Back to the slaughter house...

Well my bags were packed and I was ready to go...

Looking well packed.

off to Denver for the home and garden show. I got on the plane in Ft Lauderdale and it was 82 degrees...got off in Denver and it was 7. Brrrr. I picked up my rental car and headed downtown to my hotel.

My room seemed nice enough.

I went to the hotel and walked the 2 blocks to the convention center to help set up the booth. We had a great location and I was excited at the opportunity. The show hadn't done well in the past and I was hoping to be able to help change it. it did just under 100k last year.
Our goal the company gave us was 125. Around 10 pm we finished the setup and I headed to the room for some much needed rest.
The next 5 days the team and I worked relentlessly at closing some bed sales. We were well on pace to make our goal.

Getting ready for a big day!

They made me take a day off, so I had Thursday off and did laundry. Had it done by 11:30 in the morning. Now what? I decided to make the 45 mile drive up to Central City, Colorado. It is a gambling town just West of Denver, straight up in the mountains at about 9500 feet in elevation. It is a really neat town.

This place is really a sight to see.

 I saw a Fitzgeralds so I pulled in. The guy asked me if I ever had been there. I said I was in the one in Vegas, and he told me this was a different place, then gave me a coupon book, which had a coupon for a free entree from the restaurant. I played for about 3 hours and was up 50 bucks (which is a huge win for me as I almost always lose when I go play slots) so I headed for the cafe. I was looking at the menu when the waitress walked up, and I asked her what I could get with my coupon. She said anything on the menu. I asked, even the 17.99 prime rib? she said yup, so I said, I will take it!

This still looks good to me!

It wasn't the best I ever had, but for free, who could complain.
It was 5pm so I headed back down for the hotel to get some rest, as I had the final 3 days to get through. By the way, My eye was healing nicely I thought, here is a look.

Hey, Its Brad Pitt!

Not to bad.....

 We finished the show with a little over 200k and the big shots at home office were very pleased with the results. My job was done. Time to go home! I got back to Florida around noon on Monday and Bonnie and I headed to the condo. I got some much needed rest and Tuesday we went out to a couple of parks to walk, then headed down to Miami to eat at a place we had heard served good food and had a great atmosphere.

waiting for our food.

It sits right on the Intercoastel and it was nice. After diner we did some shopping and finally headed home.

There goes the sun...

Well I told you I would let you know what the company had to offer, so here it is. They designed a position for me that would offer me a lot of free time. They want me to work shows across the country at random times. They said I will have time off between the shows. I may work for a week, then have a week or three off. I told them that sounds good to me. So I have to fly to San Antonio tomorrow for a 4 day show. I fly home on Monday then don't leave again till march 9th, when I fly to Indianapolis till the 19th. Then home again until the 24th when I fly to Atlanta until the 29th. Supposedly I will have a schedule for a month at a time.

Gotta get some sleep...early flight tomorrow.