Mary and I

Mary came for an overnight visit and, of course, we went to the casino for another overnight.  She had a free night at the casino hotel, free dinners for 2, and free stage show for the afternoon.  We both left the casino $300 richer than we went (very, very odd for me) so it was one fabulous couple of days.

Mary and I can talk for hours on end and never run out of things to say.  We've known each other since the late 1960's so we have plenty of past history to discuss, also.  A few gin and tonics thrown into the mix is nice, too.

Mary's son, Brent, came over for a visit the last evening she was here.  He lives just a few blocks away from me so it's an added bonus for Mary when she visits me...she lives about 2 1/2 hours from us.

Mary, along with being a good friend, is my casino buddy.  She loves it as much as I do but she's usually a winner.  I, on the other hand, just love gambling whether I win or not but I do set a limit so I'm not totally stupid.

On Wednesday night we gambled until 2 A.M. before realizing that, although we weren't tired, we had a full day ahead of us on Thursday so we cashed in and went to bed.  The show on Thursday afternoon was a musical with 1960 hits of the day...wonderful to bring back those memories!

I thoroughly enjoy Mary's visits and wish she could visit more but she still has a husband at home.  Don is very good about Mary's ramblings but they also have a terrific relationship where they do a lot together.  She is a lucky lady...at the casino, too!

Matt came on Friday night to hook all the millions of wires back together on the computer.  Everything had to be unhooked so that he could put everything on the new desk.  I didn't realize until this morning that I have no sound, though, so I'm going to have to impose upon him again.  I really need sound because I watch a lot of videos on Youtube.  Oh, well, I can easily wait until he has some free time to do it.

Kim came after work and we all went to a local restaurant for dinner.  It was a nice surprise.  From the outside it looks kind of ritzy but inside it's just a very nice family restaurant that I'll go back to a lot.  We're planning to have breakfast there on Sundays and hope as many of the family as possible will join us.  It would be a lovely family tradition to start because everyone (except me) is so busy with their own lives that we don't see each other as often as I'd like so having breakfast together every week or so would be nice for all of us.

After dinner, Matt and Kim came back to my apartment and, between the two of them, they figured out how my car key works when and if the key battery dies.  I've been a little worried about that happening and now I know what to do.  It was something I could never have figured out myself and something the car dealership should have taught me before I drove the car off the lot.

Joyce, Larry, and Linda are coming over this morning to see the apartment.  I love my family!!