Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Greetings from Council Bluffs, Iowa, which is right across the river from Omaha, Nebraska. I am at the Ameristar Hotel after about a 9-hour drive from Denver. Aside from lot of construction the drive was uneventful. I listed to 119 songs on my iPod. I am listening to all my songs in alphabetical order. I made it from ABC by the Jacson 5 to Black and White by Three Dog Night.
I decided to stay at the Ameristar Hotel and Casino. When I checked in they said the hotel was almost full but they found me a room. The desk clerk informed me that if i joined the slot club and accumulated 10 bonus points I would get the buffet dinner for free. However my room had a distinct paint smell. I complained, nicely (who knew I could do that). They put in an air purifier and asked me to try that. I let it run while I went to the casino to get my bonus points. I won $13 and got the free buffet. Bonus!!! And yes, I pigged out.
When I got back to the room the smell was still pretty bad. So I politely compained again. The front desk clerk was so great. She upgraded me to a suite. OMG. You should see this. Fireplace. Giant Jacuzzi bathtub. I will try to get pictures on here. Wow. Like Meg said when I texted her the pics. "Great first day."
I do kind of feel like a jerk about one thing, though. Last night I was the guest of my friends Michele and Rob. They were terrific. They took me out to dinner (and insisted on paying when I was out of the room), put me up in their new home, gave me breakfast, and slipped me some more food in the car before I left. What did I do for them? Nothing. I know better. Any polite person would have brought them a gift and I failed. I am so sorry. I was so fixated on getting going that I was completely selfish. I plan to pay them back when they visit New York. They are a wonderful couple, and I am honored to call them my friends. And Rob, yes, I want to mention that I hope your surgery went well, and that you are a good friend. Thanks.
All in all things are good. I think I am going to take a bath.
I decided to stay at the Ameristar Hotel and Casino. When I checked in they said the hotel was almost full but they found me a room. The desk clerk informed me that if i joined the slot club and accumulated 10 bonus points I would get the buffet dinner for free. However my room had a distinct paint smell. I complained, nicely (who knew I could do that). They put in an air purifier and asked me to try that. I let it run while I went to the casino to get my bonus points. I won $13 and got the free buffet. Bonus!!! And yes, I pigged out.
When I got back to the room the smell was still pretty bad. So I politely compained again. The front desk clerk was so great. She upgraded me to a suite. OMG. You should see this. Fireplace. Giant Jacuzzi bathtub. I will try to get pictures on here. Wow. Like Meg said when I texted her the pics. "Great first day."
I do kind of feel like a jerk about one thing, though. Last night I was the guest of my friends Michele and Rob. They were terrific. They took me out to dinner (and insisted on paying when I was out of the room), put me up in their new home, gave me breakfast, and slipped me some more food in the car before I left. What did I do for them? Nothing. I know better. Any polite person would have brought them a gift and I failed. I am so sorry. I was so fixated on getting going that I was completely selfish. I plan to pay them back when they visit New York. They are a wonderful couple, and I am honored to call them my friends. And Rob, yes, I want to mention that I hope your surgery went well, and that you are a good friend. Thanks.
All in all things are good. I think I am going to take a bath.
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I've been to Council Bluffs. Nice place. My husband spent a week there when his over the road truck broke down and he had to live in a hotel. I had to go get him.
Hope you have safe travels and find the perfect place to sleep tomorrow night.
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Hope you have safe travels and find the perfect place to sleep tomorrow night.
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