I know that Russ loves me very much. He consented to ride the roller coaster (pictured below) by my side. What a blast to ride in the cold night air, illuminated by the dizzy, crazy lights of Las Vegas.
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
~ Emma Lazarus, from The New Colossus
(Inscribed on a plaque at the base
of the (real) Statue of Liberty.)
Inside the casino:
Isn’t the New York City skyline beautiful?
Let’s walk a block and visit Egypt while we’re at it:
I wonder where we’ll travel next?!