It's Starting.

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It has begun.

The little twitters of my mind that are telling me: a Vegas trip is not terribly far away. It usually starts about 2 months out from a trip, which is, believe it or not, where we are, finally. Since I got back from the June trip the Xmas trip has been so distant I haven't even really thought about it much, aside from trying to get the overhead of flights and booking handled. Now that they are, the mental countdown can begin.

It's subtle things, mostly. Not overt things like how much money I have saved (which is going well at $3K), but little things like "oh I have enough prescription drugs now to get me past the next trip, or "oh I have enough deodorant now to get me past the next trip". Yes, this is level of obsessed with Vegas I am.

It's no small thing. I have to admit that the summer/early fall has been a downer. Firstly, the way the June trip went felt like a bit of a betrayal. As if I'd been slept around on my a partner. Then just the sinking realization that I had 5+ months ahead of me with no Vegas trip. It had a real effect on me, mentally. That's how much I adore the Vegas trips.

Now that feeling starting to fade. I can see the finish line. I can see a break in the rut. I'm starting pull out of the funk, and it feels good. Sure, things might change. I will probably end up at a different resort from Aria if the price is right. I will add reservations and maybe shows. I will add notes to Keep of new bars I want to check out or attractions to see. But underneath it all the clock is running down and it's running down to Vegas.

And that's one of my favorite things.





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