Summer Daze

Happy first day of Summer to everyone! Yesterday was a beautiful day, and today looked like it would be the same - but it started just raining and there's even the occassional thunderclap!

I played during lunch, and the weather hadn't degraded to the point it's at now, so I think I was affected by some sort of Summer Daze. After a few losing hands (TPTK versus an overpair and having the butt-end of a straight); I was down to about $30 and only 15 minutes left in my lunch hour... totally getting ready to chalk this up as a losing session. I limp in UTG with pocket 4s and see a lovely flop of K42, but with two Hearts. I bet out and get raised by a solid player who I immediately put on a King; and an older lady calls the two bets cold - Heart or straight draw for sure. I only call, not wanting to necessarily scare away the solid player with his pair of Kings.

Turn is a black 9 - I bet out and get raised again, and the chaser still cold-calls the two bets. I make it three, and the solid player thinks out loud, "Pocket 9s???" Both call. The River brings the third Heart. I do my best not to let out an audible groan as I tap the felt to check. It gets checked around and I flip over my 4s and look up to the ceiling, not wanting to see the Flush. Instead, I hear dealer announce "Full House!" Huh? Who? Where???

As I suspected, the solid player had a King as well as a 9 for two pair; and the old lady had T9h for the Flush.

But the Rivered Heart was another Deuce. Damn the season for making me miss a bet!!!

That pot refills my rack, and I take the next hand as well (A7s flopping Trip 7s) for a little extra sugar. Man, I hate having to leave when the rush is just starting!

Anyways, in general news, the wife has been hard at work planning the summer vacation. We'll be packing up the Honda Odyssey and taking a little road-trip starting this Friday right after I get out of the office. We're working our way down into SoCal and taking the kids to DisneyLand. Last time we went, the youngest was only 2. She's 4 now and will be able to actually get on some of the rides! After a few days of pure Happiness saturation, we'll head back up the coast and stop at the beach for a swim. As we get closer to home and re-enter the Pac-NW, we'll find some campgrounds in Oregon and set up tent. I'm lobbying to stay in the van and watch DVDs while the kids enjoy Nature, but I'm sure that idea will get quickly vetoed and I'll be forced to re-evaluate my love for the outdoors.

And of course, there's been a mention or two by me about casinos we may pass along the way. Since this is mainly a trip for the kids, we'll only be stopping if it's not too far off the route and the time of day doesn't require leaving the kids to sleep in the van. Speaking of the little monkeys, here's a recent picture of my 4 and 7 year old.



There's only one caption I can think of: "BONUS CODE IGGY DAMMIT!"