Colorado...

So I'm traveling for work again. I'm in Colorado Springs. Sitting in my hotel room, watching NIT basketball, drinking a Miller Lite, not wanting to work. I'll probably do some work later - or better yet - tomorrow morning. Another store visit tomorrow and then I get to hang with one of my BF...yes, I will be spending time with The Flackster.

Flack lives in Denver. We met in College. She didn't come back after her freshman year. I was bummed. Then she came back. I was already graduated. Then she went back to Denver. We were pretty tight. A guy came between us. She dated a total ass for 7 years. She couldn't see it. I could. I got tired of her talking about what an ass he was yet wouldn't do anything about it. I basically told her that I didn't want to hear it anymore and if all she was going to do is talk about him..don't call. She didn't. For almost 6 years.

I can't remember how we started talking again. I think she called after they broke up. The calls weren't that often. Every once in a while. She wasn't there when I needed her. After my marriage was breaking up. When I really needed her. I didn't think I could forgive her. I didn't think she would forgive me. I have a really bad habit of holding a grudge. I held on for a long time. Then I made a decision. Get busy living or get busy dying...well - that's really from the Shawshank Redemption - I didn't say that at all. I did make a decision that I would forgive and forget. I think the first big step was my first visit post her breakup with the ass. (not to be confused with the asshat that she sometimes sees now). We went to the football game. Had a great time. We've talked pretty much every day (sometimes email - sometimes cell phone - sometimes she leaves me messages on the cell phone so I can listen to them in the morning.) We're good now. We laugh a lot and when we actually get together, we have a great time. I do wish that we lived closer. Her parents are in Denver - they are older and she wants to be close to them, which I totally get - I'm the same way. For now, I'll take the time we have...

One of my other bf lives the same distance away but in a different direction. Missy is a true friend. She's there for me and I hope she always knows that I'm there for her. We don't have to talk every day. An occasional email, a post or a quick chat on facebook works for us. We can say so much in a very few words. When I found out that Missy was going to be in Omaha when I was in Denver, I was really bummed. What are the odds that she's going to be here when I'm going to be somewhere else. Luckily, I will be able to see her. We don't need a lot of time to say what we want to, we just know!

While I'm on the subject of friends...I FINALLY got to see Francine before I left. We live in the same damn place and I hadn't seen her in years - well, actually it was probably a few weeks - but in Francine/Maude years, that is YEARS. Once again, we just picked up where we left off. We can do that. I love that we can do that.

While sometimes I hate it when I'm gone from home for too long, I'm glad to see my friends.

I'm going to have a busy rest of the month. I'm lucky that Brently is so understanding...at least I hope he is. He knows I love my job. He knows that I'm not a cooker and I'm pretty sure he loves me anyway!

I'll be watching a lot of basketball over the next few days. This is when I'm at my best. I need march madness, Miller Lite, my friends and my cell phone - how else am I suppose to keep up with facebook???

OH WAIT - I was going to end but totally forgot to talk about last night. Nickelback. That concert was kick ass. I really loved Seether, which I didn't think I would. Jake and I actually got matching Seether t-shirts. He was going to wear his to school today and wanted me to wear mine to work. I told him that it probably wasn't going to happen, but I would wear it this weekend sometime. I think Nickelback put on a great show. It is in my Top 5...maybe in my Top 3 behind Tom Petty and The Eagles. I didn't get home until midnight and then up at 4:30 to get to my flight on time. I made it okay, but was rushed which I hate. I didn't have time to get my Scooters. I sat beside a dad with his little boy on his lap. It was one of my best flights. He was super nice and his son was super cute. We chatted all the way to Denver. I wish all people could get like that.

Until next time....