Las Vegas: Day #04 - August 13

Well... The end of our trip finally came upon us.

We woke up and packed our suitcases, checked out, stored our luggage at the hotel, and headed to breakfast. After we ate, Janet, Rhiannon, and I walked around Excalibur to look through the little gift shops to kill some time before heading to the airport.

We met up with Mary and Becky in the casino and gambled for a bit. I played one dollar on a old-time slot machine, complete with the pull-down thing...

I lasted quite a while on that machine and on that dollar. It was kind of exciting! I ended up losing it, but it was still fun pulling down on that thing, rather than hitting the button. (That "thing", I'm sure, has a name, but I can't think of it!)

We picked up our luggage and met the shuttle bus in the back of the hotel and headed to the airport. We got checked in rather quickly and had plenty of time to kill. Mary and Becky got their "Pre Boarder" passes for their "claustrophobia". They are now known to us as The Las Vegas Con Artists...

Rhiannon and I grabbed some chocolate lollipops from Ethel's Chocolates, which I hear is quite the treat in Las Vegas, and some Sbarro for lunch. We ate and sat around waiting for our flight.

We boarded around 03:30 PM and, like I mentioned in a previous entry, Southwest only gives you a zone letter and a number in line. This time, Janet, Rhiannon, and I were in the last zone, so we were the last to board.

There were no seats together. The only openings were middle seats. Every aisle and window seat was taken.

SO... For the five-hour flight home, Rhiannon and I were in separate rows and had to sit in between two complete strangers. How awkward is that?! (Janet got to sit with Mary and Becky. Lucky!)

I tell you once again... I'm not a fan of Southwest. They lost me as a future customer because I will be booking with airlines who actually designate seat assignments.

We landed around 11:30 PM in Fort Lauderdale, grabbed our luggage, and headed home. We dropped off Janet, drove through the Taco Bell drive thru, and started catching up on TiVo immediately as we unpacked and unwound.

We finally fell asleep around 02:00 AM and realized that our fantastic and extremely memorable trip to Las Vegas was officially over.

Looking back, the five of us had a blast! We laughed and laughed throughout the entire trip, and I feel so much closer to Rhiannon, obviously, since we're now engaged, as well as my three co-workers. Janet, Mary, and Becky will forever be my Las Vegas buds, and we will always share so many memorable moments together. I love you all!

Thanks for reading all of these posts about this trip! It really was absolutely wonderful; I look forward to my next vacation to Las Vegas!

Who knows?! It could be next summer! The five of us did discuss making this an annual trip! :-)