sunday. . . balloon fiesta

as mentioned earlier. . . i think. i didn’t end up visiting my mom in denver, instead i rested through the weekend, unpacked a bit more, bought a bed. . . you know, all VERY productive things. my roommates and i decided to go to balloon fiesta on sunday, since we could all go that day-- all day. jared would’ve needed to leave to get to work in the afternoon had we gone on saturday, and we thought it would be nice to stay for the morning mass ascension. . . then do some fun things in albuquerque, and come back to watch the fireworks in the evening.

well, late saturday evening we reread the balloon fiesta schedule and realized there were no fireworks on sunday. . . bummer. . . but we’ll make fun out of the day anyway. . .

katy and i planned to drive since it will be a VERY early morning, and jared had to work till late the night before. we’re supposed to be up around 3:30am. . . but we’re actually up around 4am. ready to leave by 5, and on our way. i had a couple comedy routines on my ipod to listen to, since i figured they would help keep me awake. we took a back road into albuquerque, (jared and i remembered how hellish I-25 was last year). . . pulled into parking, and were on the grounds in no time. it was looking dreary as we drove. . . but weather can change so easily.

with plenty of time on our hands we hit up a couple of the festival food stands for breakfast. . . . who ever invented the chile relleno burrito is a GENIUS. . . good even for breakfast. there was a small drizzle, so we ducked under a tent.

well, that tent and all the other tents around us became very crowded due to the downpour that ensued. i kept thinking, ‘well, surely they will announce that no balloons will be going up.’ nope. . no announcement, but we watched them all drive away. i would’ve been more upset by it had i not been so tired. what makes it difficult is that the ascension kind of wakes you up. there we were at 6am. . . drowsy, with not a whole lot to do to keep us awake. we headed to a breakfast place we were told about, frontier. . . had coffee, and orange juices. . . wasting time till other things would be open. the plan was to look around for furniture and see a movie after the ascension and before the fireworks. . . which all would’ve started around noon. . . except for the no ascension part. we drove around for a bit, sat around for a bit, listened to some more dane cook. . . and finally, the big break was the first showing of ‘serenity’ at 11:30. . . of course we were there by about 10:45. . . played some arcade games. . . stocked up on snacks. and the movie was really good. i’m a big a fan of whedon due to buffy. . . . but i’m gonna have to netflix some firefly now.

we did look around for furniture. . . and i got to walk around the good asian market. . . . and then we went home. so. . . not so fabulous a balloon fiesta this year. . . no faboo pictures or anything. . . .

maybe next year.

blah!