Vegas Tourney Timeline

Weeks before:

• prepared or thought about preparing (lol)

Weekend before:

• played some straight pool,
• ran lots of errands for myself and Mom, and prepared house

Monday before:

• got nails done and pedicure after work

Tuesday before:

• finished a lot of projects at work
• ran errands for Mom after work
• rested

Wednesday before:

• got as much done at work as I could before leaving town
• got my hair highlighted after work
• then packed until midnight

Thursday, May 7th:

• shuttle to airport
• arrive in Vegas
• checked in
• unpacked
• practiced

Tracie and I

• ate at Kady's
• practiced some more

Friday, May 8th:

• played scotch doubles from 9am until around 6pm

AZBilliards friends I finally met! Watchez, Me, and DerekDisco

• placed two in the money in Scotch Doubles
• had too many shots with good and new friends at the center bar for many, many hours Friday night! :)

My bodyguard, Justin and I (he's actually smiling!)

Toasting for the camera! I forget what the red-colored shot was. lol

• broke new little camera that night :(

It's suppose to be flat - it broke :(

• visited TAR BAR

Saturday, May 9th:

• watched some really good matches

Me and Monica

• ate nachos
• played my match at 430pm (played badly and lost 2-4)
• still hungover
• bought another new camera at Walmart
• visited TAR BAR

Me and AZB'er Dave (SpiderWebCom, or Spidey as I like to call him)

• ate a Kady's in the wee morning hours

Sunday, May 10th:

• slept in (needed that!)
• watched good matches
• then went to Circus Circus to spend Mother's Day with the Parra's (that was awesome!)
• visited TAR BAR
• watched more good matches
• watched poker

Crispian playin' poker (I learn a lot from him)

• then played my 10pm match. drama during the match. won 4-3. lots of friends watching.
• ate a Kady's in the wee morning hours

Monday, May 11th:

• won my match at 9am 4-0
• won my match at 1030am 4-1
• ate too many nachos
• lost my noon match 2-4 :(
• got in the money, though, in singles!
• watched more good matches

Ernesto Bayaua, playin well.

• then went to the Mirage buffet
• then to the Venetian and gambled some money away

Tuesday, May 12th:

• slept in a little
• then watched good friends become master players!
• ate at Kady's
• rested
• watched poker
• gambled at the Riv

$25 slots with Juan!

Wednesday, May 13th:

• team event, 9 am, we win 11-2
• lunch at Kady's with teammates

Team lunch/breakfast - me, Amanda, Tori and Monica

• watched matches
• watched poker
• team match at 3pm, we win 11-4
• watched matches

Posers, Amanda and I

• visit TAR BAR
• played team match at 7pm. up 5-1, lose 10-11. ouch! :(
• practiced
• ate a Kady's in the wee morning hours

Thursday, May 14th:

• rested; slept in
• practiced in TAR BAR
• watched team matches
• won team match at 7pm 11-0
• waited and waited for next team match
• went to TAR BAR

TAR Booth!! Fred and Eddie, talkin it up on the live stream

• watched other team matches
• our 930pm match didn't start until 11:15pm!
• we lost 9-11 :(
• we got in the money, though!
• practiced; exhausted!
• ate a Kady's in the wee morning hours

Friday, May 15th:

• didn't sleep well at all (too much on my mind) :(
• stayed in bed most of the day :(
• finally got up around 3pm
• watched half of one match
• met my Team at 530 pm for a VERY nice steak dinner at Kristophers!!

Team Dinner at the great steak house in the Riviera

• had a blast - drank a lot of wine!

Wine, wine, wine. Monica, Amanda, Tori and I, with Christy lookin at us.

• drank some more near bar area in Riv, met new friends
• stayed up late!

Saturday, May 16th:

• slept in
• went to Mirage buffet with Amanda and two friends (had Champagne brunch!)

Champagne brunch at the Mirage. Perfect ending.

• gambled at Mirage
• went back to Riv to pack and try and get some rest
• visited hostess to try and get my room rate dropped (successfully - yay!)

Sunday, May 17th:

• woke up at 5am
• out the door by 6am
• at airport at 630am
• last meal in Vegas - pizza and Cinnabon (I always do that in the airport before I fly out of Vegas)

• 830 am flight delayed until 1030am!!!! Ugh.
• got a ride from airport
• got home
• hugged my Momma!
• fixed the TV and A/C, computer still broken :(
• fell asleep on recliner after tacos
• fell asleep again after unpacking

After Vegas:

• not exhausted, just a little tired
• trying to catch up at work
• ready to play pool already!
• going through all the pics
• updating my blog ;)