Sliding Into Colorado

So I forgot to mention at least one pretty spectacular thing. And that was doing the cupid shuffle with Ginger and Mal at the bar, on a sort of stage ... and yes we danced through the whole thing. Oh and I saw two kids laughing hysterically at a painting of a naked lady because the boy kept going and poking her butt. Kids are great.

Anyways. I'm in Lafayette Colorado!!! I spent yesterday driving through Iowa and then stayed the night in Omaha. The people I stayed with were really cool, and we didn't even have that much get-to-know-each-other time. Cecilia Martinez was the girl who I officially stayed with. Her brother is a student of my Aunt Sue's .... haha, yeah random, but it worked out. When she and her roommates got back we chatted for a while, about everything from political signs, to the inaccuracies of some beliefs held by pro-life people. Needless to say, it was pretty sweet. I also bought apples, bread, and cheese while there. Yum. And I ate at a Sonic, because I hadn't had fast food yet, and Sonic is a specialty we don't have in Massachusetts.

One thing that's really neat is that everywhere I stop I talk to people about the election, or issues surrounding it. I really need to learn more to be a better conversationalist on that part though. But its cool anyways. To learn what so many different people are thinking. So far I've only met Obama supporters though, I guess I'm just too deeply in the liberal chain, but I was surprised seeing as I was going through the Midwest where I thought there were more conservatives. Anyways, I need to get an Obama sticker for Phyllis, and brush up on my knowledge of the race and issues etc.

The drive through Nebraska today was very rough. Long, boring, lots of landscape that was your basic farm. I started to think about becoming a psuedo-vegetarian like Erin ... I saw too many happy cows today. I stopped quite a few times to make sure I was staying awake. Stopped for a soda and read some more Kerouac, he's made it to Colorado, and so have I!! Though I'm not partying as much as he is, or doing the deep thinking, or chasing after girls, and I don't know anyone named Dean. It would be awesome to meet one though. I finally got to Colorado and celebrated in the car, even the farms going by looked better somehow. I had this intense feeling that I was sliding down into Colorado. Which is funny since it's actually at a higher elevation. About 45 minutes away from Lafayette ( which is just outside of Boulder) I could see the mountains and I got even more excited. Mike's sister Katie was still home when I got here. We talked, she gave me some cool ideas for places to go, and I met their dog, who is adorable.

She went out for the night, so I took off down the street to this lake and walked around it. Took my sweet time, so I was gone for about an hour and a half even though it's less than 2 miles around the lake. There were a lot of people on bikes and with their dogs, and the Rockies are soooo close and look amazing, and I just LOVE Colorado. They had those exercise stations around the lake too, I played on a few of them but I was wearing my hiking shoes to attempt to break them in, so I didn't do much.

Tomorrow I'll hopefully get some hiking in, then shopping/walking around downtown Boulder, and then some pickup Ultimate?? I found a place on the UPA website but the date is old so I'm worried no one's going to be there, but I'm going to hope for the best.

Well I'm exhausted, even though here it's only 10. I made is through another hour time change today. So now I'm two hours behind Boston and only one ahead of LA! Only a week plus a few days left. Time has gone too fast, but I'm also very ready to be there.

" Lose not a button
Refuse cold mutton."