Sundezvous

It's the winter. And the weird, inevitable occurrences that come with the cold months every year, but every year I find myself wondering whether or not I will make it through all of this; the summer remains an impossible glint only flickering around the edges of our imaginations.

and summer is a long way off.. but there is sunshine now.
and so I have a proposal:

I know not all of you are working all that often.
I also know that each of us struggles financially every day.
Third, I know you all miss summertime and the weightless cares of it as much as I.

With those things planted firmly in mind, here's my suggested idea:

Let's have a family rendezvous.

I mean, a gathering of all the powers of Us, in one location, where we can spend a day or two hashing out the realities of beauty and life, replenishing our withering winter spirits.

Let's start with Who,
Who's Included:
Those who know who they are. I avoid listing names, because I trust that chances are if you're reading this then you're already invited. Particularly, I'd like this not to be limited only to the Beatty Family, since there are so many more wonderful people in Placerville and Santa Cruz, etc, that I would like to attend. Our family is no longer bound by name.

When:
March or April. The dates are up for discussion, but there would be adequate time for us all to gather a couple days off from work (and $5-10 in gas).

Where:
Sunny Southern California. I know it seems biased, since I am living here, but you guys don't really know how many cool things there are to do and see. So much art and movie-making and love. And it's my birthday next week, so I thought it would be nice if you guys came to visit my part of the world for once.

How:
7 hours of driving. 2 days. 15 bucks a piece. 2 cars.
1 house to stay at. As many people as can fit.

What say you guys? Who's with me? Let's hearken the summer back, help whip the world faster towards the Sun in its annual journey around the Solar System?

-Migs