Veterans Day

It is Veteran's Day and while we didn't do anything really holiday-ish (there is a huge Veteran's Day parade in downtown Las Vegas but there is no way I want to be around thousands of people!), we did get a bunch of freebies from generous businesses since hubby is a veteran.  Hubby got a free haircut from Sports Clips, a coupon for a free haircut from Great Clips, a free pizza and soda from Little Caesars, a free chopped pork sandwich from Famous Daves, and a coupon for a free meal from Texas Roadhouse which we will use at a later date.  We were looking forward to the free buffet for veterans at the Southpoint Casino but when we got there the line was practically wrapped around the casino and it would have been a minimum two hour wait so we just went to their Mexican restaurant and paid for our own meal there.

To all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service!

Happy Veteran's Day!

Veteran's Day usually involves a parade and meeting up with friends for the free veteran's buffet at a local casino but because of covid, neither of these things are happening today.  However, there are a lot of freebies for veterans today so hubby ran out and picked up a free sandwich and fries at Famous Daves and a free pizza and drink at Little Caesars and this was our lunch!  It's really nice that so many places give freebies to veterans (hubby was in the Navy for 22 years) and while there are plenty of things we could go out and get today, I think the only other thing we are going to do is get a coupon for a free haircut at Great Clips this afternoon.  If you or someone you know is a veteran, find lots of freebies here, here, and here.

And to those who have served, thank you for your service!!!

Veterans Day!

It was a quiet Veterans Day for us.  The roads are pretty much a mess since there was a Veterans Day parade which shut down many of the roads downtown then this afternoon the Las Vegas Strip was shut down for the Las Vegas Marathon which will take place this evening.  Add to that all kinds of cowboys being shuttled around town for the rodeo events and that means we we stay far away from all of the hoopla.

What we did do was take advantage of some of the Veterans Day specials that were offered around town since hubby is a veteran.  While there were so many freebies for veterans, there's a limit to how much we can eat so we decided to go to the free buffet at South Point Casino which we do every year, then hubby picked up a coupon at Great Clips for a free haircut, we stopped by Tropical Smoothie and hubby picked up a huge smoothie for free, then we stopped at Little Caesars and got a free pizza and drink which they were giving away to veterans.  Besides a few dollars in tips, this was a pretty much free day! 

We really appreciate all of the businesses that are so generous to veterans and while standing in line for the buffet we made new friends and invited them bowling (they are new to town and didn't know about the Filipino bowling leagues here).  Overall a very enjoyable day!

Also, to those who have served our country, thank you for your service!

Happy Veteran's Day!

Just a quick note to say THANK YOU to all of those who have served or are currently serving in the US armed forces (and your families too!!).  It's unimaginable all of the things that some people have given up in order to keep our country safe (I'm talking limbs, marriages, watching their kids grow up...even their own mental health or the biggest sacrifice of all, their life).  It's more than any person could ask of another yet hundreds of thousands of people have done just this in order to make our country a better place to live.  I know a lot of people complain about the US (heck, I complain about the US on occasion) but really, there is no better place to live and I am proud to be an American.  I am even prouder to have known so many wonderful people who have served in the armed forces.  Happy Veteran's Day!!!