Two Week Warning.

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T-minus two weeks until the final Vegas invasion of the year.

So ready to get it on. I love Vegas during Xmas time and this trip is set up to be a good one. 3 1/2 days of good food, good drinks and hopefully good times.

Can't see much going wrong with this one, If I just stick to the plan I'm pretty much guaranteed a good time. And if something even better comes along and screws up the plan in a good way, all to the good.

Looks like $3700 is going to be the final number for savings. About right, that's 3 full $1K days as per usual and $700 for the short day on Wednesday. Shouldn't have to pull back the reigns at all as it is, and if I get an added bonus from work then so much the better, maybe that'll mean a last night splurge meal on top of the other 3 nights of splurge-mealing.

Being the defacto shipping/receiving manager at my job has its perks, as I was privy to what I believe to be part of the Holiday bonus package, think we're all getting Boombotix Bluetooth speakers as well as (hopefully) cash. Would be a great room-bumpin' help on the trip for what I think is my best Vegas iTunes playlist ever. All fun tracks, with some classic Christmas tunes for nostalgia, gambling and Vegas and money songs, and my usual standards. Everything from Andy Williams to Rihanna, jazz to hip-hop.

I've been the beneficiary of some good weather on my trips this year, hopefully that will hold and it won't rain too much or be too nut-shrinkingly cold. I WILL be doing a lot of walking, especially on Xmas eve so I might need to bring a skully. Possible last minute purchase before going.

Anyhoo, not much more to say. I'll probably check in before going but this one's pretty much teed up. One last go-round in the desert for 2015, try to send a good year out in style.

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