Happy Mother's Day to all. I spent yesterday with my sons. We visited and went out to eat for Mother's Day. Today was the the day to take my mother out for some fun, so my sister and I took my mom and my aunt to the casino. My state is well known now for the casinos that we have on two separate Indian Reservations. Gambling is bringing in a great deal of state revenue.
I don't enjoy the gambling too much, and I believe have only been to the casinos a couple of times. I allow myself to play the slot machine for a small amount of money and I usually lose it all within 10 or 15 minutes. Then I become bored. The stores there are very high end so I don't shop there. Today, I walked around for exercise and brought my camera along.
The elders really enjoy going and know their way around there like the back of their hands. They usually take bus trips down there, so they were very excited when we told them that we would like to take them today. Since my dad is in rehab, my mom was free to leave town for a few hours.
We all took a break after going our separate way and met up for lunch. We ended up going to Panera Bread because the elders wanted soup, but I was disappointed, I mean I can go to Panera Bread anytime at home. I was hoping to go to Hard Rock Cafe. But it was Mother's Day so it was mom's choice.
I brought books and magazines along with me so I would not become too bored, but I never read any. The day actually went by pretty fast, after I lost my money in the slot machine, with just walking and people watching. I thought it would be more crowded being Mother's Day and all, but it wasn't too bad. They are saying that with the economy the casinos are not as busy, but since I never go there I had nothing to compare it to.
It is kind of funny to watch everyone play those machines thinking they will hit it big. Our elders think they have the machines figured out and they believe some machines are better than others. Maybe, but for me, I might as well have thrown my money out of the window, because in the end that is just what it was like.
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4 comments:
How generous of you to take them on an outing they would like when you knew you wouldn't.
I don't gamble much -- I did visit a casino in CONN once -- just to see what one looked like. I was amazed at the size and how one comes upon it at the end of a winding road -- kind of like Oz! I liked the idea that it was tribal land.
I agree with Ruth -- you did a very kind thing for your mom.
I used to watch Grammy play the "one-armed bandit." She'd get 3 lemons in a row and cluck in disgust. Sometimes I thought she was calling ME a lemon, which I knew was not good, but I later understood that she was telling me I was "the limit" (an endearment back in Grammy's day.)
My dad goes to Atlantic City often. I have no desire. I'd rather spend $10 getting a massage on the boardwalk than play on a machine. I'm glad your parents were happy and you were a good daughter to do the things that made them happy.
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