The Girlfriend tends to be something of a homebody, so our Friday evenings together are usually spent curled on the couch with Taco Bell or Totino’s pizzas, watching DVDs. Not the healthiest of lifestyles, I know, but pleasing in its own greasy, slothful way. Just a few minutes ago, however, she called with a rather unexpected suggestion:
She: “How about if I pick you up after work and we go hang out at Gateway?”
(For my non-local readers, Gateway is “an open-air contemporary destination” — i.e., a shopping mall without a roof — on the west side of Salt Lake, only a few blocks from my office.)
Me: “Um, okay.”
She (after a moment’s pause): “I miss people. And activity. And… and urban stuff.”
Me: “San Francisco?”
She: “Yes…”
Me: “You know Gateway isn’t going to compare, right?”
She (rather forlornly): “I know… but it’s the best we’ve got around here…”
Kids, consider this a PSA on the potential dangers of leaving home. You may just find out that home isn’t all that cool…
But you haven’t left home… oh wait… travels 😉
We were at the Gateway tonight too. Ate at Z Tejas after family pics. Almost cold enough for the fire barrels.
Almost… Anne ended up buying a new coat during our stroll. 🙂
Baby steps, Jason. Soon, you’ll be looking to go to places near and far at every opportunity 🙂
Sometimes just a trip down to Maverick for a Coke is vacation enough for me.
See, Cheno, it’s comments like that that really put me off this whole “having a family” concept… 😉
That’s the reason I can’t move too far away from the city. Sometimes you want something more than a local Dive-in.