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birthday girl. We are way ahead of you.”
    She pulled
into the parking lot of the bus station, walked to the car trunk and removed a
duffle bag.
    “Uh-oh,
up until now I was excited, but now I’m getting nervous,” Dani said when she tossed the bag to her.
    “Your
gift comes with a stipulation.”
    “A
stipulation? Now I’m downright afraid.”
    “You have
to promise us that you will have a good time. To do that you have to do, what Dani would never
do,” Deidre instructed, pointing a finger at her.
    Dani looked to her other friends as
they nodded in agreement. Not really knowing what they meant, she held up her
hand up and smiled.
    “I
promise.”
    “Fantastic.
Now get ! Your bus is loading.”
    Her
friends ushered her to the line and onto the bus. She waved out the window as it
took off. Taking in the night’s events, she busted out laughing. Here she was
on a bus to the mountains to do something un - Dani -like—not like that list was very long anyway. Although
raised in Salt Lake City, she had never gone up there. The view of the
mountains were breathtaking from town, she just never had the desire to get
closer.
    All
the sports her siblings and friends grew up doing, skiing, snowmobiling, or
even ice skating didn’t appeal to her. She liked cheering them on, but it never
occurred to her to actually participated. Dani leaned
more toward the technical rather than physical. She was the science club kid
and one who took apart the radios and computers just to see how they worked. After
college she put her technical based brain to work for her as an IT person for
Blackman Technologies.
    Dani smiled as she thought about her
friends. They were doers, total opposites of her. They liked outdoor sports and
hands-on fun. She liked to go watch them play. They put fun in her life. She was
happy being their geeky sidekick, but she wasn’t oblivious to how dull her life
was. She knew she needed a little more excitement in her mostly monotonous existence.
Sighing, she let her head fall back.
    “Maybe
they’re right. Perhaps it is time to make some changes. You only get one go
around in life, right?” she muttered rhetorically.
    “Excuse
me?”
    Dani turned as the woman across from
her leaned close. “Nothing. I was just thinking out
loud. Sorry.”
    The
woman nodded and sat back.
    She
would really try to have a good time for herself and for them. With her mind
made up, Dani rummaging through the bag Deidre gave
her. Inside she found a MP3 on top of the clothes they packed and an envelope. She
pulled it out to read.

 
    Hey Dani !
    We
have planned a fun-filled weekend for you. When you arrive at the resort, make
sure you have one of their special hot toddies in front of the fireplace before
you go to bed. They are to die for!
    Here
is your birthday challenge.
    Step
outside of your comfort zone. Dare yourself and just do it! Don’t second-guess
and don’t think like Dani . Find your inner bad girl
and pump her up. We know you can do it. J
    We
set up a few things to jumpstart your weekend. In the morning, you have a private
ski lesson scheduled. This way if you break your neck no one will see it, just
the instructor. Later in the day, assuming you are in one piece, you have
beginner lessons for ice skating and snowmobiling.
    Don’t
freak out! If you find yourself freaking even after I’ve said that have another
hot toddy. J
    The
whole point of this trip is to do what you usually wouldn’t do. Make sure you
have some fun so you can tell us all about it. Happy birthday!
    Love,
Deidre

 
    “ Aww ,” she said out loud and the woman across the aisle from
her looked up.
    She gave
the woman a small smile then put the note back in the bag. Before closing it,
she removed the MP3, put the headphones in place and decided no matter what she
would take their challenge to do something un- Dani -like
this weekend.

 
 
 
 
    Chapter Two

 
    Dani welcomed the warm air as she
walked into the Powder Power Lodge. She