J. and I spent a lovely night at Atlantis - though it wasn't as awesome as last year. It was crowded and with no casino 'events' to have people off the casino floor for chunks of the night, it got a lot more crowded as the evening passed. We had fun sitting at Dragonlinks playing the night away - no big wins but it was fun.
Around 6PM, I heard a 'boss' tell waitresses (there's a bar right next to Dragonlink) that they should no longer bring any beverages to guests in glass bottles. Pour the drink into plastic glasses (all they use now since the Pandemic) and toss the bottles in the trash near the bar. I hadn't really thought about any chance of any 'ruckus' where glass bottles could be a problem - but I appreciated they were thinking of any risks and mitigating them. Later in the evening, we witnessed a guy getting very upset about a waitress who was refusing to serve him a drink - the 'law' (because of pandemic again) is no 'walk up bar service' - so at Atlantis, if you want a drink, you have to be at a machine and have the waitress bring you a drink. He was upset, not wearing a mask, getting hostile and belligerent with the waitress, other guests and staff who came to her aide. It was quickly resolved with security being called to get him off the property. (They likely called the police and had him arrested for drunk and disorderly but...we didn't see that part so I'm not sure what happened after they got him away from the waitress and the bar).
We rang in the New Year with shots of tequila at midnight. There's video evidence - we sent it to the kids to show our merriment - no, I'm not posting it here. The 'kids' got a kick out of it - their parents can party. Who knew?
We both slept pretty well, got up around 9 and went downstairs for coffee and a bite to eat. I was super 'happy' to see all the big jackpots that existed the night before were still there - silly, I know, but I had so thought that maybe New Year's luck would have us winning something HUGE. We didn't. But it was fun.
We were home a bit after 11 and I tried to welcome the new year by cleaning the kitchen. LOL.
All Christmas decorations except the Christmas tree were taken down and put away before we left for Reno on Thursday. I had thought we'd spend today tidying up the garage but it turned out J. had already done that before he joined me at Atlantis. (We took two cars in case I wanted to stay and play a bit this morning - but I was [more than] ready to be home). Now we have two cars in the garage again and ALWAYS WILL, I think!
The massive amount of stuff that has left the house this year is documented on fifteen 8 1/2 x 11 inch notebook pages. That is a LOT of stuff.
Christmas tree will be down and put away tomorrow.
Both of the boys received their stimulus payment already and both are super stoked about it! H. has gone to two hiring events for Amazon warehouses in the Cypress area and we sure hope he gets hired. The maintenance company he's working for announced they are entering their 'slow period' - so he knows he wont' get many hours. Positive vibes/prayers/mojo much appreciated because he has to find work. In his lows (really super proud of him because he's learning to regroup around the emotions and formulate a plan - taking action instead of reaching for a chemical - good coping skills to have), he wants to 'come home'. And I/we gently say 'No. That's not the answer. You wanted to move to Texas because you wanted a fresh start - and you can make a go of it there. You have. Coming 'home' isn't really your best option'.
We love him....and miss him. But we don't want adult kids to live with us. Visiting often and for however long they want is fine - but not living here.
2021 is full of possibilities. We are anxious to be vaccinated against COVID-19 so that we may feel more comfortable traveling in June and enjoy our planned Alaska cruise. We are so happy to be in our beautiful home - winding down projects (picture hanging still not quite finished but we're so close!) - Spring will be planting some flower pots we're going to put along the edge of the driveway, planting some annuals around the backyard and enjoying being outside. We may get a shed (still debating if we should but to keep the garage as clear as possible, some outdoor storage for garden 'stuff' would be good).
It is good to be home. This home. The long awaited, long planned house that we designed and watched being built - it's been a whirlwind of a couple years and we're really looking forward to the feeling of 'we're home' continuing to grow everyday.
Blessings to you and yours - here's to 2021!
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