On our drive to Reno yesterday (free play day and the giveaway was pumpkin pies so we did our weekly trek on a Wednesday), I told. J. 'I am not sure if I'm hoping to hear from H. or not. I mean...I am. I hope we might hear from him? But at the same time, I don't know what I'll say. What to say'. He said he was feeling the same so that helped. I reminded myself of things I want to say. I will be sure to say how good it is to hear his voice; that we love him; care about him and worry about him. And that every night before I close my eyes for sleep, I ask God to keep an eye on him.
It's 2:34PM and so far, no call. Phones are switched on and never far away - and it's OK either way, really. Truly. I'm sure it's way harder for him to think of the call because...well, when your parents realize the length, depth and breadth of the non-truths you've told for months - and you know they know - that would be daunting to say the least.
The fresh turkey is about halfway through it's cook cycle and all the sides are ready to warm. J. is getting the potatoes cooked for The Pioneer Woman mashed potato recipe which works for getting them done and then rewarmed right before serving.
We had a super fun day at Atlantis yesterday - slots were paying and I spent 5 hours at a Dragonlink machine and finished the day with a hand pay!! Woot woot!
Have to share the bad with the good. Long story. I played Dragonlinks at our local casino on Sunday. I had a good day - but ended up down a bit. Now I am/was pretty flush thanks to J.'s Blackjack tournament 1st place - but I'm working really hard on knowing when to stop. I went to the kiosk to swipe my card - had $20 in earned free play so I went back to Dragonlinks again - the machine I was on was available - but I moved to the machine on the left. Played it a bit - nothing happened - and left. Later that day, I realized there was another player perk that I should have swiped my card for so I told J. 'I'm going to go back to do that and I'll be right home'. The $15,500 Grand jackpot had hit in the few hours between my visit - and a lady I knew was there with me that morning told me that it hit on my machine. $5 bet on 2 cent denomination. DANG IT! I wished more than anything I hadn't come back 'cuz I would have realized on my next visit that the jackpot hit but I wouldn't have known it hit on the machine I was on literally about 10 minutes after I left. If I'd gone back to that machine and tried again, it would have been me.
I was crushed about that for a few days but I'm getting back to not worrying about it. My day will come.
We're going back to Atlantis tomorrow because the gift shop has Black Friday sale prices and I always like looking for things during the sale.
On Sunday, J. is heading to Sacramento for a concert with his best friend R. . They will enjoy dinner together and will share a hotel room. It's The Beatles Live 'White Album' which they are both looking forward to.
The neighborhood is filling up with cars - neighbors hosting. Our closest neighbors are in France and are posting the most amazing pics of their adventures.
It's a fairly usual Thanksgiving - dishwasher running again. I already feel stuffed but I know I will eat more! I nibble on the stuffing as it's in process. And J. had to go to Savemart quickly for a couple things I didn't get in our Walmart order and he brought me a glazed donut. It was not a great donut but I ate it gladly.
I'm watching all the Harry Potter movies! It's so fun to remember how much the boys loved the books and the movies. It's a fun walk down memory lane. When we cleaned out some books, J. asked 'why are there two of this Harry Potter book'? I said 'because when the new books would come out, I'd buy two - so B. could read right away and then H. (if he wanted to) and I'd read the 2nd book as soon as we got them. We donated all the duplicates we had except one - I just never wanted to have to wait to read them because we all loved them so much.
Wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am blessed by all of you dear readers and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for continuing to follow my musings. Even if it's only a now and then read.
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