Pechanga Resort & Casino

We arrived at the Pechanga Resort and Casino on Wednesday night. I was tired after spending 12 hours driving from Salt Lake to Temecula. I made a side trip in Vegas to pick up my brother. He had given me directions to his house and said that I will have no problem. He didn't count on road construction. The sign I needed was gone and all that was up was a big orange sign with the exit number and read Reno Phoenix. Jen said that was probably my exit. I said no because Ed said to take Charleston Blvd and that is the next exit. I took the Charleston Blvd exit and made my way down the street. Ed said that I wouldn't be on this street for long. After a while I decided to give him a quick call. When I told him where I was he said that I was going the wrong way. I couldn't figure that out since I took the exit he said to take. Once he realized what I had done, he said I was fine just to keep going. I managed to take the scenic drive through the ghetto of Vegas. Ed sort of chided me for taking the wrong exit, but when I told him that he didn't factor in road construction he forgave me. The huge green sign with all the highway information was gone, just an exit number. We ate lunch in Vegas and Ed got me out of town a whole completely different way.

We made our way to Pechanga, by this time I was getting directions from my sister Bonnie who already checked in. We got checked in and into our rooms. We are amazed at how nice this place is. It has valet parking that is complimentary. Our rooms had mini bars in them but the one in my room was out of service, we couldn't even open it. I don't know if it really was out of service or when I checked in they noticed that Jen and her friend Tanya didn't look old enough and the front desk made it out of service. Worked for me because I didn't want to pay for anything out of the mini bar. I checked out my brother's room and the note on the mini bar said that if you take it or even touch it you will be charged. I left well enough alone, didn't want to get in trouble with my brother.

We finally found the rest of the family. Gma was pretty tired so she went up to her room for the night, while Mom came back down. Jen & Tanya stayed in the room and I gave them strict instructions to carry their ID's with them at all times. They may get questioned if they are wandering around the casino. Jen said a security guard did watch them while they were milling around. Bonnie & I gambled a bit while Mom & Ed watched. I lost my $10 in less than 5 minutes, while Bonnie was winning. We were playing those new slots machines will all the lines that don't make sense. Bonnie won $60 on the nickel machine. I know we gamble big. We were all very tired so off to bed.

In the morning we all met for breakfast at the casino. It was all done in shifts as early is a different meaning for everyone. The Gma's and I were at breakfast at 7:30 while eveyone else came later. It turned out that the Gma's and I were at breakfast for two hours. Nothing was on the schedule for the morning, so we all stayed at the casino and relaxed. Jen & Tanya spent the day at the pool while Bonnie, Ed and I gambled.

First we played the slots and I immediately lost $10. We decided to wander around a bit. Ed likes to play Keno and I played poker. This turned out to be a better deal for Ed and me. I'm not too sure how much money Ed won playing Keno, but I won $83 playing poker.

I put $20 in the machine, I first won a little then started losing, pretty soon I doubled what I put in. Decided that $40 was good enough for me so I cashed out. Bonnie & Ed were still playing so I decided to give it another try. Again playing poker since I understand that game better than the new slots with all kinds of crazy lines. I quit when I got two flushes in a row, decided that was a sign and I had won $43 this time. I was happy, I walked out of the casino with more than I had played for both days.

After gambling we sat in the lobby of the resort to visit. It was nice just to relax and not have to drive and be anywhere at a certain time. Soon it was time to get ready for the wedding.