I’m on the road again. In a spur of the moment decision I jumped into a car with someone I barely know and headed north.

My new friend Jon is a professional photographer. I met him last weekend at the Heber Valley Demolition Derby, where he mentioned he was goin on a road trip thru Yellowstone, Montana, and the Northwest.

Two days before he left he called me and asked if I wanted to come.

I’m not one for impulsive decisions, but taking into account this guy is cute and that I’ve wanted to go to Montana ever since I saw Brad Pitt in A River Runs Through (my head processed “cute guy + Montana = A River Runs Through It”), I saw this as my opportunity.

I’m pretty sure this guy doesn’t know about datejenny.com…so maybe I can be a little more liberal with my information. Then again, the consequences of divulging too much information just might be too great to risk it, no matter how little that risk is.

But my gut feeling? There won’t really be anything to tell.

Until tomorrow…

After taking one of those color personality tests, I came out red and yellow. If you aren’t familiar with what I’m talking about, let me explain. There are 4 types, or personalities, of people, and each is associated with a color. Red is for the dominant, Type A, “I have to be the best” personalities. Blue is for the social, love eveybody, “I can’t go to the bathroom by myself” types. Yellow represents the adrenaline-seeking, joke-playing, “all I wanna do is have some fun” type. And last of all is White, which represents the nonconfrontational, peace-making, “let’s all just get along” type. I personally really like these personalities. After I took the test, I came out Red and Yellow (you’re allowed 2 colors).

Anyway, understanding yours and other’s personalities is helpful, particularly while traveling. Because you are out of the security and comfort zone of your own bed, familiar food, and people you know, people will often show their “true colors.”

Reds go crazy when things don’t go exactly to plan. Blues freak out if they have to spend a day by themselves. Yellows can’t get bored, and Whites, well, like I said earlier, Whites are great. I don’t know what bad thing happens about them.

I’ve already had to battle my colors, and add some as well.

According to the route I planned, I was suppose to go to Bariloche on these incredible bus/boat ride thru the lakes and mountains. Well, the weather was awful yesterday. It was suppose to get a little better today, and even more so on Friday. This trip thru the lakes is particularly expensive, and I don’t want to pay that money and only see clouds. My Red is screamming because plans are changing. I’d have no problem staying another day, but there really isn’t much to see in Puerto Varas. My Yellow is pouting and drumming its fingers.

But I recognize all of this, and because I know my Red and Yellow aren’t being appeased, I have to squeeze out whatever Blue and White is inside me to improve my situation. In this case, I need more White to make peace with the situation. I can’t control the weather, so why freak out about it. My Red had to make the best decision it could. I decided to wait another day. Maybe the weather will be worst, who knows? If it is, I’ll need more White to relax and go with the flow.

Right now I’m looking out the window and the weather is shining. But the bad weather should be heading over Bariloche, so it could still be raining near there.

And my Yellow will be challenged to find something fun snd memorable to do today. I better get out of bed and get going.