After we finished our planning sessions, I headed back to the motel to get my stuff and check out. On the way, I decided to give Carrie a call and update her.
She sounded a little breathless as she answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey! It's Todd. You busy?" I asked.
"No, just getting in some time on the treadmill," she replied. "What's up?"
I filled her in on what I'd been up to, culminating with the decision to stay at the Cold Waters packhouse for awhile.
"That's awesome!" she replied. "It sounds like you're making great progress. Oh, and I was planning on texting you later today anyway. I have a question."
"Ask away," I told her.
"I have some vacation days coming up later this week, and I was thinking a little trip might be nice," she said. "Would it be cool if I co
