Dollar Dollar Bills---Casino Night

We took a trip to Turning Stone Casino to try our hand at a little gambling on Friday the 13th. We were hoping to win big so we could pay off our Hawaii debt. Turns out we had a great time and just broke even. First we had to stand in a long line to become Diamond Club Members because you can't eat at any of the restaurants or play slots without this card. After assuring the staff we were their high rollers for the night, they escorted us to a nice steak dinner.

We thought it would be nice to dress up a little for a Friday night out at the casino...with jeans, cute shirt and heels, we were still very overdressed. Clearly, the people watching was pretty great.

That's me posing with the holiday decorations as we make our way over to the slot machines. I promptly lost a large sum of money because I didn't know what I was doing.

That's Lauren with her Diamond Club card. I believe she just put more money on her card when I took this picture. We had a blast playing Village People slot machines! Lauren was on my right and the old lady in her wheelchair was to my left. Old lady kept getting Village People Parties and I was very jealous. I wanted to roll her just far enough away from the slot machine so she couldn't reach. Also very distressed that they did not serve alcohol on the casino floor. You could only choose from an assortment of soda and juice...guess they cater to the old lady crowd (please see old lady reference above). If you wanted alcohol you had to stand in the corner to drink it...I wasn't in the mood to feel like I was in trouble or time-out for having an adult beverage. So we abstained.

After Lauren won her money back on the slots and it was already after midnight...we stood up from our machines and made our way to the door. On the way we walked by a roulette table. Lauren already acknowledged that she was familiar with this wonderful gambling game...so I urged her to just play once to show it to me. 2 hours later still sitting at the roulette table...we were HOT! I loved it and we even won on #13 (because it was Friday the 13th)!

We continued the holiday photo shoot as we left the casino. I could definitely make that trip again!