50
Last month, I turned 50. That day, we flew to New Mexico. I had a strong guess that New Mexico was the secret destination that Scott had been planning for nearly a year because I knew he and my brother Jim were in cahoots, but I didn't know much more than that. After arriving to ABQ, a friend surprised me at the airport. Then another friend, and others. And we drove to Santa Fe for dinner, where more friends joined in the surprise. X and her boyfriend, Jim and his girlfriend Mallory, John and Juan, Doug, Russ, my sister-in-law Kelly, Sean and Liria. From Seattle, LA, Massachusetts, New Zealand, all these people, from different parts of my life, surprised me with their love. Scott, my husband and most beloved of people, had made magic happen. This is just the beginning. Scott and Jim had been working hard for months to try to score a lottery spot for a three day wilderness rafting trip down the Rio Chama , and apparently it almost didn't work, but suddenly, at the end, it all...
