Day 149

Woke up early and got a phone call from my mom and daughter. It’s her first day of kindergarten. I was really bummed out to miss it. I’ve been dreading this day since I planned this walk. I knew it was coming but it was still very hard. She was so excited that she didn’t care. But it’s still something that I wanted to do. 
I felt down and didn’t feel like walking today. Rain was going to be a major factor today too. I wasn’t in the mood. I laid around until around 10 and then strolled through Alamosa. There were some hotels on the other side of town and I figured I’d wonder my way there. 
I stopped in a thrift store, a book store, an outdoors store, and walmart. Just chillin and enjoying the flexibility. I called the paper so as not to make a complete waste of the day. Any day that I do a news story is a good day. The whole thing is about raising awareness and the media always helps with that. 
I arranged to meet up with the reporter later on. I found a hotel where I had a discount and decided I’d just do that and be comfortable before tackling the biggest mountain of my whole trip. I checked in and was settled by 2 pm. 
That’s about when the reporter showed up. We did the interview and I got choked up and started crying. Sometimes it hits me when I talk about Brittany. She teared up as well as she has lost a cousin to an overdose. The guy behind the desk overheard us and came over to thank me. He was tearing up because his sister overdosed before and luckily survived. 
A total cry fest in the hotel lobby. Just another day in the life of Brett lol. It was refreshing though. But it just goes to show you how 3 total strangers from different places are all affected by this epidemic. 
Today was emotional. I think most of it had to do with missing the first day of school. I fell asleep early around 7 pm and woke up at 1 am. It’s now 4 am and I’m wide awake. Great. Going to be an interesting day. Should be easy though. I’ve got 18 miles to the next town. I’m excited to start waking my way closer to the highest point of the walk. Milestones are always fun!