Over Memorial day weekend, we decided to join the Harley-Davidson rally in Biloxi, MS. While there, we also planned to do some gambling.

When people ask me how our trip we went, I say “We had a lot of fun.” Notice I didn’t say, “I freaking robbed that casino. I’m retiring!!!” or “I beat down that blackjack table like a cheap trick in Bangkok”. No, I mention nothing of profit or overwhelming victory, because there was none. Sad for me, yes. But I hope now, some little children in Mississippi can get new pencils in their classrooms. I guess I should really work on my blackjack skills. I did manage to end the first night up a few bucks, but then it all came crashing down when I decided I would try to win enough money to get a new laptop. No laptop for me for a while. Hey, that’s gambling.

Minal doubled her money. Congrats to her!!

Here were some of the non-gambling highlights:
The drive down was really good. We drove the Highlander down. It was a really nice smooth ride. I was comfortable the whole way. Plus the easy access to the rear cargo area made our cooler easy to get stuff out of. We ate grapes and had cold drinks the whole way down. Would have been impossible in the Accord.

We stopped by a candy factory called Priester’s Pecans. Apparently, they make the 2nd best pecan pies in the world. Never ask who makes the first. Their stuff was tasty and it was the first candy I’ve had since being on my low carb diet. After eating it, I don’t miss candy.

I found out Ruby Tuesday has really changed their menu. They have a lot of low carb items and they actually put a lott of nutrition information on their menus. It’s pretty cool and I’ll need to go to RT more often. I had a burger wrap that was actually really good.

Finally, if you go gambling, never gamble anything you aren’t prepared to lose. That’s my helpful life advice for the day.