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Friday, July 31, 2009

Day 5 - The End

On Sunday we took our time getting over to the convention center, since we had to pack up everything and put it in the car. When we got there we walked around a bunch and tried to get some last minute things like the Huge WB bags!!
Pat had a run in with Snake Eyes and almost got in trouble!!!
We were able to meet the amazing Leonard Nimoy!!!!!!!!! He was so nice! All of the actors that were signing autographs would also pose for pictures (for a small fee). But Leonard was so awesome because he didn't charge for photos!! So we were all able to get our picture with him!
(Notice behind my head is Brent Spiner aka Data from Star Trek The Next Generation. I did shake his hand and tell him that I loved the show, but I didn't buy a photo with him)
I saw this woman that was the best Dianna Troi I have ever seen!!!
Afterwards I got in line for the Paramount Booth again to see if I could get a Tribble (I was to early) But I did get a picture with Bob from Monsters VS. Aliens!
We then headed upstairs to maybe get into a Star Wars Trivia panel, but decided that we just wanted to get on the road. So we met up with Catherine and saw Giselle from Enchanted!!!! A group photo at the end of the Con. You can tell we are all tired and ready to be done. So we got on the road and headed to Las Vegas for the night. We got stuck on I-15 for more than an hour in really bad traffic about 30 miles outside of Vegas. When we finally got through it all, there was a charred bus on the side of the road that was pretty much just the framing! It was so crazy!! We still haven't looked to see if there was anything reported about it.
Once we got to Vegas we checked into the Stratosphere and did a little gambling. It was the penny slots for me. I even played a Star Trek Slot!!!! (and lost it all)
I only played $5.00 and ended up winning $5.30 on my last dollar. So after it was all said and done I won 30 cents!!! I probably could have won more, but I told myself that once I was over 5 bucks I was going to stop.
I love Vegas! :)
A view of the Stratosphere on the way home.
We drove home from Vegas on Monday and got home about 4 pm. The kids were very excited to see us and Mara was very giggly the whole evening, it was cute.
Thanks again to Roger, Tammy, and Mom for helping us with the kids while we were gone. We really appreciate it. I'm pretty sure we won't be going back next year, so you won't have to worry about it next summer.

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