Welcome to Colorado

So the road to Colorado through Kansas is long, windy and very boring.

I'm sure that isn't news to anyone. But driving that road, really gets that point across.

I was so happy to see the CO border and I decided to stop and fill up my gas tank before I got too much further.

This little town that I stopped at was what I thought at the time, going to be a short stop. Just get gas, stretch my legs and continue on.

Not the case.

With me, traveling is an adventure. And if you don't see it like that, you might have a hard time traveling with me. Stratton, Colorado turned out to be more of an adventure than I had bargained for.

I somehow locked my car doors and threw my keys in my seat and then SHUT THE DOOR.

But since I had my card in hand, I filled up my tank of gas and waited for the receipt. Then turned around to open my car door and leave...

And that's when I realized that I locked my keys in the car. BOTH SETS OF KEYS. And my phone, GPS, laptop, AAA card, EVERYTHING.

So, I walked into the gas station and asked to use their phone and phone book. They looked at me puzzled, because I'm sure I looked dumbfounded by what I just did. I told them what happened and they laughed. I'm sure they tried to hold it in, but they giggled the second I let them know what happened.

LUCKILY they knew that there was a car at the gas station across the street, that belonged to a man who could OPEN MY DOOR!

I hurried across the street, feeling more and more stupid with every step. And I found the owner of the little gray car. He said he could help me, but that he had to go get his tools and he'd meet me back at my car.

I waited a few minutes inside the first gas station after telling the women inside, that I was able to get help. I could feel everyone in the store staring at me and shaking their heads, trying to hold in the laughter. And then I decided to wait outside, because I still felt stupid AGAIN.

Bernie came back with his tools and it took him about 5 minutes and I was rescued. I very gladly paid him the $20, shook his hand and got in my car and drove off.

I was so EMBARRASSED.

And nobody I know, had even found out yet. But there was no point in keeping it a secret. I called my mom and told her right away. Then I posted updates to let everyone else know how eventful my "short" stop happened to be.

But looking back on this little adventure, I realized how LUCKY it was that there happened to be someone across the street that could help me. And I didn't have to wait hours for AAA to rescue me.

I also thought AFTER I pulled away, that it would have been a great photo-op to have Bernie pose with my "travel buddy." But I was way too embarrassed to turn back.