The Celebration

Last night was definitely a memorable night.  It was the celebration of Leif Borgeson's life and let me tell you, it was amazing.  The first part of it was held at the Keystone Conference Center and there were 700 chairs set up, each one filled and there were still so many people standing up in the back.  There were 2 huge screens set up for an incredible presentation after a few people got up and spoke.  There were 7 or so people that took the podium with fun stories and memories and the last person to get up and say something was his oldest son who read a Hopi Indian Poem.  It was beautiful.  The presentation was the most amazing thing and there was not a dry eye in the room.   Grab a tissue and watch it.  THIS IS GOOD!  http://vimeo.com/20102602.
We then travelled up Loveland Pass to Arapahoe Basin for the Celebration.  It was this long procession of cars for the 6 mile drive.  And a Celebration it was. 
The Basin provided food and drinks and it was done up so well.  There were people there I haven't seen in years.  And I didn't miss a beat with any of them.  It was one of the best parties I have ever been to.  The "family" we have here is like no other.  Everyone lives large, goes big and talks about it as if it's nothing.  We all share the common bond of skiing.  The night ended after so much laughter at around midnight with many going out to the Snake to carry on.  Jack said no way.  Home for us.  Thank God one of us was thinking. 
I woke up this morning not feeling up to par.  The memories of last night were amazing. 
Jack had to work at the ski shop this morning so I got to lay around for the morning not feeling guilty.  He got home at around 1:00 and we decided to drive to Colorado Springs to visit our friend, John Flanagan,  who is in the hospital.  I'll blog about that visit tomorrow.  I'm in a hotel room in Colorado Springs and I'm wiped out.  Time for bed.