When will I learn not to get my hopes up? Yesterday, we got in the car and trekked up to Winstar Casino for a day of gambling/winning topped off by a Frankie Valli concert. Let me just say the concert was fabulous. Even at 77 years old, Frankie Valli can hit the high notes that he hit in the 60s. The music was phenomenal...made all the better by having seen Jersey Boys on Broadway back in May. That said...
Six of us made the trip to okalahoma. Ron and I were accompanied by Glen and Carlene, brother and sister-in-law, my dad and Carlene's longtime friend, Sissy. Carlene and Sissy are hardcore when it comes to gambling. They come to play and they bring the cash to do it with. The rest of us are novices.
A summary of our day....
Carlene lost over $400.
Glen lost over $100 but less than $200.
Ronnie lost $120.
I lost $85.
I don't know how much Sissy lost.
Daddy...won. He finally ended up $160...but had been up $300 at one point...all on video poker.
I went expecting to lose and therefore, my expectations were met. I don't get how some people can be so lucky and others of us couldn't win a piece of chewing gum if we were the only one in a raffle. I played all morning and was up about $30 when we went to lunch. Maybe I shouldn't have eaten lunch...not only did I blow the diet at the buffet, but my streak of "holding my own" ended at lunch. All I did after that was lose.
Hopefully, I will have a different story to tell after my visit to Las Vegas next month.
Keep your fingers crossed. Keep your toes crossed. Hell, keep your eyes crossed if you have to. Just once I would like to come home a winner! Wish me luck!
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