Rewrote sections of this story following some recommendation. Thanks for all the feedback.
I was about six months into the hobby with no real luck. Several tease spots, a couple diy places later, which were fun but hugely disappointing, I was just about ready to give up the hobby. Most of the massages were too crappy to even justify spending even half the house price for what I could do myself for free. Lucky for me though, I only needed to give it one more shot to find the right place.
I was headed back home from a week out of town visiting friends, without enough alone time I was all kinds of pent up and frustrated, and just couldn’t get the idea of a massage out of my head. A couple hours into my drive and I am fully back in, convinced by my consistent half-chub to give it one more go. One more and that’s it. Stopped for lunch and did a little research for possibilities along my route. A few places seemed interesting, and close to the right thing, but the websites honestly looked too good to be the right place, until I stumbled on a place that may have literally just opened. The map’s listing wasn’t complete, just a phone number and the right kind of photos added to the page two days prior. I was only about an hour out and just felt right. I hit the road and called half to confirm a spot and half to make sure they were open. An Asian woman answered, and sounded excited when I said I would be there in an hour. I drive ion more excited, determined, and turned on more than ever going in.