#4 In Love Again!

After finally getting some rest in Reno it was off to Salt Lake City. To add to the adventure of it all, I think I should share that I've barely made it into the 20th century let alone the 21st century. My van not only was lacking in air but it was equipped with a cassette player and radio. Remember those small card size plastic things with the brown ribbon? Anyone born in the late 80's might be lost right now. Well fortunately I found a device that allowed me to put something in the cassette player to convert to iPod friendly playing. My other downfall of not being tech savvy was, no GPS. I was traveling across country pulling up AAA on my cell phone that only had Ghettro (aka Metro PCS) service. As I traveled, sometimes it was there, sometimes it was not.

My original plan was to cross Nevada at night so I wouldn't have to deal with the heat and plus I love night driving. Well, hotels don't allow you the luxury of night checkout times, so that plan was foiled. But while driving across the desert in the day, I found it nice to be able to see road kill before driving right up on it. So there I was driving along minding my own business, and then it happened, "Our Song" played on my iPod. Thoughts of a love lost long ago played with my emotions. (See #2 The Two Week Pack) I continued on as I wiped a tear and avoided hitting a dead armadillo in the road.

My original plan was to stay at a Bed & Breakfast to treat myself on this 2000+ mile trip. I had used my AAA site to find a B&B in Salt Lake. I had made several failed attempts to confirm at the B&B. These attempts had failed because I had no signal to verify my arrival (Ghettro). When I was almost there I finally got to call only to find they had given my room away. Earlier, they had not wanted to take my card info over the phone saying it wasn't necessary. Hmm. So there I was in Salt Lake after a long desert haul with no room.

Fortunately, the B&B referred me to a restored hotel in downtown Salt Lake. I loved it. Let me restate it more clearly, I loved the bed. It was the most comfortable bed I had every slept in, in my life!!! I didn't want to leave. I had never felt that way before. Why? Why did I have to go? What would happen if  I never made it that way again! NO, life is not fair! The morning had come and I had to say good bye. But my desire was if I couldn't stay I vowed I would return one day! I was, In Love Again! Yes, I had to tear myself away from - The Bed.  But the way it caressed me throughout the night, oh I would never forget that!

Maybe now is a good time to mention that I'm celibate.  No, not a virgin, remember I'm divorced with two children, just abstaining for now. I'm just trying to stay on the wagon and not fall off, that's all. FYI, with chocolate and this bed I think I could stay on the wagon forever!

To Be Continued...

The Bed
(photo by JaMax)