I am actually at home today writing this letter, the first letter of June. I worked late last night real late. I had to participate in a health awareness fair in a place called Eagle Mountain, a fairly new community in Utah County. One gets to this community by going down to Lehi then turning west and past redwood road and even further west turning again and driving even further till one gets to a park. I thought the event was to be at the Eagle Mountain library but lucky for me Chapman, my partner had me call and I found the grim news. But I am amazed at myself I found the park OK. I was a little late. I was supposed to be at the park to set up at 5:00 pm and I did not even leave Salt Lake until 4:30. I was at an award ceremony at the State capitol for one of the people in our office, and since I have to be the boss this week, while the real boss is on vacation, I felt I had to be there. So, I did not get to the park until 6:00 sharp the time the event was to start. I figured that was OK since it looked like a lot of folks ( judging from all the empty tables) either did not bother to come or were defeated by the directions and journey trying to find the park but I made it!!
The weather has been beautiful all week, until yesterday) afternoon when clouds marched in with sprinkles and much cooler temperatures. I don’t know what I was thinking as I left the house yesterday morning wearing just a short sleeve shirt. I don’t know why I did not take at least my hood.
The weather had actually tuned while I was at the capitol building but since I thought I was going to a library and I would be indoors, I figured I could stand the coolness running into and out of the library but I was way wrong. But the event was not too bad. I was not freezing just a little uncomfortable and basically sat their hugging my arms and trying to stay out of the wind as much as possible.
I have not even got to the worst part of the event figured I had had enough by 8:30 and I decided to fold up shop and head back home while I still had pretty good daylight. Now remember, please this park I was at was off the beaten path and I was somewhere in Utah county—where mountains and life in general are totally different.—some how I completely lost my bearing. I thought I was leaving just as I had come in but I was way wrong. I think I was going in the exact opposite direction—there are no signs anywhere in that area and I just kept driving, driving into the darkness of night. I finally started stopping at every Chevron station or Maverick store I passed and cornered someone coming out asked for directions to Salt Lake and eventually I found Lehi and from there I was able to get back home but I think the time was almost 9:30 by the time I finally pulled into my driveway. The sprinkles had changed to rain and I was exhausted but home safe… I’m not even going in till 12:00.
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