A day etched out between two busy schedules, we stopped at a fabulous new coffee shop and drove scenic Route 250 to West Virginia. Sometimes, necessity calls for getting out of town and out of state.
The day unrushed with destination points, but no hard timeline, we drove and took in the scenery. Oglebay is always pretty. Being on a mountain has always felt like walls of protection that blocks everything you want to leave behind.
Lunch at Cheddars, David tasted Mango Tea for the first time. Believe me, that alone is worth the stop. A quick stop at Cabela's and we were off to the casino.
Thrilled we were considered first-timers, we received two complimentary $20 cards to use on slot machines. I don't even know how long we played, but we had fun, and the Wheel of Fortune became our slot machine of choice. We definitely beat the system with free money to play the slot machines with, having fun, then we came to a point where we had a choice... play the rest of the card, spend our own cash, or cash out on their card and walk out with cash in our pocket.
We opted to cash out on their dime. Basked in having fun at no co$t to us, when the cashed-out the ticket came out to $13.70. Instead of splitting it, we started our new house fund.
On the way home, a quick stop at the bicycle shop to look at bikes for him, when my mom text Jason & Melissa were coming over to play cards. Picking up a pie, we joined them for some smack-talking, treat-tasting, joke-telling, card-playing fun.
It was a great day! Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best, "It's not the destination, it's the journey." I would like to add, who you make that journey with makes all the difference, too.
