Ok, here we go
Thursday, 10/15/09 - Mom and I headed out around 3 PM for our amazingly long drive to New Mexico. My directions said it would be approximately 11 hours, but it actually ended up taking 14 hours with all the stops we made along the way. We stopped in Denton for late lunch, Oklahoma City for beverages, and rolled into Amarillo around midnite. We saw the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere - that's what the sign said - just outside of Amarillo. It was pretty darn big, we could see it from many miles away, even in the dark. We laughed and talked all the way. Had some very funny moments, and we bonded a lot. Mom told me stories about when she was my age. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in all my life! It was awesome.
We got to Tucamcari a couple of hours later and stopped at a Denny's for coffee. That was an adventure. The only waiter on duty was all messed up on pain pills and alcohol, so we ended up being served by a drunken, off-duty waiter. He was much better than the other guy.
Friday, 10/16/09: Finally reached Albuquerque around 4:30 AM - mountain time. The hotel we were originally going to stay at was more expensive than their website had mentioned, so we found something more reasonable close by. Got checked in and finally to sleep around 5:30. My phone rang at 8 AM - it was the bass player. He was coming to see me. So we got up, got dressed and were ready to go again! He went with us to breakfast and showed us around town a bit. We went to the Balloon Fiesta Museum and Gift Shop, it was lovely. My mom was really excited about seeing it. Then we went to the Bien Mur Indian Market on the reservation, right next to the Sandia Casino at the base of the Sandia Mountains. Mom bought me a gorgeous hand-made silver and turquoise ring for my b-day.
We went back to the hotel, bass player left and we took a quick nap. Then it was off to Old Town Albuquerque, where there are incredible shops and neat little places to visit. We took lots of pictures and had dinner at a mexican restaurant. I love that they put chile on everything in New Mexico. The food was amazing.
Saturday, 10/17/09: My birthday! Woke up at 7:30, ready to go again! Mom and I went to the Sandia Casino and played slot machines. It was hilarious watching my mom gamble. We didn't win anything, and we didn't spend very much money, but it was a whole lot of fun. We had breakfast at the casino, and it was delicious. Then we drove up to Santa Fe. Just such a beautiful place. We went to the square and walked around, looking at all the neat little shops and sites. Bought some Hatch chile peppers from a farmer's market, and an assortment of jarred chile sauces. Yummy! Back to the hotel around 5:00 and bass player came over for a couple of hours. Then mom and I went out for a steak dinner for my birthday. Bass player came back later and we had a few beers, yadda yadda yadda.
And after we yadda'd, he told me that he has a girlfriend. I've told him all this time that I didn't care if he's sleeping with random chicks on the road and such, as I kinda do the same thing. But if something serious were to come along, he needed to tell me about it. Well, he did tell me about it - after we slept together. Figures. I don't ever want to get in the middle of anything, and I'm very disappointed that he didn't have the balls to tell me earlier. Oh well. We talked about a lot of things. He told me a lot of really personal stuff, and I held back and told him nothing, like I always do with men. And now I'm back at home and resolved to not talk to him anymore, for any reason.
He said it was good to see me, that I made him "very happy". Yeah, I make everyone happy for a couple of hours.
Mom and I drove back Sunday morning. A long drive indeed. Not nearly as much fun as the drive up. We got back home around midnite, and I spent a couple of hours relaying the details to my daughter, who stayed home, looked after the cats, cleaned the house and went grocery shopping. Such a good kid she is!!!
I took a ton of pictures, but most were not digital. I'll try to get them scanned and put them up here.
So I'm home, back at work, sober and still single. Had a lot of fun and I'm glad we went. It's a beautiful place, I definitely want to go back and do some of the touristy things that we didn't get to do.
We got to Tucamcari a couple of hours later and stopped at a Denny's for coffee. That was an adventure. The only waiter on duty was all messed up on pain pills and alcohol, so we ended up being served by a drunken, off-duty waiter. He was much better than the other guy.
Friday, 10/16/09: Finally reached Albuquerque around 4:30 AM - mountain time. The hotel we were originally going to stay at was more expensive than their website had mentioned, so we found something more reasonable close by. Got checked in and finally to sleep around 5:30. My phone rang at 8 AM - it was the bass player. He was coming to see me. So we got up, got dressed and were ready to go again! He went with us to breakfast and showed us around town a bit. We went to the Balloon Fiesta Museum and Gift Shop, it was lovely. My mom was really excited about seeing it. Then we went to the Bien Mur Indian Market on the reservation, right next to the Sandia Casino at the base of the Sandia Mountains. Mom bought me a gorgeous hand-made silver and turquoise ring for my b-day.
We went back to the hotel, bass player left and we took a quick nap. Then it was off to Old Town Albuquerque, where there are incredible shops and neat little places to visit. We took lots of pictures and had dinner at a mexican restaurant. I love that they put chile on everything in New Mexico. The food was amazing.
Saturday, 10/17/09: My birthday! Woke up at 7:30, ready to go again! Mom and I went to the Sandia Casino and played slot machines. It was hilarious watching my mom gamble. We didn't win anything, and we didn't spend very much money, but it was a whole lot of fun. We had breakfast at the casino, and it was delicious. Then we drove up to Santa Fe. Just such a beautiful place. We went to the square and walked around, looking at all the neat little shops and sites. Bought some Hatch chile peppers from a farmer's market, and an assortment of jarred chile sauces. Yummy! Back to the hotel around 5:00 and bass player came over for a couple of hours. Then mom and I went out for a steak dinner for my birthday. Bass player came back later and we had a few beers, yadda yadda yadda.
And after we yadda'd, he told me that he has a girlfriend. I've told him all this time that I didn't care if he's sleeping with random chicks on the road and such, as I kinda do the same thing. But if something serious were to come along, he needed to tell me about it. Well, he did tell me about it - after we slept together. Figures. I don't ever want to get in the middle of anything, and I'm very disappointed that he didn't have the balls to tell me earlier. Oh well. We talked about a lot of things. He told me a lot of really personal stuff, and I held back and told him nothing, like I always do with men. And now I'm back at home and resolved to not talk to him anymore, for any reason.
He said it was good to see me, that I made him "very happy". Yeah, I make everyone happy for a couple of hours.
Mom and I drove back Sunday morning. A long drive indeed. Not nearly as much fun as the drive up. We got back home around midnite, and I spent a couple of hours relaying the details to my daughter, who stayed home, looked after the cats, cleaned the house and went grocery shopping. Such a good kid she is!!!
I took a ton of pictures, but most were not digital. I'll try to get them scanned and put them up here.
So I'm home, back at work, sober and still single. Had a lot of fun and I'm glad we went. It's a beautiful place, I definitely want to go back and do some of the touristy things that we didn't get to do.
posted by Jenn at
6:57 AM
5 Comments:
Don't be so hard on yourself, Jenn -- you made me happy for 3 hours 45 minutes once!
::ducking::
You completely rock, you know that!
Joke 'em if they can't take a fuck!
At least you got a vacation. Hmmm. I am just curious. What was your Mom doing while you were blanking with the bass player?
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I fugured someone would ask that. We shared a room while we were there, except on Saturday, my birthday, and I had my own hotel room for the nite. She was resting while we were doing our thing over in my room. She's old, she needs her rest. :)
that's good. I was hoping you didn't make her watch. Unless you're into that type of thing. having my Mom watch kinda creeps me out. Not that it's ever happened. I just know....okay.
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