Prelude

Once upon a time there was a lovely lonely girl, who needed somewhere to stay. She moved in with a boy who was a friend and a year later they fell in love. 

The couple had a magical weekend where they celebrated the girl’s birthday in the mountains of New Mexico. They laughed and sang and skied the backcountry together, away from the crowds, relishing in the warmth of the springtime sun. They made plans to keep sharing their joint passion for the snow and trees for the next year.

However, the boy seriously injured himself and over time became cold and angry, and no matter what the girl did she couldn’t help bring him out of his dark thunderous mood. Soon the two fell out of sorts with each other. 

Subsequently, the girl was left out of all the plans they had made to ski the same mountains and was left to fend for herself. She tried to persuade him to allow her back into the trip, and then she tried to find another group to come see her beloved snow and trees, but all efforts failed. 

So she did what any self-respecting, como-reading, martini drinking, adventure-loving, independent girl would do in this situation. She booked herself at the all-inclusive spa and resort and called it a day.