[J] This trip holds a special place in our hearts because it’s the first time that we traveled together. Who knew back in March of 2018 what would come of that unexpected, last-minute adventure when Heather and I decided to visit Albuquerque and Santa Fe?!
[H} Every time I read this piece I tear up a little bit. This really was the trip that started it all!
I (Julianne) had found a well-priced flight — less than $100 round trip — to Albuquerque from Denver. (March is a great time for flight deals, by the way.) A well-traveled friend suggested I add a few days in Santa Fe, a short train ride north, to round out the trip, so I booked it. My significant other doesn’t fly, so this was going to be a solo trip. I had made a few solo trips around the United States by this point and felt pretty good about it.
But as I was posting about my plans on Facebook, my former advertising-industry colleague Heather, an acquaintance from Fort Wayne, expressed interest in a trip to visit Albuquerque and Santa Fe someday. I suggested she just join me — I had already booked the hotels, and she could stay with me. She said, why not? We met up at the budget Best Western I’d booked in north Albuquerque, and then talked our way through the Albuquerque Museum, actually getting to know each…
