Turned Around

This morning I decided to jog around the other half of Washington Park. The first time I had gone along the path parallel to Downing St. This time I went parallel to S. Franklin St. (Side note: sometimes I wish the street names made more sense such as Iowa St being next to Illinois instead of Mexico). Anyways, one of the things I'm beginning to love about jogging in this park is the fact that the people are always so friendly. They smile and nod instead of "giving you a once-over for simply looking at them.

Speaking of people I've "met," I was walking down Emerson on the way to Cherry Creek this afternoon when I saw a huge lawn sprinkler really close to the sidewalk. I tried to avoid getting wet but it was inevitable. When I reached dry land again, a young man was walking the opposite direction dressed business life wearing earbuds. He immediately took one out and said to me, "Thank you. I didn't even see that until you stepped off the sidewalk." I had laughed and said, "I saved you!"

Cherry Creek mall isn't that far from me about a 20 minute walk. So I went and found some items I needed/wanted. Just an FYI, this mall is a lot like Westfarms in West Hartford, but even more expensive. They had Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Aldo, Coach, True Religion and stores I'd never even heard of before. The only ones I recognized/would shop at were Bath and Body Works, The Body Shop, Claire's, Forever 21, H&M and Macy's.

After leaving the mall, I had thought I was headed down the right street in order to catch the bus but it wasn't until 10 minutes later that I realized I was on the WRONG street to begin with. I had thought my surroundings had looked different, but I figured I just wasn't paying attention on the way there. I tend to think so much as I'm walking or even driving that I don't notice what buildings are there. Since I had already walked quite a ways I decided to try and figure out a different route. So I pulled out my phone and saw that I had gone south instead of west. Sigh. So I picked up my bag and walked down Alameda, which I knew headed towards home. The walk took me a little over half an hr. I was so sore when I plopped onto my bed. Still am. At least, I know I will sleep soundly tonight!