Thursday, March 25, 2010

Deadwood Trip

Last weekend we took a bus trip to Deadwood, SD with Tim's sister Colette and her husband Kelley.  We did this same trip 2 years ago and it's always fun.  We left Billings at 10:00 am and arrived in Deadwood at 4:30.  As we pulled up to the Deadwood Gulch Resort, "Wild Bill Hickok" boarded our bus to officially welcome us.  He hosted a little get-together in the lounge for our tour. 
We ate supper at the hotel then it was time for some gambling!  Tim hit the blackjack table while Kelly, Colette and I tried our luck at the slot machines.

Saturday morning we participated in a Slot Tournament, where Kelly took 2nd place.  He took 3rd place last time we were there, so maybe next time he'll get 1st!  Tim and I took a walk downtown and checked out some other casinos and giftshops.  Colette and Kelly met us for lunch, then we headed over to our favorite casino-- The Celebrity Hotel.  It has all kinds of costumes and memorabilia from lots of different movies.  It also houses many cars and motorcycles from movies.  We like this casino because it's small and quiet and the dealers are really friendly and don't mind giving you tips.  We all had a blast playing blackjack for a couple of hours. 

We headed over to the Silverado's all-you-can-eat crab leg and prime rib buffet for dinner.  We took the trolley back up to our hotel where we played games for the remainder of the night.  Tim and Colette settled at the blackjack table again and I played my favorite Goldfish Slot Machine for awhile before joining them at the table.  Tim and I played til they shut down for the night.  I think I came out $5 ahead!

It was a great weekend.  We didn't win any big jackpots, but we didn't come home broke either!  The bus ride home was that great because they couldn't get the air working, so it was really hot and stuffy.  Oh well.