It's Friday already?

Shocking!  Where did the week go?  Having done pretty much nothing all week, I feel sufficiently slothful.  This morning we are doing some catering cooking that needs to get dropped off in a couple of hours, so at least we have a momentary focus.  After that, who knows?

I've decided to stop in Las Vegas on my return journey home.  Sometimes I think I am the only person who has never visited Sin City and it's time to remedy that situation. The tricky part was finding a hotel close to the action that allowed dogs.  Dogs and gambling must not be simpatico or perhaps it's dogs and the Strip that don't get along.  Most of the places that allow dogs are on the outskirts of the downtown area and are of the major chain types of motels, such as Motel 6 and Comfort Inn.  I was hoping for something a little better than that and I also want to be within walking distance of the Bellagio water fountains.  After a bit of searching I discovered that the Paris Hotel accepts small dogs!  We are in luck!  The rooms are reasonable and the location is perfect.

I am not much of a gambler but I do love to win large sums of money so I will play some 25 cent slot machines, hoping to win enough money to finance my retirement.  One must think positively about one's chances and I definitely am doing that.  The roulette wheel also holds some fascination for me so I may put down a couple of bets there as well.  But the real draws for me are seeing the new bridge over the Hoover Dam and seeing the water fountains at the Bellagio.  A couple of years ago, when I drove from New Orleans, I went through Las Vegas and the construction of the bridge was underway.  The bridge, less than a quarter completed, was looming over the existing road like a steel pincher jutting out of the mountain.  The pictures I have seen of it look beautiful, so we will definitely stop and check that out.  As for the fountains, I have always wanted to see them and now is my chance.  Staying at the Bellagio wasn't an option but the Paris Hotel is across the street, so I am happy about that.

Any other suggestions for a single woman in Vegas?  Again, I am not a real gambler and definitely not a party person, but it seems there may be enough free stuff (or fairly low cost) to see and do.  And there are always the delicious buffets! Cooper will enjoy being out of the car and taking a walk but I am not sure he will be up for slot machines.  I doubt that they even let puppies in the casino areas of the big hotels but maybe if I get him a cute outfit, something with rhinestones, he'll get a pass and can help me score free cocktails while we win big bucks.

But the journey to Vegas doesn't start for a couple of days.  We have the weekend, part of which will be taken up with a visit to the Lone Oak Winery for their wine club release party.  Other than that, I guess we'll just have to see what comes along. 

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