April 13, 2023
We are finally going to see some friends today that we knew from our Carmel days. After retiring, Ernie Maroon moved to Apache Junction, Arizona. He married Kirby. I didn’t know Karen but I knew her father. We ate at one of our favorite restaurants in Tucson, Holy Smokin’ Butts. We enjoyed good food and had a wonderful time catching up. They had driven a couple of hours from Apache Junction, AZ to meet up with us. We would have done this earlier but life kept getting in the way. It was time for them to head home as they have animals that needed tending to.
Nancy and I decided that tonight we would celebrate our anniversary by going back to Casino Del Sol. We again set our limits. We had to raise them a little as the minimum went from $5 to $10. The upped the ante. :) We played 3-card poker. It is a relatively fast paced game. Again, we played for 2 or 3 hours. This time we came out about $150 ahead of the game. We had a very good hot streak going and then they changed dealers. Then we started to lose a little. Then when the cards went cold we said, adios!. We did take some of our winnings to the fancy restaurant in the hotel and we had desert. I had a chocolate lava cake and Nancy had an almond cake of some sorts. Both very good. We left the casino and Tucson as tomorrow is pack up day. Going to be a long day.
