Luckbox

I'm back in Las Vegas, having spent about a week back in NJ for a wedding. The traveling was dogshit, and cost me an arm and a leg, but it was well worth it. It's hard to describe the relationship I have with my best friends (how can any 20 year relationship be summed up in a few lines), but let's just say that they are family to me, and seeing as this was the first of us to be walking down the aisle, it was a huge deal. When Mike first got engaged about 2 years ago, it was a big moment, but the full weight of it didn't really hit me until I saw him in his tux the morning of the wedding. The sight gave me goosebumps. Here was my boy, who I've shared 20 years worth of laughing, crying, fucking up, and more laughing with - about to have one of the biggest days of his life. It was pretty awesome, and I felt honored to be a part of it. The ceremony was beautiful, his bride looked gorgeous, and afterwards we went to some sick country club to drink, dance, and dine on some amazing food - I started my consumption off with a nice foundation of Red Bull (like 5 or 6), and eventually switched to Hennessey and Red Bull right after the cocktail hour. It all gets kinda hazy from there. I was bombed and giggling like a school girl the whole night, and at one point it occurred to me how fucking lucky I am. I seriously have the best friends in the world, and no matter how long I go without seeing them, or what little nuances of our lives change, be it girlfriends, occupations, or residences, it's still always the same with us. It makes any shit you have to go through in life a whole lot easier when you know you have your friends and family behind you.

In poker news, I've just been grinding online since I've been back, and its going well. More importantly, the WSOP starts in a little over a week, which I'm totally pumped for. I've been playing some great tournament poker, and I really feel like I'm on the verge of a big score - if I run half as well in poker as I do in life, then my bracelet is basically all but locked up :o)