Guess what. It's OVER! Well, all but about three and a half hours from over. I have succeeded. I lasted an entire summer in Wyoming! Do not be fooled, I am no super hero. John Stuart is. He lived in this barren, treeless, female lacking land for a year! Wow! I must thank a few people for helping me to a grand exit from the equality state. I begin with JA and one who will probably never read this, Kristy Knapp. As Justin arrived in Denver I knew the summer was coming to a close. He flew into Denver, a solid three and a half hours from Rawlins, early Wednesday afternoon. We met up with Denver local Kristy in order to see the best of Denver on this long awaited reunion. Possibly a poor decision due to the fact that we got back to Rawlins at 4 am and I had to be in Rock Springs, 2 hours west of Rawlins, by 8:30 am for a meeting. I'm not a morning person.
The next few days were spent in Rawlins. Rawlins sucks, but we toured the old state prison built in the late 1800's, and learned as JA puts it, "Our action do in fact have consequences." I really wanted to buy a sticker which stated, "I spent time in Rawlins, WY" with an eerie picture of the prison on it, but I believe burning those memories is probably the best way to deal with them.
Then my final weekend as a semi-resident of the equality state came. We met up with actual resident J Stu and these last days were spent with a couple of Okies and our fair share of alcoholic beverages. Marijuana Party of Wyoming and a slightly odd reference to a founding father made for some inside jokes that will carry us through at least the next six months.
So this brings us to where I sit tonight. Denver. Ahh... I truly do love this place. JA and I attended a couple of Rockies vs Cubs games and met up with my family for dinner and a night game. Back to the city though. I have been in and out of Denver all summer long and have met a number of people who live in the city. I can see myself here. Let's compare a couple of statistics.
Oklahoma - 6th most obese state
Colorado - 1st most fit state
OKC - 2nd most obese city in America
Tulsa - 16th most obese city in America
Denver - 4th fittest city in America
Ok, so I know there is more to a city than it's ability to eat less food and exercise, but I find these statistics a little frightening. I love the elevation, and I love the mountains. These are things I will never have in Oklahoma. For now though, I have a year and nine months left in school. That is all. Then I will enter into this real world that I have merely gotten a taste of over the last 3 months.
