It
is Thursday and my final day in Palm Springs, wow the week has gone by way to
fast. It will be so sad to leave on Friday as I have really enjoyed spending
the week with Julie. I have made a lot of Close friends in this group but a few
are really more like family and Julie is one. The only bright point is Julie
and Trixie will be coming back to Vancouver in a coupe weeks till next fall so I
am looking forward to that.
I
got up this morning and just hung out and worked on my blog which is more
difficult now that Microsoft word removed its blog template. If anyone knows of
a program where you can write and format a blog offline and then later upload to
WordPress let me know. It was almost noon and Julie and I ran to the grocery store
as she needed to pick a few things up, as I said it was going to be a quiet and
relaxing day. We got home and made lunch and sat outside and ate and watched a
little TV, yes Julie has a big TV under the overhang on her back porch by the
pool, this really is the life. We just sat and talked and watched TV. It was
about 4pm when Julie went in and started getting ready for dinner tonight, I
waited about 30 minutes before I went in and showered and started getting ready
for dinner. I did take my time as tonight I was going for a little more
dramatic look including my bright red lipstick. We were both ready a little
before 6 so we had a little while to relax before we left for dinner.
We got to Tropicale about 6:30 and went in, Julie had made reservations for 6:45 but our table was ready out on the back patio. Our waitress came and took our drink order and she was awesome. I ordered a coke and Julie got a drink and when our waitress brought the drinks Julie was getting ready to ask for a little straw for hers as they don’t normally come with a Straw but hers did. She thanked the waitress and told her she was always having to request straws and our waitress looed at her and said you have to have a straw so you don’t mess up your lipstick, she understood. We ordered an Appetizer and looked at the menu for dinner. I had it narrowed down to 2 items, there Caesar Salad with Chicken or their southern fried chicken dinner. I asked our waitress which she would recommend and she said the fried chicken dinner as they are famous for it, she said the salad was really good but you can get a Caesar salad anywhere so I went with what she said and ordered the chicken dinner. Julie and I talked as we waited and had a nice time and even took pictures of each other.
Our
dinner came and our waitress was right the Southern fried chicken was really
good and a huge portion. This is a dinner two could split and have an appetizer
before. It was a beautiful night to be sitting outside and their patio is more
private which is nice for talking and atmosphere but there is something about
sitting on the sidewalk watching people walk by and being really visible. Our waitress
came and checked on us several times and always talked a little with us when
she did, they also had someone there to fill up your water glass before you
even knew you needed more. They had incredible customer service and great food.
Tropicale is a must
dine at place in Palm Springs, I would give them 6 stars out of 5. Even as we
left one of the ladies at the front desk engaged us in conversation for a few
minutes.
We
decided to go to the Casino again as it is right around the corner. We went in
and they still had the $3 dollar blackjack table with 2 open seats together, 2
men to my left and 3 to the left of Julie. We sat down and bought in for $100
to play. Now over the 2 nights we have played here I am up $35 so my goal was
to not lose more then that. We played for about 1 1/2 hours and had a nice time
and the people at the table were great, as a matter of fact I think the an next
to me was fascinated by me because he was always talking to me. The lady we
played with the other night that was sitting next to Julie stopped by and said
hi and asked how we were doing, which was nice. You really do meet some interesting
people at the blackjack table and I really think it is a good way to interact
with people. We got a new dealer and right off the bat he got 2 blackjacks in a
row and then drew to 20 or 21 the next two hands so Julie and I decided it was
a good time to call it a night. Julie wone about $30 and I won $9, not a big
win but a win. I look at gambling as entertainment, my goal is to have a god
time and not lose too much. In all over 3 evenings we probably played between 4
& 5 hours and I won a total of $44. I won’t become rich but we had a nice
time.
We
got back to Julies house and had a little desert and watched a little TV before
calling it a night. tomorrow is Friday and I will head home. my plan is to be
on the road between 7 & 7:30 and yes I will travel as my male self although
like coming down I do plan on a light eye makeup and neutral lipstick.
Thanks for reading my blog and sharing this part of my life with me.
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