Ok, so I know I told you I was embarking on a journey to Oklahoma over Mother’s Day weekend. As it turns out we were really going to Kansas - as far south as one can get in Kansas without being in Oklahoma, but Kansas none-the-less. My mother, my oldest sister, and I arrived on Saturday afternoon after a forty-five minute scenic detour that I get to shoulder all the blame for. I’m not admitting it’s my fault, but it seemed to be the major consensus of the group that because I was behind the wheel it was DEFINITELY my fault. If you ever get the chance to take a scenic detour through Kansas, don’t. It really isn’t all that scenic.
We quickly checked into our hotel, dropped our bags, waited for Mom to use the bathroom (with Mom there is ALWAYS lots of waiting for her to use the bathroom – I think she has a medical condition. Seriously.), and headed off to casino #1. Much to my dismay this was not the casino that was home to my much-sought-after Ebay machine. So, I waited patiently while everyone played their favorite slot machines. My sister and I found we had the most fun when playing our machines as a team. For two people who don’t particularly care for one another, this was as much fun as we would have all weekend (losing money).
As the sun began to set and our tummies began to grumble we made a group decision to head back to the hotel, pick up some supper (at KFC, of course), and play some games. I had prepped for this trip to KFC by going to the Oprah website and using the KFC link to download free grilled chicken dinner coupons. As it turns out, this KFC was not honoring those coupons that day, but if I put my name on some random list they would send me a rain check to be used at a later date. Apparently, Oprah’s advertisement of this special caused some KFC’s to close their doors. Oh the power of Oprah!
Here’s a picture of my sister at KFC. She did NOT want me to take this picture and I was fairly certain she was going to take a swing at me. I won’t post the other one of her flipping me off (classy, right?).
Sunday would find us at casino #2. “Go to your left.” were my mother’s directions, and TA-DA there she was, in all her beauty, my beloved Ebay machine. I quickly grabbed my chair (as did my sister, my mother, and my aunt). We vowed to play this cash cow together. Here was where we’d make our millions. Oh, how I had waited for this day. I slipped my $20 into the bill slot and waited while the machine processed my deposit. I played the machine a bit more conservatively than my mother had instructed on my trip to Vegas. I wanted to make this experience last as long as I possibly could. Approximately 3 minutes passed and then it happened. I was out of money. NOOOOOO! How could my sweet Ebay machine take my money like that?! This wasn’t how this was supposed to happen. How could she have treated me this way? I thought we had something special!
Well as it turns out that was how my entire weekend was to be – one aggravating experience after another. Like how after an entire day of gambling and losing money my sister and I tried to drown our sorrows in some Mother’s Day drinking only to find out you can’t by alcohol on Sundays in Kansas. Are you kidding me?!
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