Justin had entered a swim event in Las Vegas and we decided, as interested and supportive relatives, that we should go along to show some both our support and our interest. That it was taking place in Las Vegas was completely unrelated to our level of support and interest. And that it happened to be scheduled for the weekend of Letty's birthday, while interesting, was not the only fact that supported our decision.
Of course, as an athlete, Justin really needed to make sure he got plenty of rest and sleep in the evenings. This meant that Letty, Jim, Michelle and I were at a bit of a loose end as to what to do with ourselves. And it was only then, on Friday evening after a visit to the delightful buffet at the Rio, that we realized what we should do.
So, long story short, we made our way down to South Point where after spending an hour or so holding our own at the Blackjack tables, we headed in to see our favorite tribute band perform. Note for all MOAB II attendees - the Friday night show here is much better than the Saturday night one at the out of town place we went to in December. After the show we headed back to the Blackjack table and managed had a blast with the dealers for a good couple of hours winning quite a bit of money between us and eventually being moved to another table as they were beginning to close down that section of the card floor. Definitely a first for us. And it was after 4am by this point.
Bed time eventually came at around 5:45am just in time for us to grab about 3 hours sleep before heading over to watch Justin swim in the 200 IM and 50 Freestyle heats. Needless to say, our afternoon nap was especially welcome.
The evening was spent with dinner at Mesa Grill - with the same waiter (Michael F.) as from MOAB II - and a visit to the Luxor and The Bodies exhibition before we dropped Justin back with the swim team to get another good night's sleep before his 100 Backstroke heat the next morning. Clearly the huge steak and two portions of potato's he consumed the night before helped as he knocked .7 seconds off his personal best to wrap up his 4 days of competition in style.
Justin - just remember, it's all about you. Can your next swimming event be in the Caribbean? :)
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