool, unh?
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