Update on H's Vegas trip

AggieCouple

Remember the post about H going to Vegas with his friends?  I am down with it.  I think he needs time for himself, and we can swing the money.

But for the past 2 days, he's been saying he really doesn't want to go.  He's just not really a Vegas kind of guy, you know?  Not a big spender, not a show watcher, not a gambler, not a golfer.  He's not into strip clubs and he'll be going with a bunch of super strict Protestants who are even less into that scene.  I'm not really sure why they chose Vegas as their destination as it is very out of character for most of them.  He's digging around for books, because he sees a lot of hanging out in the hotel, and he's sort of stressing out about the potential money spent.  To be super cheap, he got really cr*ppy flights, and doesn't relish that part either (2 hour layovers, 6 hours total each way, and returning at 2:30 AM on Monday).

He just wants to cancel.  I say NO.  The main reason he signed up this time was because he reneged on their GTG last time.  They will hate him (and me!) if he reneges again.  He just doesn't know what he'll DO there, and just sees it as an expensive, pointless 4 days.  I say he should have thought of that before he committed AND purchased the plane tickets.

WDYT? 

ETA: His flight is today at 2:00. 

Zenya

oh ffs how is he trying to cancel 4 hours before his flight?!  That just doesn't make sense!  He has to go, IMO

jettagurl

Ironic, isn't it?? 

I hope he goes and enjoys himself.  Surely they will find something enjoyable to do.  

 

And I bet next time he'll try hard to figure out something the whole family can do, even if not a lavish vacation.

 

femmegem

Ditto Zenya. That's insane. He has to go. If no other reason, he can relax and enjoy some time with his friends.

WBs_Bride

There are so many sights to see, cool restaurants, etc--he will have a great time. Just being there is an experience. He can relax and hang at the pool. There's places like Red Rock Canyon and other sites like that, all of which are within an hour's drive from LV. I'm not a huge gambler and not into strip clubs or golfing either, yet I've been there 3 times and managed to have a great time every time! One trip I was PG and with my in-laws, and managed to eke out a decent time :-)

pookie2005

This is exactly how my DH would be too. He should just go. He already has plane tickets and is leaving today. Tell him to budget like $100 to spend at the casino and then stop playing. He should just go, relax, hang with his friends. If all he wants to do is read, then read! It'll give him such a mind-refresher to get away.

Also, I hear The Beatles Love Cirque du Soleil is fantastic. 

penguingrrl

Way too late to cancel. That would just be rude to his friends. I have no idea what you would do in Vegas minus drinking, gambling and strip clubs, but my SIL who has no interest in any of those things went a few years ago and loved it, so there must be something fun to do other than the expected.

AZ_Erica

There is tons to do in Vegas!  Tell him to go and have fun.  If nothing else they can take a bus and go to the Hoover Dam for the Dam tour.

EdithBouvierBeale

after the stink he made about going, if he's serious now about not wanting to, I'd give him a poke in the eye.

what a jerk.

hello- you laid out your preferences and priorities, now you must roll with them.

nothing more awesome that forsaking a family trip for a personal one, and then whining that you won't enjoy it once it's too late!

Temp108743750006959

and leave the books at home.

PS - it is not ironic that strict protestants want to go to Vegas. That's why Vegas is flush with cash.

lollitots

He should go. There are plenty of free and cheap things to do in Vegas. I should know, I always lose my money early and have to occupy myself while my friends are losing their money.

 

EastCoastBride

Seriously- after ALL the grief over this trip and NOW,  4 hours out, he wants to cancel?  Absolutely ridiculous.

ak1234

AggieCouple:

Remember the post about H going to Vegas with his friends?  I am down with it.  I think he needs time for himself, and we can swing the money.

But for the past 2 days, he's been saying he really doesn't want to go.  He's just not really a Vegas kind of guy, you know?  Not a big spender, not a show watcher, not a gambler, not a golfer.  He's not into strip clubs and he'll be going with a bunch of super strict Protestants who are even less into that scene.  I'm not really sure why they chose Vegas as their destination as it is very out of character for most of them.  He's digging around for books, because he sees a lot of hanging out in the hotel, and he's sort of stressing out about the potential money spent.  To be super cheap, he got really cr*ppy flights, and doesn't relish that part either (2 hour layovers, 6 hours total each way, and returning at 2:30 AM on Monday).

He just wants to cancel.  I say NO.  The main reason he signed up this time was because he reneged on their GTG last time.  They will hate him (and me!) if he reneges again.  He just doesn't know what he'll DO there, and just sees it as an expensive, pointless 4 days.  I say he should have thought of that before he committed AND purchased the plane tickets.

WDYT? 

ETA: His flight is today at 2:00. 

He's feeling guilty.  But they should be able to have a good time.  The thing about Vegas is that anything you ever wanted to eat/buy/do is there in a tiny radius.

AggieCouple

Yeah, it's guilt.  A few nights ago, ML started crying when we talked about his being gone for 4 days.  She hasn't since, but TB brought it up (without crying) many times, and asked H to stay home.  Since then, H has been not wanting to go, and started thinking about all the things in Vegas he really wouldn't enjoy.

Anyway, he left.   I'm sure he'll change his mind when he sees his boys.

J&A2008

He seems super-high maintenance.

emiliemadison

Of course he has to go! After all the fuss he made about going, there is no option for not going now. 

However, I'm a b!tch and I'd hope he had a really sh!tty time. That'd serve him right! 

EdithBouvierBeale

emiliemadison:

Of course he has to go! After all the fuss he made about going, there is no option for not going now. 

However, I'm a b!tch and I'd hope he had a really sh!tty time. That'd serve him right! 

totally, dude- this update upped his douche factor at LEAST 29% I hope a stripper gets something gross on him. ( but he doesn't LIKE strippers.........)