June 11, 2021. Canyon Lake, Texas. Abigail and Colorado.

Right now, Suzanne and Abigail are at Winter Park in Colorado. They left on Thursday to drive in Abigails truck, taking two days of driving to get there. Now they are getting Abigail set up in her new room at the staff dorm. After graduating from Furman University Abigail decided to take a gap year and work and ski in Colorado. She was hired to operate a ski lift which operates all year for hikers and skiers. And she will improve her expertise in skiing. She is already a good skier but she wants to get her credentials so she can teach children to ski. And she thinks tha she can work to subsidize her pay as a lift operator. Her routine is to work 4 days than have 3 days off. At the moment she is sharing a very small room with someone she does not know. The company provides the room and also has a cafateria for meals. While she is there with Suzanne, they will check out options for living. But for the moment she will stay where she is. She starts her new job on Monday and she is excited. Winter Park is a ski town with part for tourists who are wealthy and part for working people. This evening Suzanne and Abigail ate dinner at a fancy restaurant. Abigail commented to Suzanne that she would not be dining in that restaurant again until Suzanne and David return. This is an adventure for Abigail. Part of her makes her nervous and part of her is excited. She is spunky and energetic and I feel sure she will have a wonderful time. But on the other hand she has no friends or family in Winter Park so she is on her own. I wish her well.