Grand Casino

JJ was at library on Monday afternoon studying.  I was running around taking care of some errands.  The weather was horrible.  I had been thinking about sitting around at home and just decided that I wanted to get out of the house.  At the last second, we choose to go to Biloxi and stay at the Grand Casino.  Because of the crazy weather, it took us over 2 hours to get there.  At one point we were driving about 30mph with our hazards on.  We finally arrived and happily gave the keys to the valet.   The price for the room was nice, but we will definitely be choosing a different casino next time.  The gaming area was very small and they had problems opening tables for us to play and there are casinos that are actually closer to us here in Hattiesburg.  We did have a great burger from the pub since the buffett was closed.(We were so looking forward to some crab legs)  We didn’t win anything but we did have a good time and it was nice to get away for just one night.

Christmas Spirit

Last night we had the pleasure of attending a Chrismas pagent at Oak Grove Methodist Church.  My good friend’s children were performing and we went to support them.  It definitely put us in the Christmas spirit and the kids did a great job.

Plans

• Today Find an apartment for March.  We are going to start looking.  We probably won’t sign a lease until we get back from Kentucky in February.
• Christmas Shopping.  I have no idea what to get my parents or grand parents.
• Friday night is the St. Thomas Christmas Party.  It should be fun.
• Saturday night we are having dinner and watching the Saints game with some friends.
• Sunday we are driving to New Orleans for the New Orleans Bowl and cheering on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. SMTTT It has been along time since I have been on Bourbon Street!

Report Card

Here are my grades for the week! Hopefully, this will become a weekly installment.

A+ Goes to Hotwire.com. I booked a room for the New Orleans Bowl last week. They got me into the Le Pavillion for $60.

A+ Goes to Grand Casino Biloxi for their hotel price mid-week $39.

A+ To the UPS lady who saw me driving away about 100 yards from my house, recognized  JJ or myself and flagged us down to give us a package. (Probably JJ, not that many Koreans on our street in Hattiesburg)

A+ To the photographer who took our picture for the  St. Thomas directory.  You took a nice shot and made my wife’s day when you exclaimed that I came back with gold from Korea.

A+ to Adorama Camera store. You got my tripod and ball head delivered exactly when you said it would arrive!

A+ to the New Orleans Saints! Who Dat?

F to the auditors for my car insurance.  You need evidence that I was not in the country for 4 years and were not sure that a complete copy of my passport would work. Also, you need proof that my wife is my wife and didn’t allow a marriage certificate to work???

A+ to my insurance agent at Nation Wide for sorting all the above mess out without driving me crazy.  You guys are great.

B to the security guard at the casino. You had never seen a permanent resident card before.  You really didn’t know what to think.  You were much nicer after your superior told you that it was a valid ID.

F To the pitbosses at the Grand Casino Biloxi.  You had 3 tables that were empty and the dealers were just hanging out. You still wouldn’t open up a  Let it Ride table for us??? I asked on Monday night and Tuesday morning to have a table opened.  We didn’t even have a chance to give you our money!

F to Lady Luck.  Give me at least one small jackpot!!