May 25 - Tyne is Awesome Day

Mon, May 25 – 5:30, it was getting light but not quite there. I got up and drove to the grocery store. I had been planning a special night for Tyne for several days, and tonight was the night. I did my shopping in town and got back to the house around 6am, arriving unnoticed. I passed back out in the van until Tyne came and woke me at 7:30.

Everyone was leaving. They all were planning on being on the road by 8, so we got ready quickly. They had a lot of extra food they were going to throw away, so we got some rolls, cheese, roast beef, pepperoni, spices, and an artichoke. We stopped at a Holiday Inn for some breakfast. They have one of the best free breakfasts I've ever had; Hot omelets, sausage patties, biscuits and gravy and some really good coffee. We were filled up and on the road north. A few minutes on the road and I gave Tyne the flowers I bought for her. I told her that I was supposed to give them to her later, but I didn't want them going bad and she would find out who they were from and why later.

Tyne apparently had drank a lot the night before and she was sleeping again a little out of town, by 9am. We drove an hour north, then west along the interstate, then north again to Price. It was noon and I had to do a few things in town. Got internet, gas, condiments, no post office, (memorial day) K-mart for a cup, then to a car wash where I sprayed out our next storage unit and refilled and retied it to the roof. I ate a sandwich for lunch, then continued north.

Tyne was still sleeping an hour later when I came into the National Forest. I stopped twice to find a couple of geocaches, one in a really cool cemetery where instead of big stone markers; they used a tree to signify the person. I really liked this.

The second cache was up a little dirt road. I got out and marveled at the towering rock formations on both sides of the canyon. I walked a quarter mile to the cache and realized how nice a camping area this was. I didn't want to drive any further; this was where we were going to spend the night.

Back at the car, I started to get some of Tyne's surprise ready. I climbed the canyon to a really cool looking nook. It looked like it could be a cave or an old Indian home. I left a note with Tyne's name on it and climbed back down. I collected firewood and started cleaning out the car. It was then, around 3PM that she finally woke up.

We cleaned out the car really good. Emptied it completely, packed stuff into the top, and had more space than we could ever dream of. It was getting to be 5o'clock so I told Tyne to climb up and check out "the Indian ruins."

She started the steep climb and I sprang into action. I tried to get the fire started – too windy! I tried to get the stove started – too windy! I got her cottage cheese and strawberry appetizer set up and ready, then kept working on the fire. The stove was lit for a minute and water started heating so I turned and started spicing the chicken and pasta, but when I turn around again the fire was out. Tyne was coming down and I didn't have nearly what I wanted done.

Just as she walked up to me and hugged me for the note and flowers, I got the stove lit. She ate her cottage cheese and danced around singing cheese songs. I got the food cooking on the stove good, then was able to start the fire. I showed her what was for dinner, and then opened a bottle of champagne.

I love Tyne. She is an amazing girl and I think one day we could be something great. She wants to spend some time living and not dating and I can totally understand that. I've pretty much accepted that I'm not going to find a real girlfriend anytime soon, but I still wanted to show her that I love her. That's what this night was about; to thank her for being such a fun travel companion and friend and showing me a great time.

The lemon pepper chicken and 4 cheese ravioli with alfredo sauce was amazing! The artichoke ended up taking almost 2 hours to finish, and by then we were on our 4^th and final bottle of champagne and eating cheesecake with ice cream. (very melted)

Holding our full bellies and bubbling heads, we finished the last bottle and artichoke. There were s'mores too, but we weren't having any of that tonight. We had the big tent set up and filled with blankets. We were sleeping not long after the last bottle hit the ground.

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