Maybe Next, Baby.

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Possible next trip on the books.

I found out that my work will be doing a summer shut down. It'll be closed for a week from 6/29 through the 3rd of July, during which we can "work from home" minimally, or take the time off. Rates in MGM land, it turns out, are cheeeeep for that week. I was able to book Sun-Fri at Cosmo in a Terrace Studio for less than $90 all in.

Booked as fuck.

I won't ask for the time off until after the April trip...if I get my ass handed to me financially on that trip then I'll likely just cancel this one, no harm no foul. Also won't book a flight (or decide to drive) until after April. 

If I come home with a couple grand in hand from April though, this makes a good no stress summer trip, that I would likely be looking to do anyway. I already had a Bellagio trip planned for August, but if a save is not a factor this makes more sense.

Me likey.

UPDATE 4/22: Done deal, as I am able to pay forward some of the April save, this trip is now on.

I requested and got approval for the PTO, so no reason not to get it done. Will keep Cosmo for now, subject to rebook if the Rewards offers go up after last week's trip. it's possible, I pumped in over $21K of coin-in in one trip. Usually that's half of a full year.

I'll keep an eye on flights, right now they're high-ish, so after the fiasco of Monday I might well just drive. There also appears to be nothing going on that week in terms of events, no big concerts or events (until the weekend I leave, of course). Getting out on the 3rd should save me most of the holiday fuckery, and it should be a relaxing week to be there.

The Vegas jazz is back - just a little over two months to nextVegas.




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