700 balloons

the bf is fulfilling a dream of mine.

to visit the hot air balloon festival in albuquerque, new mexico.

i can barely contain myself, i am so excited.

as i mentioned before, i am a hyper-planner. i want to have the hotel picked out so i can gleam with satisfaction at my superb decision. i am my own biggest fan, and reserving a great hotel is quite the accomplishment.

and i am just stumped. i tend to prefer modern, boutique hotels or slick W hotels. i don't need a four star hotel, like i don't need first class, but i still like it.

but in albuquerque, new mexico? i haven't a clue - i located a beautiful resort, but $300+/night is out of the question. problem is, neither my practical capricornian nature nor my ridiculously tiny salary would allow for that.

so, i am stuck with big name chain hotels (boring) or no name independent hotels (unpredictable), while the chance of getting a room during an event that draws 10,000 people dwindles daily.

smell the panic?

i am on the hunt though, it's just hard to spend so much time on something without getting a splitting headache thinking of all the numbers: the hotel room costs, the distance to the park, the car rental fees; and the fun stuff: what the hotel rooms look like, what to eat at the festival (breakfast burritos), what kind of car to get, and how to tell the bf that the balloon launches are at 7am without him cancelling the trip.

i hope that works. wink.