We planned to leave Denver early in the morning so we could get to Las Vegas in time for Zach to take in the sights of the strip. Instead, I was standing outside the hotel at 7:30am with the front desk clerk jumping our dead battery so I could drive to a store to get the battery replaced.
We were waiting at 8am as the battery store opened its doors. The battery had to be shipped across town from another location (of course it did) so were stuck for at least 90 minutes.
I bought some plastic wrap at Home Depot while we were packing in St. Louis. I didn't use all of it but I also didn't have time to return the rolls before we hit the road. The car shop was within walking distance of a Home Depot so I set out to get a refund.
I walked up to the return counter and handed the cashier my receipt and the merchandise. She took one look at the receipt and asked me, "Why did you come all the way to Denver to return your stuff?". I replied, "I heard the cashiers in Denver sing a song when you return items." She gave me a VERY odd look as I repeated my answer.
She took the items and started to sing "would you like the refund on your card or cash back today?" I kept from laughing as I asked for the cash. She handed me the money and sang "Have a nice day!" as I walked away from the counter.
We finally hit the road at 9:45am and rolled through Colorado, and a small part of Utah, on our way to Las Vegas.
We arrived a bit after 8pm (about three+ hours behind schedule) and checked in as quickly as possible. We left Vegas around Noon the next day. In that 16-hour period, we:
***Watched the Forum Shoppes "Fall Of Atlantis" show
***Rode the roller coaster on top of New York New York
***Watched the "Sirens of TI" show
***Ate pretzels and donuts at 1:30am
***Watched the 3-D M&M movie at the M&M Store (duh!)
***Gambled
***Walked the strip
*** Ate at Chipotle
***Watched the dog process the sights and sounds of the casino
Our Saturday afternoon road trip to Los Angeles was interrupted when we approached Primm, Nevada. The sight of a roller coaster will always make us pull over and check out the location!
Desperado is a hypercoaster located at Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino. It was WAY too hot for the dog to be outside so Dana and Zach went on the coaster while I stayed in the air conditioned car with Doc. Dana switched with me after her coaster ride so I could take a turn on Desperado.
I noticed a couple walking into the casino with their dogs as Zach and I were leaving the building. I asked the security guard and she told me dogs were welcome at the casino.
THREE HOURS LATER....
***Dana finished shopping at the Outlet Mall next to Buffalo Bill's
***Zach wrapped up in the casino game room
***Doc and I finished talking to a good 20-25 people over the age of 80 who wanted to
stop and say "hello to the cute puppy"
We hit the road (again) to make our way to Los Angeles. Finally, after some breaks for...
***Gas
***Food for the road
***A stop at the border to declare if we had any fruits, vegetables or animals with us
...We arrived in Sherman Oaks shortly after 10pm!
We took Dana through the lobby of The Plaza apartment building so she could see 3G and his posse holding court on a Saturday night. A evening of rest was necessary because Sunday would be filled with improv, showing Dana the route to her new workplace, getting the keys to our new place and laundry.
I'll have more to talk about soon with new Zach audition stories and my audition for Wipeout.
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