People Watching in Vail

Here we are in Beaver Creek/Vail, CO. The fact that we are here is ridiculous- the theatre seats about 500 people, and we are far from sold out. We are used to about 2,000+. They are busing the cast here from Denver, four hours away, and everyone is miserable about it. Tears have been shed. However, it has been fun people watching in this cute little ski town. A few random things:

There is SO MUCH MONEY HERE. I didn't exactly grow up with a rough life, but this is above and beyond anything I could ever imagine. Hotels in Beaver Creek start at $400 a night, and that would probably be pretty crummy. Average is about $700. You can live at the Ritz Carlton- they have a residential section. Realty ads talk about purchasing 1,000 square foot condos "with staff" for 2 million. Houses are 10 million. I have never seen more full length fur coats (except maybe in Russia), Prada, Burberry, Louis, huge SUV's, diamonds the size of rocks... it's unreal. What funny is that we have sold practically no merchandise.

There was a local girl working at the theatre for us as a dresser. Dressers are brought it to help the cast with costume changes, get things in place in dressing rooms, and help our wardrobe guy out with anything he needs. We had one with a few screws loose. She showed up yesterday with heels on (not practical) and was just strange. Today she told us that she didn't wear heels because she realized she was not the star, she was here to undress the stars. ?? About an hour later, one of the girls walked into a dressing room to find her with the Mary Magdalene dress ON, dancing around. What is wrong with people? Needless to say, she's not here anymore.

Earlier today I saw something really cute- a little girl, about 4 or so, was waiting for a shuttle in the lobby of the theatre with her mom, dad, and little baby sister. They were all decked out in ski gear (not sure where the baby fit in) and she was just walking around in her snow suit and boots. The cute part here is when she discovered the revolving door. It was obvious she had never seen one before, and it was so interesting to watch her and think about how every person in the world has to learn what everything is. Her mom was showing her how it went around and helping her. Within a few minutes, she was not scared anymore, and it became a game for about a half hour. Inside, then outside, then forward, then backward. I just got a kick out of it. :)

We have a one week break starting on Monday, so I am going to visit Poppy and Heidi in FL for three nights, then head home for a few days. Can't wait!

Oh- when I called a cab here yesterday, an H2 showed up. Hummer cabs! Only in Vail!