hopefully no one was watching me as i made my way through
the albuquerque airport this morning. i might be able to blame it on my lack of
sleep (got up at 5:30am this morning to catch my 8am flight), but whatever the
cause, it was ridiculous.
i landed at about 9:15am and went directly to the frontier
ticketing line where i checked in for my 5pm flight. the college fair doesn’t
start til noon so i had plenty of time to get my rental car and make my way
downtown albuquerque for the fair. i hopped on the rental car shuttle bus and
as i waited in line at enterprise, i realized that the convention center is
only 4.5 miles from the airport and it would probably cost the same to take a
cab as it would be to rent a car and pay for parking downtown. not to mention
the fact that it would be easier than navigating my way around the city. so i
got back on the rental car shuttle bus and headed back to the airport. once at
the airport i followed the signs for taxis, but there were none cabs to be
found anywhere. finally, just as i walked back into the airport to ask someone,
a taxi pulled up. i hurried back outside in time to catch the guy. guess what,
they don’t take credit cards. would he wait for me if i went back inside to the
atm? sure. i rush back in and upstairs to the wells fargo atm and as i’m
pulling my card out of my wallet, all of my cards fall to the ground and
scatter across the floor. really? is it gonna be that kind of day? i’m sure
you’re not surprised that i when i got back outside the guy who said he’d wait
wasn’t there. thankfully, another cab had pulled up and i hopped in, crisp
twenties in my wallet.
i made it to the convention center, set up my table and
walked a few blocks to central ave, which is also route 66, where i found a
local diner called lindy’s.
as i write this i’m enjoying a cup of diner coffee with
cream and sugar (i'm trying to cut down on all the cream, so this is the first
non black coffee of the week) and a delicious egg sandwich.
get your kicks,
jill
ps the college fair was super busy - i almost ran out of materials - definitely worth the trip. it was strange to land in denver and drive out of the airport as if i was "home." honestly, i'm happy to be at my home-away-from-home, but i'm ready to actually be home.
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