T-Minus 1 Month To April Vegas.

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Aaaand finally the real countdown has begun. 30 days to the Big V.

The practice VP hands begin. The final plans form. The final dollar accrue. It's time to get ready for Vegas #2 of 2022. All on target, all on track. The money will be fine, have been ferreting away $2K a month so I'm at $5K saved after todays check and 2 more checks to come before going, so I should have a full spend and still $2K in the bank at go time. Nothing like last year's cushion but enough to bail out of jail if need be.

Weather should be perfect when I arrive, historical says an 80/60 degree day/night split, which is ideal. Polos on point. Bought a new Callaway one to retire a couple of the older standbys and a couple more on the way. Have always though about doing button ups and a jacket for the Vegas trips but that's not me here and it's not going to be me there. IamwhatIam.

We'll start up 50/day VP hands tonight, getting toward tuned up for the 6-nighter. Can't hurt to have the right call in my head even if I don't always follow it in town. In truth most of the big hands you get are just luck of the algorithm but knowing perfect play keeps you at the machine longer to maximize that chance.

It'll be back to a primarily weekday trip, just in town for the Saturday evening then it's slower weekdays. Got my fill of the weekends last year, ready for a return to more relaxed trips. Finding open food/bev can be a challenge on weekdays, but it seems to be getting a little better and I've always got options up and down the strip. No change to the itinerary yet, locked into MB for the full boat. Unless something great at a higher end resort comes along that'll probably be the jam. My offers have dropped slightly with MGM so no sense rebooking for anything else there now. I could have comped nights at V/P during a few of the days but I just don't want to have to jump resorts. Plus the rate at MB will be sweet.

Added a dinner at Lupo in MB during the week but other than that and the Rivea rez (for the outstanding bison steak) nothing else going on. No shows this time I don't think, just nothing interesting that I haven't already seen.

So the final ramp up begins. 30 days until happytown.

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