Mary (lamarca) managed to get her post in while I was typing my last one. Everyone who has been to a Getaway has some special memories. One of my favorites comes from the infamous Spring Getaway. It was without a doubt the coldest on record, and due to dry conditions we were not allowed to have fires anywhere. There was one building that had some heat in it, so everyone tended to gather there to sing. The singing was some of the best I can recall. The moment I remember, however, was from the Saturday evening concert when Helen Schneyer, Jonathan Eberhart, and Andy Wallace sang "Hal and Tow":

Hal an tow, jolly rumbalo
We were up long before the day o
To welcome in the summer
To welcome in the may o
For summer is a comin in
And winter's gone away o

That chorus brought uproarious laughter given the circumstances.

This, the occasions that Mary mentioned, and many others are fondly remembered, and they cannot be recreated. Contrary to the joke, nostalgia IS what it used to be, so this most recent Getaway will also have its memories, and in future years we (especially those new to the Getaway) will long for the good old days of 2001. We can't get our past back, but we can continue our lives in the same spirit that created our past. So I'll keep coming to Getaways.