I live a very long drive away - closer than France - but still a long drive away on the other side of the Rocky Mountains and deep on the Colorado Plateau in Arizona.

I am visiting Denver the weekend after. So I'm making that long drive on the 17th, Staying with a lovely lady over the long President's Day weekend, and driving back over the mountains on the 21st.

So, the problem is the gathering is the weekend before I'll be visiting Denver.

Hope that makes better sense.