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March, 2024
March (and April) are becoming busier that I anticipated. We enjoyed Spring Training in the Phoenix area for the first time since the Pandemic and had a great time. Mary is also getting ready to get her other knee replaced so there's been a ton of doctor appointments and other side issues to take care of. But, as usual, we enjoyed traveling all month and getting more travel in before she slows down a bit in May.
We stayed at the Cliff Castle Casino Hotel at the beginning of the month, it is located near Sedona (one of our favorite Arizona destinations) We were able to cash in on a number of FREE play options and gift giveaways, as well as enjoy the local atmosphere.
We stayed overnight at Harrah's Laughlin one night, they were having a 10X multiplier and we wanted to take advantage of that. We ate at Harrah's Range Steak House (on their dime) with Mary's brother and it was pretty good this time (they are hit and miss). The second full week of March we spent in the Phoenix area to enjoy Spring Training Baseball. We had tickets to 5 games but was rained out of one, first time that's happened to us. It was a lot of fun and brought back many good memories of enjoying baseball in the park. While we were there Mary had a pre-pre-op appointment with her knee surgeon and scheduled her knee replacement for May 16th. She's been suffering with the pain but is ready to put it behind her. We also got to visit with Mike, Paula, and the Grandkids for a great spaghetti and meatball dinner that Friday night.
After Spring Training, we headed to Sedona for some leisure time and a wine delivery/pickup. The weather was great and it was very relaxing. We ate dinner at the new Merkin Vineyard Hilltop Trattoria in Cottonwood, if you are ever in the area you MUST stop here for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Sunday we hiked all over downtown Sedona (shopping) and then headed to Page Springs to pick up Mary's wine order as well as enjoyed dinner in their Wine Club room. The people here are so nice and the wine is great.
We did travel to Las Vegas once in March, stayed at the Paris Hotel. I was able to score reservations (a few months ago) at Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen and it was an awesome dinner. Very pricey, but the casino paid for it and it was very enjoyable. The next night Mary hit a sizeable jackpot at her favorite slot machine, she was pretty happy! After that, we ate dinner/appetizers at Gordon Ramsay's Pub and it was the first time eating a Scotch Egg, which was very tasty to me.

January, 2024
Here it is, a New Year. Boy, did 2023 go by fast or what?!?
We ended the year by having a beautiful dinner at Garibaldi's (downtown Kingman) and then headed home to watch the ball drop in N.Y.
January was certainly a busy month. We continue to travel often and since we did so well last year at the casinos (winnings, tier status, comp earnings) I suspect there will be no slow down on that front.
Mary & I stayed at the casinos in Laughlin 3 times during the month of January. Lots of offers at the beginning of the year and they comp all our stays (including meals) so it's hard to turn them down.
We drove over to the Central Coast and stayed in Pismo Beach a couple of days, to attend the Celebration of Life for a good friend/co-worker and his wife.
We stayed near Sedona a couple of nights for our quarterly wine pickup at Page Springs Cellars and got to enjoy lunch at the new Merkin Hilltop Winery and Trattoria in Cottonwood (if you are ever in the area you MUST stop here) as well as dinner at Dahl and Diluca (a great Italian restaurant in Sedona).
We also stayed at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino for 2 nights and enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Capo's Speakeasy and Restaurant, which is quite the experience. Very authentic feel and the italian food was to die for.

February, 2024
February turned into a rather busy month for us, some cross-country travel and a number of stays in Las Vegas (more tier building bonus opportunities).
We started the month by saying goodbye to Karen Polywacz, Mary's brother Joe's companion for over 20 years. It was very sad to see her go but we know that she's no longer suffering and now thriving in a much better place. We Love you Karen.
This month we stayed at the Flamingo Las Vegas (this place is really in decline) and twice at the Paris Hotel/Casino, which is becoming our favorite in Las Vegas. While at the Flamingo we enjoyed appetizers at the Yard House (just out on Linq Lane) and the next night a spectacular dinner at Bobby Flay's Amalfi Restaurant (at Caesar's Palace). When we stayed at Paris, we had dinner at Gordon Ramsey's Steak House - since this was our second time there I didn't get the Beef Wellington but tried the Pan Seared Salmon - what a treat that was!
We flew to Florida the 3rd weekend of February to say goodbye to my mom, who passed away May 29, 2023. Her wishes were to have her ashes spread in the St. John's River near her home with her late husband Don (they both fished there quite often). We were very happy and honored to be there and engage in her last request - just sad that no one else from the family deemed it necessary to show up.
Yes, we stayed at Harrah's Laughlin once in February for another Tier Credit multiplier and I did exceptionally well, getting lots of credits and making money in the process. Mary just made her normal contributions to the fund. We did enjoy dinner at The Range Steak House at Harrah's but they are starting to lose their luster and the dinner isn't quite as high-end as it used to be (sad to see).
Once we came back from Florida we actually stayed at our house for a couple of weeks, what a treat.