Day 133

I woke up and got an early start. So early that the gas station wasn’t opened yet. I grabbed some pop tarts out of my stroller and had my own breakfast while I walked. I was feeling pretty good. I had made a lot of people laugh when I posted the testicle spectacle video. A lot of my followers are people who have lost a loved one to drug-related deaths. It felt great to be able to bring laughter into their lives for a breif moment. 
At my first break, a few hours into the day, I check my Facebook comments and notice that I must’ve offended the woman who gave me the rocky mountain oysters. That was never my intention and I felt terrible. I think it was just a big misunderstanding. I kind of thought the whole thing was a joke and that she would laugh at that video also. I didn’t know people take balls so seriously out here. 
It really put me down that I offended someone who was just being nice to me. I was very grateful and that was one of the most memorable and fun experiences of my trip. Her friends were sending very very rude comments and messages to me which pissed me off. All day, I was livid that people were being so outraged over something so silly. 
At first, I was thinking of being apologetic and try to explain the whole misunderstanding. But after more and more rude messages I realized that these people just need drama in their lives so much that they create it themselves. If something so petty can turn your world upside down then you need to go out and get some real problems. Because I have them. I’m working very hard to make myself a better person and to try to make the world a better place in honor of my sister who I will never see again. I don’t have time for silly, melodramatic bullshit (or bull balls).
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I saw a vehicle pull over up ahead and a guy hopped out and was fiddling around in his trunk. He popped up and had a nice camera in his hand. I had to clean the sweat and anger off my face and when I got there, he explained that he is writing a book and would love to hear my story. Well good. Because I’d love to tell it!
I talked about the walk and the cause and he has also lost a sibling to a drug-related death. We exchanged information and I hope that he includes me in his book. That would be cool!
A long day later, I finally make it to Lamar. The town where I was staying for the night. The Wal-Mart was the first building in town. I went in for some supplies and A/C. As I was walking out of there a car pulls up and it was a young couple about my age with a baby. The woman was crying. She had lost a brother to an overdose. Poor thing. We had a moment right there in the middle of the street and it reminded me of why I’m doing this. 
Less than a mile later, I get to Kyle’s house. Kyle did a radio interview for me and offered to put me up for the night. I met his wife and adorable 1 year old daughter. Also I met their two dogs one and cat. I immediately went for my allergy medicine because I’m very allergic to cats. The medicine worked and I didn’t have any symptoms all night.
We talked and then went to grab lunch. I enjoyed sharing a few stories and then hearing stories of theirs as well. Later in the evening, Kyle had to go to a Farmers Appreciation Barbecue. He invited me and I wasn’t going to miss it for the world. I have learned so much about farming on my walk because I walk past everything at 3 mph. I was still way out of my element though. 
Kyle headed there early and his wife and I waited for the baby to nap before heading there ourselves. She drove and we drove through a crazy storm. Dust was everywhere and I thought we were going to be sucked into the land of Oz at any given second. She never even slowed down. We drove through it and survived. Obviously. I’m here to talk about it. Thankfully. 
The farmers event was at a grain elevator. Of course. They had vendors with farm equipment set out and a huge grill that they welded themselves. The burgers were amazing but the corn on the cob was to die for. I mean wow. Some people were pretty nice but something was in the air and I sensed it. 
I realized that most of the women were being weird about me. I finally got it out of one of them that the lady from yesterday was friends with them and everyone thought I was a huge asshole. I tried to explain my case and it seemed to help a little. I still wanted to just leave though. This was not my crowd and this area of the country hates me. I’m fine with that. I’ll never be back. They won’t have to worry about me anymore. 
We go back to Kyle’s house and I was out like a light. I’ve never gone to sleep so quickly in my entire life. It was great!