Pre Diet Buffet

Our vacation wrapped up today with a trip to one of our favorite events, a buffet! We had a few hours to kill from when we left the campground until we could pick up the schnauzers.

Our first step was to watch Kelly, Jim, and Ryan work on their house. It was fun watch another guy get yelled at with out it being me! Finally, they finished up their work and we were off to the Brunch Buffet at Grand Casino Hinckley.

Having Eggbert with, we pulled into the oversized vehicle lot at the Casino, and parked next to a 30' + motorhome. What better opportunity to get the cliche little Scamp camper next to the camping behemoth? We got the pictures and were heading to the food when the owners of the motorhome popped out their door! Luckily they were pretty good natured about being the prop in our photo.

We had a few minutes before Jim, Kelly, Ryan, Becca, and Papa Holland showed up. Bobi dropped a few coins in the slot machines and came back with an extra dollar or two. I put a dollar into one right by the Buffet, and won $10!!! this helped to pay for our meal, so that was cool.

The casino had a distinct odor to it. Being part of a sovereign nation, they are exempt from some of the more burdensome rules of Minnesota's oppresive nanny state, primarily the smoking ban. The place was full of seniors working their best at funding the casino, and depleting the nations tobacco stockpiles. Normally the smell of ciggies is kind of gross, but the the smell of over burdensome government is worse.

Finally the rest of our party showed up, and we went to work on the buffet. I had to make a good effort at this, because starting tomorrow or Tuesday, I have to seriously get back on the wagon of not eating everything in sight... But not today. I hit several major food groups, including turkey, stuffing, ham, eggrolls, chocolate milk, and more! I ate so much, I literally felt like I was going to burst. No good.

After our engorgement, we still had some time to kill. Ryan took off on his own to play some blackjack, and the rest of us went to the arcade with Becca. In the end, we all had more fun playing the Deal or No Deal ticket game in the arcade than we did with the slot and video poker machines in the casino.

Soon though, it came time to head for home. We picked up the schnauzers at the kennels. I have never seen two dogs squirm, squiggle, and squeak like these two. And with that, our vacation is over... D'oh..