Deck the Casino Halls: Christmas Vegas Style!

Christmas carols and casino chimes created the strangest holiday soundtrack as we traded traditional pine trees for the neon glow of the Vegas strip! Grandpa Dale's poker face crumbled completely when he unwrapped his gag gift—a rhinestone-studded fanny pack that he surprisingly wore for the entire trip, claiming it made him 'blend in with the high rollers.' Our family gift exchange in the hotel suite featured presents that had survived TSA inspections with varying degrees of success, including Aunt Ilene's homemade cookies that somehow transformed into crumbs arranged in roughly cookie-shaped piles. The holiday spirit remained intact despite the desert setting, with Christmas dinner at a buffet where Dad returned to the table with a plate stacked so impossibly high it required engineering skills to transport.