Friends of Red Rocks.

while tail gaiting at an alan jackson concert (yes, i went to an alan jackson concert...i grew up country!) we encountered a "recycling club" - which, mind you, i have had experience with recycling clubs before - so i made an instant connection. after handing over our empty beer bottles i found out that the incentive of the recycling club is free concert tickets. and as i am writing now, months later i am an official member of the organization that is - "friends of red rocks." i awkwardly show up the last saturday of every month and pick up cigarette butts from 9:30-noon. about 80% of the people there are a little bit quirky. there is a lady in her mid thirties. probably single. who continually refers to red rocks as "her"....saying "she has just been so good to us, we really have to give back to her" and she refers to herself as a nurse to mother earth. totally. and then there is the lady who - every month - hands out fliers about "yes on 64" - which is to legalize marijuana. this is her full time j.o.b., she explains. as i politely declined (as i obviously didnt have pockets) she informs me that i could fold it and put it in my obvious shirt pocket of my old roommate jeremy's grey v-neck. duh. last week as i held my trash bag and tidiously picked up little pieces of trash a guy walks by and laughs. he says, "ha - i remember when i got a DUI and had to do that." wait, what?! that didnt even occur to me that it totally looks like i am doing community service. i am here to keep red rocks CLEAN! do you know how much SHE has given to US!? you are welcome people. and i am slowly becoming one of them. i mean i may not consider them "friends" (yet) but it doesnt matter. i get a sense of joy just being at red rocks. enjoying the fresh air. this week, i spontaneously decided to join the manual labor group closing off trails and using large tools. i kind of loved it. and this may all sound crazy. but this week i will be going to mumford and sons - for free. worth it.

cherry amoretto jello shots.

this morning i had a jello shot for breakfast. dont judge me, i can do this sort of thing because i am an adult people! also there was no one home to tell me that i shouldnt have a jello shot for breakfast. and the only thing i bought at the store yesterday was jello and hummus and i didnt want to eat hummus for breakfast.

and so i considered the current situation i am in - which is the transition of my next chapter in life. everyone is on their next chapter. my little sister is going to college. josh and hannah are buying a house. tayler moved in with her boyfriend. soo...i need to think of MY next chapter. quick. what IS MY NEXT CHAPTER! i mean it will involve moving. it has to involve moving. ugh. i have honestly never been too keen on the idea of buying a place. i was, you know, just plannin on renting. forever. until i realized how much it cost to rent and live by yourself. $700 plus...which could be the same price of a mortgage. should i get qualified and buy a place?? buy myself or with people? and with which people? people i can eat breakfast with? i love community right? how great would it be to have a place i can decorate and make my own! should i find roommates? im from here, so you would think it should be easy to find friends that i can live with. although it turns out - my blog about finding a travel buddy - is comparable to finding a good roommate. who even cares, im never here anyway. i just want to live somewhere cool and ride my bike everywhere and grow a little garden area. maybe have a jello shot. with or without roommates. i will be writing a post about the next chapter...in 4-6 weeks.

hopefully.