A spouse going away for a while is really an ordeal to endure. The heart aches. There is the sense of not knowing what is valuable to do, as if I forgot how to live my life. My brain kindof knows what's good for me, but my core, that place that fuels my desires and passions, feels at a loss, as if it's just jumped off of a cliff, and I'm falling so fast that my heart and stomach are in my throat.
Well, well, well. My work colleagues expect me to show up and be productive, so off to work I went. That was easy, even if I was restless as hell today!
This isn't the first time in our five year marriage. My wife often travels to Russia for weeks and months at a time to be with her family and help out her daughter there. Each time has been a lesson in patience, a lesson in living alone and not prospecting for love relationships, yada, yada, yada. And each time, I've grown more comfortable with the alone times.
The past couple of times I've found myself sitting in the tourist section of the Denver airport after saying goodbye to her at the security line. After a few deep breaths of acclimating to my new reality and finding my emotional balance, I meander over to the brochure section and browse all of the purported fun things to do in the area, and invariably pick up and walk away with a healthy handful of brochures.
Here are the ones I picked up:
Well, well, well. My work colleagues expect me to show up and be productive, so off to work I went. That was easy, even if I was restless as hell today!
This isn't the first time in our five year marriage. My wife often travels to Russia for weeks and months at a time to be with her family and help out her daughter there. Each time has been a lesson in patience, a lesson in living alone and not prospecting for love relationships, yada, yada, yada. And each time, I've grown more comfortable with the alone times.
The past couple of times I've found myself sitting in the tourist section of the Denver airport after saying goodbye to her at the security line. After a few deep breaths of acclimating to my new reality and finding my emotional balance, I meander over to the brochure section and browse all of the purported fun things to do in the area, and invariably pick up and walk away with a healthy handful of brochures.
Here are the ones I picked up:
- Dinosaur Trail and Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado
- Colorado's X-factor: world class places to visit in the city of Lone Tree
- NCAR: National Center for Atmospheric Research Visitor Center
- Butterfly Pavilion (I work really close to this location!)
- A Guide Out West: Privately Guided Tours
- Sightseeing Tours: The Colorado SightSeer
- Denver Story Trek
- Pepsi Center Tours
- Denver's Original Audio Walking Tours
- Coors Brewery Tour
- Colorado State Capitol Tours
- Howl At the Moon dualing Pianos.
- SoCo Nightlife District
- FlatIron Crossing Directory of Stores
- Antique Row (on South Broadway)
- Bel Mar (stores and art district)
- Great Outlet Shopping
- Outlets at Castle Rock
- Mudhead Gallery (www.TheMudheadGallery.com)
- Upper Colfax (Colfax Ave through Denver)
- Racine's Restaurant
- Jonesy's EatBar
- DazzleJazz Food, Lounge, and Jazz (this is the one that attracted me to the brochure bar)
- The Fort restaurant in Morrison
- I Am PhAMaly theatre company
- Heritage Square Music Hall
- Wynkoop Brewing Company
- Vesta Dipping Grill
- Pearl Street Mall and Downtown Boulder
- Littleton Museum
- Historic Walking Tour of the City of Littleton
- Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
- Lariat Loop National Scenic Byway
- Colorado Railroad Museum
- The Wild Animal Sanctuary
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
- Museum of Outdoor Arts
- Colorado History Center
- Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science
- Denver Art Museum
- Denver Botanical Gardens
- Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
- Visit Arvada colorado (I live in Arvada)
- Byer-Evans House Museum
- Untitled - Denver Art Museum
- The Money Museum
- Mother Cabrini Shrine
- Balistreri Vineyards
- Urban Scavenger Hunt
- Denver365 - what's hot in Denver
- MileHi Culture Pass
- VisitDenver.com
- VisitDenver.com in Chinese
- VisitDenver.com in Italian
- Hammond's Candies - tours and free candy
- Denver Children's Museum
- Denver 2For1Tix.com
- Boulder Dinner Theatre
- Rodizio Grill: The Brazilian Steakhouse
- Colorado: The Official State Vacation Guide
- Denver: 2013 Official Visitor's Guide
Am I a bit needy today? I guess so. You decide.
In a future post (hopefully very soon), I'll write about my review of these brochures and see if I can't decide on a few to act on. And maybe find someone who'd like to come along. And hey, if you've got any suggestions for a lonely sorta-bachelor to keep busy and happy by, I'd love to hear them!
Tonight I'm off to a cheepee theatre to see 'The Heat' with Sandra Bullock. I hope she's as yummy as ever!
-- Richard
