Still on a family road trip; I was crabby! We had been staying in Littleton, Colorado, with my childhood friend Jill and her family. Tammy was my friend from elementary school who had moved to Denver five years ago; we did not manage to meet up.
My father was/is a moth and butterfly collector; hence we had to go to these out of the way places. My mom snored something awful; hence my relief at being able to sleep. Leadville was a miner's town. Pushbutton TV makes me think of old televisions in England, but I think I just meant the TV had a remote. We didn't have one of those at home yet, probably not till the 80s sometime. Yes, kids, we used to have to get up and walk across the room to change the channel!!
25 July 1977
So we had to get up early. I was really crabby all day cause of not being able to see Tammy, and having to leave Jill. I was pissed cause we always do and go what and where Mom and Dad want to and I have no say in the matter. When I was younger it didn't matter so much. But now my friends are all starting to go on vacations with friends (Dan and Peter, Suzanne and whoever...) - that's what I want to do!
Anyway, we got to that stupid pass and it was cold and boring and we had to stay there like three hours and I don't think Dad even caught anything! Then we drove and went through Vail and stayed in L(D)eadville, Colo., but at least we had a real neat motel room (a suite with pushbutton TV - my own double bed and no mom in the room!!)
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