Travelin' Folk

October 17th is coming this Saturday. That was supposed to be the big day for the missus and me. Had we stuck to our original plans we would have been getting married this weekend.

We had the date set, a hotel hall booked, and all of the bigger details in place when it occurred to us (being the financially savvy folks we are... or should I say being the financially savvy folk my wife is) that we were going to completely empty all of our life savings in order to pull off the plans, and even then we might not have enough to bring it together. So we restructured everything. Different date, Smaller guest list, smaller hall, smaller catering, smaller everything. In the end we were both very happy with the way the happiest day of our lives turned out. The changes were proper and correct.

So October 17th became May 30th and all was right with the world.

But wouldn't it be fun to do something on the 17th anyway? It was Jen's grandfather's birthday, which was why we chose that day in the first place, so it's still a special day. Why not celebrate for the sake of celebrating?

Okay, let's do it!

We thought of a couple of possibilities. Going up to the mountains for a second weekend in a row was one choice. A conversation with my mother on Monday sealed it though. She was telling us about her and my father taking a trip to Foxwoods. The seed had been planted and by Wednesday night the plans were in place. We are going to celebrate our would-have-been-wedding-day acting like high rollers at the ol' casino in the southland. (well... southern Connecticut at least.)

Jen likes to play the tables. I like to watch Jen play the tables. My gambling experiences are very limited. I've been to the two CT casinos a couple of times each but have only played slots, and even then my maximum gambling investment was a $20 bill. Once at Mohegan Sun though I turned that into about $150. The other times I lost my investment all but instantly.

Jen, however, has been known to make a killing. The first time we went to Foxwoods together she quadrupled her max investment in less than an hour. She's amazing!

So this weekend we're taking a quick trip to the south. Sounds like fun right?

But wait! There's more!

Jen is starting a new job next week. The office she is working in is in Massachusetts and it's a brand new branch of a much larger company based in Indiana. She has to go to an orientation at the office in South Bend, IN. Home of Notre Dame University. The meeting is scheduled for the end of the month... and guess who is tagging along? That's right, me! Your humble narrator. We fly in, Jen has her meeting, we fly out. Quick and simple. While she's at work I will have to find something to do. I will most likely take my camera to the University and snap a shot of Touchdown Jesus. There is also a chocolate factory in town that sounds like a yummy way to fill a little time.

One month... two quick little travelin' trips. Sounds like fun to me!