76. My Favorite April Fools Story: A Disrupted Day with a Perfect Ending

Her Next Chapters

A chance encounter on the ski slopes of Winter Park on April Fool's Day 1995 led to meeting my husband in the most unexpected way possible.
• Brief encounter with a skilled skier who complimented my skiing ability by calling me "Susie Chapstick"
• Had my skis stolen after lunch, causing a frustrating afternoon of riding ski lifts down, filing reports, and borrowing equipment
• Discovered a woman had mistakenly taken my skis just as I made one final check with ski patrol
• Reconnected with the morning's mystery skier on the train ride home when he asked if I ever got my skiing lesson
• We rode back to Denver together, talking the whole way—and that unexpected reconnection became the start of our story (we’ve been married 27 years!)
• Important life lessons about checking in one more time and embracing life's messy, unpredictable moments
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Chapters

1. Welcome to Her Next Chapter (00:00:00)

2. The April Fool's Ski Encounter (00:01:32)

3. The Missing Skis Adventure (00:03:48)

4. The Ski Train Reunion (00:06:24)

5. Lessons and Looking Forward (00:09:00)