Done.

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PTO approved for the April trip. It's a done deal, folks.

8 billion light years away, but already looking forward to this one. Sat-Fri at Mandalay Bay. In a Resort King Strip View with 4 comped nights, but now with MGM Rewards promising "premium upgrades", hopefully I can sneak into an Elite King or at least a high floor. Also will be getting resort fees knocked off with the new program so all-in for the room for 6 nights should only be around $300. Could have had 3 nights comped at Venetian too but I don't want to move resorts on this trip, I only want to pack/unpack once. Couple that with the $40 FP and $50 RC and MGM is a no-brainer again.

As detailed in the last post, good flight times and a non-horrid airline so all should be well on that front. I've been doing nothing but over-weekend trips since last year so it'll be good to shed the crowds a bit and be able to move more freely. Some stuff might be closed M-W but I can always find something to do in the daytime in that town. Money for the trip will be no issue as I still have a decent cushion as is from the Xmas winnings and plenty of checks btw now and then to push it up even further.

Jazzed. So with everything locked up, it's time to sign off of this blog for a bit. Time to get in a little City love and push Vegas to the back of the brain stem for a couple months. Probably will start posting again round about March unless some unforeseen drama happens. 

It's just always good to know a trip is out there...lurking...

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