Those Lucky Shoes

You can't tell me those shoes are not lucky. I know I've referred to the black patent leather mary janes with the kitten heel as enchanted...and I stand by my words.

Last night was Andy's company's holiday party. And yes, it is late, but it is also four days before Chinese New Year and the most of the comapny is Chinese. So, "holiday" in a generic sense. By freak coincidence, it was also Andy's birthday. He's 41. (How old is that?!)

After a nice dinner and polite chit-chat with people I only vaguely remember from the company picnic, I hit the casino with the Nexmed "money" we got at the door. 500 Dr. Mo dollars. Sweet. And an open bar. Hello, Cosmopolitans. (That is directly the influence of Clare.)

First I tried my hand at Texas Hold 'em poker. I wasn't doing bad. Then I got a Royal Straight Flush. All diamonds. All face cards, all in order. It was a thing of beauty. A hand you only see once in a lifetime., as everyone at the party would tell me as the evening wore on. After that hand, I walked away with as moest profit. The cards were not going to get better for me.

Then I hit the roulette tables. It's amazing what flirting with the dealer and hitting a direct number will do. I walked away at the end with $6000. I was on fire! People were coming up to Andy and saying, "Take her to Atlantic City." Or "Go buy a lottery ticket right now."

I was having a good night. No one else came close so I was the top winner of the evening. Now, I deffinately won a $50 visa gift card,. As the top winner I also win a $100 gift card. I think these are combined together. Andy thinks it's one or the other, because his company is cheap. None the less, my $6000 Dr. Mo's have been turned into a very real $100 or, hopefully, a $150.

All in all, I had a great time at the holiday party/Andy's birthday. I blame the lucky shoes.