Oxon Hill, MD (USA)

Mollie and I both slept late and skipped breakfast.  Mollie played Sony PS2 games for most of the late morning and early afternoon.  We ate lunch (leftovers) and played with Frosty.  We wrote Thank You cards for our Christmas presents and then Mollie played more PS2 games.  We spent the rest of our time together with apartment cleanup (including taking down the Christmas Tree).  I dropped Mollie (and Frosty) off at Nicky's house at 1645 and then met up with Sabrina at her apartment.  First, I tried to help her with hanging her TV (I brought a stud finder).  Later, she drove us to MGM National Harbor and we checked out the casino for the first time.  I was not impressed - traffic flow was horrible, parking was complicated, the entrances were filled with people and we had to walk all the way through the building before we could get on the floor.  Eventually, we made it to a Craps table and discovered that the minimum bet was $10.  Sabrina felt lucky but ended up losing about $150 in 15 minutes.  We soothed our spirits with expensive drinks in the fancy (very strict dress code) Felt Bar and Lounge.  The manager let us stay even though we didn't have a reservation and then Marli and friends arrived (bringing our party to six).  After they left, Sabrina and I were about to pay our tab (2045) when the hostess asked us if we wanted to go to a free Duran Duran Concert!  Of course we said yes and it turned out to be really great!  We ended up meeting Marli and her friends again afterwards for a midnight run on McDonalds.  Retrieved my car and drove home - it was a great night!