Party on the Prairie: A Surprise Trip To Lloydminster, Alberta

It’s cold at 34,000 feet. Ice crystals are forming on the window beside me and the clouds below look like mounds of snow. I keep watching for some sky-sprite on skis to bounce across the tops of the hills, red hat trailing behind her.  I’ve been sitting on this secret for weeks; months, actually. Since late fall when JP contacted me:  “You know it’s Jess’ birthday in February, she’s turning forty!”  “I know, I got your email asking people to write letters for the memory book, I won’t forget!” I replied. I thought his idea of collecting letters and memories …Read the Rest