I know~~~corny title. It's the only clean one I can come up with. KDP & I went to Foxwoods Casino on Friday. We left right on time....1:30 & got there around 4:15. Smooth drive. No problems. No traffic. No rain. So opposite of the previous weekend.
We pulled in to the wrong entrance of the casino & had to navigate driving around the humongous complex to find our hotel. I didn't know (until I booked it) that Foxwoods is two hotels attached by stores & restaurants + a hotel nearby. We tried going to the Rainmaker side....where the very nice valet told us how to get to the Grand Pequot side. After almost getting wiped out by a bus, we found the parking garage & made in inside. It was about a mile hike to the Front Desk where we checked in.
The room was very nice. Spacious, clean, great set-up + a fridge! I was so excited because I always bring water & snapple and this allowed me to chill it for the rest of the night or for the drive home the next day.
We didn't settle in for very long because we were starving & had to grab dinner & be back in the room by 8:00. So we went to the Buffet that they had going. I am not a fan of getting food from where so many others are mingling with their hands & arms & germs near what I will be eating, but it looked well-protected & had so much to choose from that I was in.
We ate SO MUCH! I started with their salad bar.....ofcourse......and finished that pretty quickly. I moved on to the Chinese buffet they had going. I put a portion of everything that they ahd up there on my plate & each dish was fantastic. Some of it was the best I have had of that particular dish. Even the fried rice was the best I have had.
I moved on to the pasta station & tried their penne. Good. I wasn't too into the pasta (carbs and all). Besides, I can get pasta anywhere. I can even cook it myself. So I passed on the rest.
The International Buffet came next. I had some chicken, two types of potatoes, a stuffed pepper, and veggies. Yummy! I even went to the Seafood Bar next where I got shrimp & crab legs. It was all good but I am not a fan of eating with my hands & had to shell these items. YUCK! But they tasted good.
Did you think I wouldn't have room for the Dessert Bar? No Way! Ofcourse I did. I had the build-your-own sundae & a piece of chocolate cake. Both fantastic. I got more than my money's worth here.
Back to the room to change & wash up & get ready because we were here to see Nick Lachey. The Fox Theater that they have is a great venue. It's small, very comfortable, and you can see the person performing without monitors. This is quality.
It started at 9:00 with some opening act called Dirty Blonde. The strange thing is that none of them have light hair. They all had brown or black hair. I have never heard of them, nor did I know any songs. They sang for half an hour & then left. We all thought Nick was up next. But, no. Someone named Joanna performed for the next 1/2 hour set. She looked & sounded just like the girl from Dirty Blonde & I said this to KDP. She agreed & we both pondered the whole thing. I couldn't understand one word coming from her mouth but she has apparently been on MTV. I have yet to see her--but I am willing to wait.
Finally, around 10:15 Nick came out. He looked SO GOOD. Dark jeans, maroon shirt, and black blazer. He sang about four songs & then removed his jacket. This produced a lot of screaming & requests to "take it all off". There he was, dark jeans & maroon short sleeves barely covering his TREMENDOUS biceps. It's all about the arms people.
He sang a few more songs & then took off the tshirt. This revealed a black (I hate this phrase) wife-beater...and yet again...many pleaded to have him remove it all.
He sang a 98degrees song and sang two from his upcoming album. They were borderline porno songs....but I can't wait to get that cd. He then went to change again & came back out in the traditional black pinstripe button down shirt with the jeans & looked fantastic. He sang a Led Zeppelin song & the remainder of his album. Lachey was a great entertainer. He pleased the masses. The age range was from 8-78.....even groups of senior citizen women (late 60s-early 70s) were there with their tour shirts on to support him. Also, the audience was about 20% male. Fathers, brothers, boyfriends, husbands......all there drinking beer & watching the show. It was amazing.
The show ended close to midnight & KDP & I decided to explore the casino. We wandered a bit, got a drink at the bar & then played some of the slots that looked interesting. I think we wrapped it up around 1:30.
Classic KDP moment: there are two double beds in the room. We settle into our respective beds for the night. I hear (in the darkness) "This bed seems small". I respond to the voice in the dark "They're double beds". She says "Whose? Your's or mine?" HAHAHAHAHA I lost it. She then cursed me out & threatened to throw stuff at me but she knew I wouldn't give it back. I am more apt to keep it (if it's something I want) or chuck it into the hallway to watch the other person have to go get it.
We check out the next morning & head over to the outlets. Tanger has an outlet on 95 in CT. and it was a good stopping point. We wandered through there for a bit & then continued home. We hit the Bronx & KDP detoured to Manhattan to Build-A-Bear because it was double-points weekend & she wanted to rack up her stuff fur stuff points.
We also stopped for Panera & enjoyed their new Crispanis. I rolled in around 8:30 having yet another good weekend. This is 4 out of 5 weekends that I have been away. I have no plans to go anywhere this weekend. Who is up for a trip?
