Hello 2009, Good-Bye 2008

While, 2008 was a GREAT year, I can tell that 2009 is going to be the best yet, even though it hasn't started out too great for Adam and I. ( We've both been sick with the stomach flu). 2009 wow, I remember when I thought that 2003 would never make it! We rang in the new year in Connecticut, at The Mohegan Sun Casino. Couldn't have been more perfect for Adam right? The day started out in Vermont, where we woke up to what many, even in the northeast would call a blizzard. To bad it didn't happen earlier, we probably wouldn't have a broken bone in the family! Once we woke up, because the snow was coming down so fast, we rushed to get out of there, seeing we were staying on the top of a mountain, and had to get down! Just to let you know, there was probably only about 2 inches of snow the night before. The snow was coming down so fast, that by the time Pete wiped the windshield and moved to the other side, the previous was covered again! It was crazy, and like I said, a few days late. We finally made it down the mountain and we were on our way to Connecticut. I just loved the bright yellow sign in this picture!!!

We finally made it to the hotel just in time to shower, and change for dinner. We were eating at a restaurant in the Casino called Tuscany, a Todd English restaurant. It was really good food, and of course FAR to much of it! So after dinner, the parents went to a concert, and us kids hit the tables. For once, Blackjack was kind to Adam and me. We won about $120! After we gave Adam's mom her investment of 100 back! We were a great investment for her! The casino was beautiful, though very different from any in Vegas, or even AC.

Nothing much happened that night, we ate, drank and gambled, is there a better end to a year? The next day we spent at Pete's side of the families house, with good food and more wine. I consumed so much wine over that break, I think I should lay off for a while! So finally, on Friday Jan 2, we made our way home to bail our dogs out of jail, and man were they happy!