Last Minute Decisions

Heading south once again on the highway, I started getting anxious at the thought of heading back toward the desert. Josh called to check in and i couldn't help but smile at the sound of his voice. I expressed my concerns, or more like whined at the idea of heading back toward the south. He convinced me to reconsider my destination and instead suggested I maybe head toward the mountains. I pulled over and weighed my options. I could continue in this direction, through the desert and toward New Orleans (which was expecting a hurricane), or I could head up through Northern Colorado and then go east. I decided to stick to my gut feeling and turned around. I decided to go to Denver and then Boulder! Here come the mountains!

Denver proved to be a beautiful city, an urban mecca full of young, good-looking people and even more aesthetic looking buildings. It was a city I could imagine myself living in. I roamed around for a few hours, taking pictures and trying not to look out of place. After awhile, I started to get tired of avoiding gazes on the street and looking like a tourist with my bulky camera, stopping every few yards to snap away. I kept trying to brush off the thoughts I kept having of how much I yearned to have Josh with me. He wasn't here and wasn't going to be. It was a reality I would have to come to terms with.

I had parked my car outside of a hotel and spent an hour online deciding if I should spend the night in a hotel in Denver or bum it again in my car and hope that a host would respond to my emails for the next night in Boulder. After receiving a few negative responses, I decided to head to Boulder and gave in to getting a hotel there. It had only been a week since I started my trip and I already splurged too much as it was! But something kept telling me I wanted to stay in the comfort of a room so I gave in. I'm either becoming way too in tune with my inner or desires, or else my willpower is taking advantage of me! Nonetheless, I checked in and proceeded to bask in the comforts of paid luxury; laps in the indoor swimming pool, daydreaming in the jacuzzi, and finally a long night's sleep in the comfort of a giant bed.