Treats From The Bellagio
Dear R.....,
Thank you so
much for the bag of treats from the Bellagio.
The house was
kind of dark and cold when I got home and I was in a hurry to explore all the
goodies and get the living room lit up and warm at the same time.
I tried to light
the cute little candles I found in the bottom of the bag. I burnt two fingers
and set the carpet on fire before I realized these were not candles. Well, that
got the living room warmed up and by the light of the carpet fire, I realized
that these were small jelly jars .
I got the carpet
fire out successfully (the cat didn’t seem to mind that I used him to knock the
fire out, in fact he looked kind of glad that his winter coat could be good for
something other than merely covering his bones and he cleaned up real good
afterward) and then I looked closely at the jelly jars and found that not much
had been eaten out of each one! Thank you! They sure look good and I’ll have
some on toast in the morning.
I found that
great little bottle of coconut liqueur and being tired and cold, I thought I
could use a lift, so I took a big swig. Was I ever surprised to find that those
creative folks at the Bellagio had gone and put body lotion into that cute
little liqueur bottle! Now that is clever marketing!
It didn’t take
long to rinse my mouth and I ate a couple of those gold wrapped chocolate mints
you included and they worked well to take the bitterness out and it was a
pleasure I can tell you!
I know by the
way that lotion stuck to my teeth and tongue that it sure will do well sticking
to my body and keeping the moisture in when I do decide to use it.
For now, I’ve
decided to put that bottle on a shelf in my kitchen so I can surprise a couple
of my friends with a taste when they come over.
My boyfriend was
really flattered when I pulled out that great big condom you gave me. He had a
little bit of trouble getting it on. I realized that I hadn’t had my glasses on
when I opened it………the box DID say “Shower Cap”.
We got a laugh
out of that and the rest of the night went well, what with that little bottle
of Maple Syrup you had included and all.
The ketchup in
the little jar is my favorite. I’ll just keep re-filling it, and I’ll it put on
the table when I go to business meetings with my graphic design clients. I’ll
say, “Oh, that’s from lunch at the Bellagio with my last client.”
I figure I can
use it for leverage when I have to add expenses into my job estimates. “Must
have lunch at the Bellagio for Creative Inspiration”. Thank you!
As for the
Bellagio gift bag and pen, I figure I’ll carry those into the next four star
hotel I go into looking for a room without a reservation.
When the desk
clerk asks for a credit card, I’ll tap the Bellagio pen on the desk, as I
display the Bellagio bag prominently while I search in my bag and say, “Must’ve
left my card at the Bellagio…….Gold, Platinum, mmmm, now which one was it?”
And the soap and the shampoo…Well, I plan
to take a nice, long hot bath, wash my hair and soap up really good, rinse off
and then spend the evening writing at home in front of the fire, smelling of
really good Bellagio perfume and knowing that a friend thought of me on her
vacation and cared enough to bring me gifts.
Humorously
Yours,
Rosalyn
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