Read 'em... and weep!

Last night was a company function at ReMax ... CASINO NIGHT! Although Mike didn't think I would be up for a night of gambling (all fake money, of course), I was intrigued. So we went, half-way expecting to just watch and eat all the food. So we watched several rounds of Black Jack and was trying to figure it all out... it was more complicated then the "Price is Right" version I knew well... All this talk of "double-downs" and "splitting" and "busting" had me more then confused! Plus, I had no money to start with, since I left my $50,000 "start-up" bill (with Gary Duda's face on the bill), by the refreshments... oops! But a guy at the table offered me a $1,000 chip to let me play a hand. After the first deal, I got a 10 and an ace. I was thinking it was 11.... so I almost gave the signal to "hit me again!" But by all the cheers at the table, and a hint from the dealer, I soon figured out that I actually had Black Jack! WHOO HOO!!! After that, I was hooked... and kept winning (with the help of the other players and the dealer).

So having never "gambled" before, I soon found myself trying out the Roulette table... and even made it in for a few rounds of Texas Hold 'Em! And Mike would pop in every now and then to check on me... but I was holdin' my own!!! By the end of the night, I had 'em all scared because of my innocent, dumb luck! It was WAY fun... and just for the record, Mom, unless I'm playing with "Duda" money... the buck stops HERE!!!

Oh wait... at the end there was a raffle for some prizes... and we all won tickets to put into different pots to win different gift certificates to various places! And I won... TWICE!!! I got two $25 gift certificates to a Sports Complex... with batting cages and mini-golf! So, there's our next family night!