Family gathering August 2005

Family gathering August 2005
Originally uploaded by lynnikins.

Here's the whole gang gathered at the beautiful Mountain Pines Lodge that Paul found for us in Nederland: Robert, Amy, Lynn, Georgia, Jane, and Mary Ellen. We had a big family party after Matt's memorial service. It was a lot of fun. Mom made enormous quantities of pizza dough and we had a make-your-own-pizza party. My personal favorite was Rob Willey's sausage and sliced apple, but Ben Willey's garlic sticks with dipping sauce was a close second. There were lots of stories, the usual political and religious banter, a great deal of laughing, some Ghanayan and salsa dancing, and an intense Monopoly game. It was the best wake ever--at least for Matt's family. His friends continued their party at someone's place in Denver. We'll all be partying in Matt's name for years.

[Note: I double-posted this entry to Not forgetting Matt, since that's really where it belongs.]