FRIDAY
JANUARY 3 2025
AWAKE AT 6AM WHEN HUBBY LET THE DOGS OUTSIDE. BOTH OF THEM BARKED. WE NEED TO CHARGE TATER'S COLLAR AND TRAIN HIM TO NOT BARK AGAIN.
I GOT UP AND DRESSED.
WENT TO THE KITCHEN TO MAKE A HOT EGGNOG LATTE FOR HUBBY. PROBABLY WILL BE HIS LAST ONE AS THEY STOPPED SELLING EGGNOG MILK AT THE STORES ALREADY.
ONE YEAR THEY SOLD EGGNOG UNTIL FEBRUARY!
I MADE A PLAIN LATTE FOR MYSELF. I TOOK MY VITAMINS.
HUBBY WENT TO MAKE THE BED.
THEN HE PUT DIRTY CLOTHES IN THE WASHER. I TURNED THE WASHER ON. I CLEANED THE KITCHEN AND PUT DIRTY DISHES IN DISHWASHER AND STARTED IT.
I PICKED UP DOG POO OUTSIDE.
HUBBY CLEANED CAT LITTER.
I WROTE OUT CHECK FOR SUBCONTRACTOR.
I DID BOOKWORK.
HUBBY LEFT AT 8:45AM. HE TOOK THE FMF TO THE SHOP.
LET THE DOGS OUTSIDE AGAIN. TATER BEGAN BARKING. I MADE HIM COME INSIDE.
THE NEIGHBOR WITH THE ROTTIE WALKED BY AND I HAD TO BRING TATER INSIDE.
I GOT A CALL FROM ANDY TO BE AT GS NAILS IN 20 MINUTES TO GET MY NAIL FIXED.
I PUT EVERYTHING AWAY IN THE HOUSE THAT RILEY COULD CHEW. I LOCKED DOORS, I CURLED MY HAIR QUICKLY.
I LEFT AT 9:20AM. DROVE TO GS NAILS. HAD TO WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AS ANDY WAS FINISHING SOMEBODY ELSE UP.
THEN I GOT MY NAIL FIXED. ANDY PUT SILK WRAP ON IT TO MAKE IT STRONGER. THEN HE FILED AND RE-POLISHED ALL MY NAILS. GREAT ANDY!
I PAID HIM $50 AND LEFT THERE.
DROVE THE JEEP TO ENLIVEN. HOLLY WAS THERE AND SIGNED ME IN. THEN I GOT MY SHOT. IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED TODAY. I DON'T FEEL AN OVERWHELMING URGE TO EAT.
I LEFT THERE AND DROVE HOME.
AT HOME, STOPPED TO GET THE MAIL. LET THE DOGS OUTSIDE FOR POTTY.
I STARTED THE DRYER FOR THE LAUNDRY. I PUT AWAY CLEAN DISHES.
I VACUUMED THE CAT LITTER FROM THE ARMOIRE AND AROUND IT.
GOT A DELIVERY BY USPS. IT WAS MY NEW SHIRTS I ORDERED FROM AMAZON. AND MY SNOWMAN FACES I ORDERED FROM ETSY.
TATER WAS BARKING OUTSIDE AGAIN. I HAD TO CALL HIM INSIDE.
AT 12:23PM, HUBBY CALLED. WANTED ME TO ORDER DOMINOS PIZZA FOR THEM.
I PLUGGED IN THE COLLAR AND CONTROLLER FOR TATER SINCE HE KEEPS BARKING.
I DID BOOKWORK.
I CURLED MY HAIR. I DID MORE LAUNDRY. I PUT CLEAN LAUNDRY AWAY.
I CHANGED CLOTHES FOR OUR LAS VEGAS ADVENTURE TONIGHT.
I CALLED HUBBY SEVERAL TIMES AND HE DID NOT ANSWER. HE FINALLY GOT HOME AT 3PM.
I WAS UPSET HE HAD WAITED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE AND TOLD HIM I WOULD NOT DO THIS ANYMORE UNLESS HE GOT HOME ON TIME.
WE LEFT MESQUITE AND DROVE TO VEGAS. TATER WAS WHINING A LITTLE.
AT 4PM, WE ARRIVED AT HOT DIGGITY DOG, WE DROPPED THE DOGS OFF.
HOT DIGGITY DOG
THEN WE DROVE TO THE VEGAS STRIP. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP. IT TOOK US 20 MINUTES TO GO 2 MILES. WE GOT OFF ON THE STREET BEFORE EXCALIBUR AND HAD TO TAKE ANOTHER WAY THRU THE STRIP.
WATCHED ALL THE TOURISTS WALKING DOWN THE STRIP WITH MOUTHS AGAPE AND A ZOMBIE STARE. WEIRD.
BY 5PM, WE GOT TO EXCALIBUR AND VALET PARKED. I WAITED FOR HUBBY INSIDE THE CASINO WHILE HE TALKED TO THE VALET.
VALET PARKING
WE WALKED THRU THE LOBBY AND FOUND CHECK-IN. THEY HAD ABOUT 50+ PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE TO CHECK-IN. OMG.
WE WALKED PAST A PLACE SERVING ICE CREAM/SORBET/SHERBERT/GELATO. HUBBY SAID HE WANTED TO STOP ON THE WAY OUT TO GET SOME.
FOUND THE AREA FOR OUR SHOW. IT WAS DOWNSTAIRS ON AN ESCALATOR. HAD TO USE RESTROOMS. WAITED IN THE GAMING AREA DOWNSTAIRS FOR SHOW TO BEGIN.
TOURNAMENT OF KINGS ENTRY
WE WERE BEHIND ROPES TO SHOW WHERE TO WAIT, BUT MANY RUDE PEOPLE BUTTED IN FRONT OF US. FINALLY, SOME OLD 65 YEAR OLD ASSHOLE WITH AN ASIAN WIFE AND KID BUTTED IN FRONT OF US TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. HUBBY SAID LOUDLY "WHAT AN ASSHOLE". BUT THE GUY REFUSED TO ENGAGE. I WANTED TO PUNCH HIM.
AT 5:30PM, THEY FINALLY OPENED THE DOORS AND THE CROWD SURGED. I LOST TRACK OF THE ASSHOLE BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO STICK MY FOOT OUT AND TRIP HIM.
WE GOT SEATED VERY EASILY. THE USHERS WERE VERY HELPFUL WITH DIRECTIONS.
SEATED AT TOURNAMENT OF KINGS IN ROMANIA SECTION
SAT IN ROMANIA SECTION, SEATS 27&28. THEY WERE PERFECT. ALMOST THE MIDDLE AND VERY CLOSE TO WHERE THE HORSES & RIDERS CAME OUT.
TICKETS
IT WAS QUITE COLD IN THE ARENA. FELT LIKE THEY WERE OPENING DOORS TO THE OUTSIDE EVERY SO OFTEN.
WE WERE SERVED VERY QUICKLY BY A GREAT WAITER. ANOTHER WAITER BROUGHT ALCOHOLIC DRINKS TO US. HUBBY ORDERED MICHELADA ($14) AND I GOT A STRAWBERRY DAQUIRI ($19). WITHOUT WHIPPED CREAM. I COULD NOT DRINK MINE TOTALLY BECAUSE MY STOMACH WAS UPSET.
DINNER
DINNER WAS OK. NOT GREAT FOR THE PRICE. $175.00 FOR THE BOTH OF US.
ROASTED SEASONED CORNISH GAME HEN WAS EDIBLE, TASTED SEASONED, WARM.
CORN ON THE COB WAS HARD AS A ROCK, BUT HUBBY ATE MINE & HIS.
LEMON PEPPER ROASTED RED BLISS POTATOES WERE WARM AND DELICIOUS.
DINNER ROLL WAS WARM, SOFT, TASTY.
APPLE SQUARE DESERT HAD ALMOST NO APPLE IN IT. I PASSED.
PER THE PROMOS -
Tournament of Kings is Las Vegas’ ultimate dinner and a show experience. Adapted from the tale of King Arthur, this live-action production takes place in a 900-seat theater-in-the-round arena and immerses the audience in a tale of valor and treachery. Valiant knights ride mighty steeds and prove their chivalry amongst special effects and pyrotechnics. While knights fight, guests feast on a hearty dinner using the original utensil – their hands. Tournament of Kings is an epic portrayal of centuries past, and it’s all in the name of honor, country, and of course, food.
PER THE WEBSITE-
Fun Facts
- It requires 36 staff/management to run the show which includes cast, stable staff, and managers.
- There are 17 horses in the Tournament of Kings stable.
- 10 horses are used in the Tournament of Kings show.
- Excalibur is the No. 1 purchaser of Cornish Game Hens in the United States. Since June 1990, approximately 6,700,000 hens have been served.
- Tournament of Kings has become the setting for several dozen marriage proposals each year. All of the maidens have said yes to the gallant knights – that is all except one.
- Approximately 4,100 lance tips are shattered each year.
- The soil used in the arena is mixed with synthetic fibers to create a better cushion. This is important because many of the show's stunt falls are done off of the horses.
- The swords used in the performance are titanium and create sparks during battle sequences.
- We use 10-12 tons of wood shavings monthly in the horse’s stables.
- As a group, all of our horses eat 125 tons of hay annually.
- The core team producing Tournament of Kings (Producer, Director and Stunt Coordinator), have been with the show since its opening in 1999. They were all also involved with the original King Arthur’s Tournament, which opened at the Excalibur in 1990.
MERLIN
FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS
HORSES & KINGS
ROUND TABLE
ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW ENDED, THE STUPID TEENAGE KIDS IN OUR ROW DECIDED TO COME OUT OUR SIDE INSTEAD OF THE OTHER END. WE HAD TO GET UP. MY KNEE WAS HURTING AND I COULD BARELY WALK, SO WE DECIDED TO LEAVE. GOT OUR STUFF AND LEFT.
HUBBY HAD TO POTTY AGAIN, SO I WENT TOO. WALKED BACK TO THE ESCALATOR. WENT UPSTAIRS AND FOUND THE ICE CREAM. HUBBY GOT STRAWBERRY GELATO.
WE WENT OUTSIDE TO PICK UP THE FMF AT THE VALET. PAID FOR OUR PARKING $40--OMG.
STOOD UNDER HEATERS AS IT WAS COOL OUTSIDE. A NICE BLACK FAMILY CAME TO STAND NEXT TO US. THE LITTLE GIRL HAD CURLS WITH RIBBONS IN IT; HER OLDER BROTHER CARRYING A LIGHTED SWORD FOR HER. WE TALKED WITH THE MOTHER WHO SAID THEY WERE FROM D.C. AND THEY HAD BEEN TO THE SHOW. THE FATHER WAS PAYING THE VALET AT THE AUTOMATED MACHINE. WE DISCUSSED THE SHOW.
THEN OUR CAR WAS PULLED UP AND WE LEFT.
DROVE OUTOF THE STRIP AND TOWARDS NORTH VEGAS.
STOPPED AT ARBY'S TO GET BURGERS FOR THE DOGS. HUBBY ORDERED 4 FOR THEM.
WE DROVE ACROSS THE STREET. PICKED UP DOGS. HAD TO WAIT FOR QUITE A WHILE AND TATER WAS BARKING.
GAVE THE DOGS WATER-THEY BOTH DRANK LOTS AND LOTS.
WALKED THE DOGS TO PEE.
GAVE THEM TWO BURGERS. THEY WERE STARVING.
DROVE THE 215 TO I-15. TOOK A WHILE TO GET HOME.
RILEY PASSED OUT ASLEEP ON MY LAP (ON THE PILLOW).
AT HOME, WE UNLOADED DOGS. THEY WENT OUTSIDE AND DRANK MORE WATER.
I TOOK A HOT BATH AS EVERYTHING WAS HURTING. WE WATCHED 1 TV SHOW. THE GENTLEMEN (SERIES) AND I WENT TO BED.
ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THE LIGHT FROM THE TV WAS HURTING MY EYES, SO I ASKED HUBBY TO TURN IT OFF AND COME TO BED.