First, I want to apologize for this Trip Report being so late. I thank everyone that does their TR's while at The World, but I just can't do it. (I probably should...I'd remember more. 
) I completely unplug when I'm on vacation, except for my little 2G "dumbphone" cellphone.
For a little background, you can find my Pre-Trip Report HERE.
DAY 0
This is the day before we leave, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Hubby and I both work at the same place, but we had to drive to work separately that day because he had a late afternoon meeting about 5 minutes from home. We work about an hour away from home so it didn't make sense for him to leave the office to go to the meeting, then come back to the office to pick me up, then drive us back home. Anyway, I left work 30 minutes early so we could start on vacation early, but on my drive home from work, my "Check Engine" light comes on and the car will not shift out of first gear. Lovely. Well, I was thankful that at least it was still moving...not very fast, but still moving none the less. I pulled into a parking lot and called Hubby (his name's Brian, by the way) to see if he just wanted to meet me at the mechanic and we'd leave for Atlantic City from there. He told me it might just be a computer problem and to turn the car off and turn it back on again, then drive home. We'll worry about the car when we get back. I did that. The engine light was still on, but the car was shifting again. I took all back roads home so I didn't have to drive too fast and finally made it home around 6:00, which is when I normally get home. So much for leaving early.
When I get home, I discover Hubby has already put the luggage in the car, so I just check the mail then walk out the door and get in the car. Atlantic City here we come! Vacation has officially begun! 
Traffic was surprisingly light and we were making record time. Of course, this is going too smoothly, so we decide to get pulled over on the Atlantic City Expressway for doing 82mph in a 65 mph zone. (OK...we didn't decide that, but that's what happened anyway.) The state trooper was actually very nice, and when Hubby said he was a volunteer fireman, the trooper said he was going to cut him a break anyway, but he'll definitely take that into consideration. He goes to his car to run Hubby's license and comes back about 5 minutes later. He gave Hubby a warning for reckless driving and a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt. (Please note that Hubby was wearing a seatbelt.) He said it was the cheapest ticket he could think of. (Fines are doubled in a 65 Zone.) Hubby thanked him for his kindness, and we were on our way again. Hubby set the cruise control for 65mph, and we stayed in the right-hand lane for the rest of the trip.
We arrive at Harrah's, check in, drop the luggage in our room, and head right to the casino floor. We each had a voucher for a free bet. We went to the roulette table to use it. We both lost. I stayed at the roulette table while Hubby went to a 3-card Poker table. We gambled for a couple hours and had a few "free" adult beverages. Hubby lost about $300 and I broke even. See...I told you the money we saved on airfare by flying out of AC instead of Philly would be lost at the tables. We grabbed a couple slices of pizza at Walt's Original Primo Pizza in the food court then headed up to the room and called it a night.
To Be Continued...
~ Barb ~
(devil horns)
Since it was just about time for our Mission:Space FP+, he said he'd just meet me there. I could NOT have been farther away. It took me about 20 minutes to get there. We rode it twice- once on Orange with the FP+, once on Green through stand-by. Then we started to look for a place to eat lunch. We tried The Coral Reef, but since we didn't have a reservation, the wait would be about 45 minutes. Sorry...I don't wait 45 minutes for lunch. We finally wound up at Electric Umbrella for quick serve. I got the bacon cheeseburger, and Hubby got the sausage, pepper, and onion sandwich. After lunch and slathering on more sunscreen, we used our remaining FP+s for Test Track and Maelstrom. We actually did Test Track a second time on our way out of the park. 
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