Jennifer was so happy to finally be away from her busy, demanding job and arrive at this all-inclusive wild west ranch she had booked a vacation at, that she literally couldn't stop smiling. Jennifer loved her job as a media marketing specialist in Seattle, Washington, and she was definitely a Seattle girl through and through, but she hadn't had time to get away for some much needed fun and relaxation time in close to three years now. So, when one of her co-workers showed her a website outlining a vacation package to a wild west ranch located in New Mexico where she could ride horses, hike, prospect for gold, mingle with the ranch owners and ranch hands by day and relax around evening campfires by night, she jumped on it. Even though Jennifer thinks of herself primarily as a 'city girl', she has always been fascinated by the happenings and life of the wild, wild west. Jennifer had been anxiously looking forward to her trip to the state of New Mexico ever since she booked the vacation package, and she was even more excited about partaking in all the fun activities she anticipated having at the ranch. And, now that her feet had actually touched the tumbleweed covered grounds of the desert, Jennifer's spirit was soaring, which was evident by the ear-to-ear grin she wore on her face.

 

As Jennifer's feet guided her through the sandy dirt amongst the many barns, cabins, ghost town looking shops and corrals, she observed an equal mix of both animals and guests, along with plenty of ranch hands running around to guide and take care of them both. Ranch guest accommodations consisted of lovely rustic little cabins situated in rows away from the ranch's main barn structure, and Jennifer was quite thrilled with the décor and ambiance of her cabin. She was treated to a patch quilt-covered queen size bed, as well as a small private bath with a shower and tub, a kitchenette, and a sitting area adorned with two wooden rocking chairs on either side of a small table with an oval braided rug underneath. But, what she loved the most was the earthy stone fireplace centered in the cabin wall directly across from the sitting area. A warm, crackling fire on a late September evening would most certainly be cozy, not to mention, very romantic.