What???? It's time to go home already?????
Our last few hours in Las Vegas
I got up early and quietly got dressed and went down to the Casino to try my luck one last time. No success. Came back up to the room and packed my things, and had a good cry. How could my holiday be over so quickly? I haven't even danced a Cha Cha with my one and only cha cha pard Nick !! After rushing around packing, showering, etc...Tess phones the airline. BIG SMILES as we're told the flight is going to be 3 hours late in leaving. We put our bags in Tim's car and were sent into more tears when Tim produced a dozen red roses for each of us.....I can't say enough about this guys kindness...what a doll !!
We had an extra 3 hours, so we went for another walk down the strip and kind of reflected on what the past 3 days had been like for us. Tim and I ended up going to the Bellagio to watch the water show, Tess and Nick went to the New York, New York and every other hotel they had yet not seen!!! It was so great to have these extra hours to spend with eachother and take in the wonders of Las Vegas.
At the Airport
We met back at our hotel, got in the car, and started the drive to the airport. We get to the airport and encounter a slight problem as we check in. It appears that they have already checked Chrissy in......guess she doesn't have to go home after all ! We get it straightened out, and go upstairs to where we have to sit for an hour or so until the plane is ready to go. We were all kind of quiet, as I don't think any of us wanted this holiday to end.
Nick found a way to occupy himself at the airport !! If this lady only knew he was there !! LOL
Sitting in the airport, shaking like a leaf waiting for my meds to kick in, I thought about the weekend and all the things we did. Many were things I had never experienced before in my life.
The first time I ever went on a holiday with a girlfriend.
The first time I ever saw a palm tree.
The first time I ever met an on-line friend.
The first time I ever was at a loss for words...yes....fb was speechless !!
The first time I ever rode in a limo.
The first time I ever felt like a princess.
The first time I ever saw so many neon lights.
The first time I ever saw beer in a football.
The first time I ever danced down the street arm in arm with my best friend.
The first time I ever had room service.
The first time I ever rode in a convertible.
The first time I've ever been in a car being pursued by pissed off drivers !
The first time I ever cried my heart out leaving an airport, and it wasn't because I was afraid.
Well, it's time to get on the plane now. We hugged and kissed and said goodbye to Tim and Nick, then Tess and I started our walk down the hall, holding our roses and crying all the way. We get seated, hug each other, and cry some more. Think all that crying took my mind off the fact that we were about to take off. The take off was rough and bumpy but soon smoothed out, and it was basically a good flight home. I didn't ask Tess what time it was every 5 minutes, I did, however, hold her hand. Well, back to reality.
The last picture, for this on-line album, is my shrine to my Las Vegas Vacation, which I am looking at right now. On my coffee table, are my roses, my wine glass from the Limo, and the sign the Limo Driver Walter was holding. By tomorrow, the roses will be hanging in my closet to dry, so they will last forever, the glass will be in the cupboard, waiting for Tess to come over and share some wine and memories, and the sign will be in a frame, hung on the wall above my computer desk. I have something else, which you can't see.... a mind so full of wonderful memories it's overwhelming, a heart, which at the moment is very heavy, as I sit here and try to come up with words to express how I feel about my weekend as the Princess Diva, and a very empty box of Kleenex sitting beside the computer..................Again, FB is speechless..................
As I set my Sarah McLaughlin cd, my beautiful roses, a Las Vegas wine glass, ketchup souvenir and happy face on my kitchen table to take a picture, I stood silent for a moment to take in the wonderful weekend I had spent with some very beautiful people and re-lived every moment within my mind. Words cannot describe how special this weekend was to me and how lucky I am to have met such wonderful people who have touched my life so deeply. It is amazing to me to have connected with those I have only just spoken to through typing a few lines to eachother every other day, or by sending voice messages back and forth, sharing a part of ourselves that very few will ever have the joy of experiencing. I have never met such caring, and giving people and feel more than fortunate to have shared it all with my bestest and truest girlfriend FB. I can only say that each of you who shared this special weekend with me will always carry a special place in my heart and I can honestly say I love each of you dearly.......and if I could wish for anything.....it would be to re-live this moment again. You are all "the bestest" !!!!
I hope you enjoyed this little holiday with us, the events, the pictures, and the emotion. Never in our lives have we been treated so well. Before I left, my mom told me to call her when we got there. She said, these internet people can say anything they want to make you like them....then turn into a monster when you meet them. I said, "For Gods Sake Mom...we know these guys. We aren't gonna end up chopped up in a freezer somewhere." She just didn't get it....she was scared to death I was gonna end up abducted or something. She couldn't have been more wrong. Nick (yes, I put you first), Tim, and Eric, you guys have no idea what this whole holiday meant to us...and you'll be hearing us thank you over and over and over again for a very long time.
WE LOVE YOU MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick giving Chrissy (and me too) his own version of room service !! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO
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