Christmas in Aspen...

The season has been pretty mild so far.  In fact, if it wasn't for the decorations in the restaurant, I wouldn't even know we were in the midst of the season.  I guess that is both good and bad.  Good because nothing kills the mood than an obnoxious season.  Bad because this is supposed to be the busiest month of the year.

Christmas in Aspen was the most dreadful experience you could ever wish on an enemy.  Locals who were fortunate enough to avoid Aspen would disappear until the new year to avoid the town.  And it was just the damn people who made it bad.  All the richies who owned the gigantic mansions on Red Mountain would descend on the town for 2 weeks and everything would go to hell.  These people are the rudest, most unpleasant people you could imagine.  Unlike the tourists who would visit during other times of the year, these awful people would look down on everyone around them.  It was truly a miserable experience.  And every local in Aspen will agree.  Granted, it was a big money time.  But we all hated those people.  And we dreaded those miserable two weeks.

But so far, this season is nothing like that.  I know it couldn't be because we generally have all the visitors that Aspen did.  We just get a ton of Christmas parties.  We also get family members coming to visit.  So all in all, its a mild, tame season.  But hopefully the restaurant will make lots of money this season.  I really don't want to look for a job in 2009..........