Thurs, 07.05.09: Hubby woke me at 8.30. I'm really not ready to go home. Walked to Ellis Island for breakfast which took 15 mins. Both had NY steak and eggs which was only $4.99. With coffee, chocolate milk and a beer bill was $17.30 plus tip and it was really good, better than last night's steak at Bill's.

Put $5 into a Twilight Zone machine while waiting for hubby, got 3 bonus rounds in 5 mins and cashed out at $20. My feet were sore despite hardly walking any distance and it was really hot so wandered back to the Signature. I think they said the temps were 10F above average for this time of year. Hubby went for a walk and I went on the internet. Really enjoying the coffee in the suite. I've never used a coffee maker before as I'm a dedicated tea drinker, but this stuff is really nice and not too strong. Thinking of having another massage later if I can be bothered to walk to the Hawaiian Marketplace.

Walked to Monte Carlo and gambled for a while. Was nearly out of money when I hit for 2000 credits. Played on a few machines and cocktail service was good so had a couple of paralyzers. Crossed to the Hawaiian Marketplace and we both had another massage at the Chinese reflexology place, $20 for 20 mins. I asked the guy not to be too hard and it was just fine and not brutal like the woman was.

Wandered back to the Signature and went into the Carriage House and asked if I could see a deluxe room as I only saw the one bedroomed the other day. He gave me the keys to two, one with a sitting area. The other one was quite small. I asked if you could request one with a sitting area and the girl said it was for four people as it was a sofa bed. Looks like we'd be better with the one bedroomed.

I forgot to say that I had a Frozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity 3 the other day and it was quite nice. I got it from the Grab and Go as they seem to have some service issues with the restaurant.

Sat outside in the sun for 15 mins as I don't like sunbathing and it was still roasting at 5pm. Went to the fitness centre and had 15 mins on the treadmill which was good for me seeing as I've never been to a gym in my life.

It's just been on the news that it is 100F at the moment at 5pm.

Went to the MGM and gambled for a while before the show. We both put $20 into Hitchcock Theatre machines and cashed out for a total of $119. Would have played longer if we didn't have the show to go to.

Saw Tom Jones, $92 each and had excellent seats. It said Row 2A Seats 1 & 2, but that was actually the front row and we were touching the stage. We thought they were too close after the first song as the music was much louder than his voice, but they quickly sorted that out and the rest was perfect. I was about 3 feet away from him at one point. Saw 5 pairs of panties thrown onto the stage at the opposite side from us, but the woman at the table next to me was doing my head in. She had a small tiger soft toy and an envelope and kept pushing it further and further onto the stage, waving at him and having a right carry on constantly fluffing and flicking her hair in my face. I didn't see her face, but could tell from her hands that we was no spring chicken. Apart from that it was good. A cocktail in a souvenir glass was $15 and a domestic beer was $6, tip included. He played constant for the full 90 mins, hardly stopping for breath. Cher could learn a thing or two from him.

Went to the Sherwood Cafe at the Excalibur after the show. Hubby had a club sandwich and I had pasta rigatoni. I should have thought how big the portion would be as we should only have had one of them between us. I only ate a couple of forkfuls. Bill was $34 plus tip and we asked for a couple of boxes to take it home with us. Will be fine for an early lunch instead of breakfast tomorrow before we leave for the airport.

Hubby was dead on his feet and couldn't face the 30 mins walk back so we got a taxi, $8.70 plus tip. The driver was from Bulgaria and was nice and chatty. Got back about 11.

This will be the last instalment of my blog as we need to pack in the morning and our flight to Dallas is at 2.10pm, then on to Heathrow and Aberdeen. Checked the seating online today and there were a few rows of 3 seats available on the transatlantic so hoping to grab one of them and get some sleep. It's a 777 with ceiling mounted monitors rather than seatback.

Things we haven't done this trip - Mon Ami Gabi, Cheesecake Factory, Legends in Concert and we haven't used quite a few coupons and restaurant.com vouchers for free drinks and 2 for 1 entrees. Ah well there's always next time, God willing.