Sacramento Travel Meeting - Saturday 9/19 @ 10:00 a.m.

My husband and I are planning to be in the area and would like to join you.

Donna

See you all ( or y'all) on the 19th.

Also, does anybody have recommendations for New Orleans?

Ed and Lauri

Donna & Denis, we'd love to see you! Just enter the main (large) dining room and we'll be at the long center table. You can't miss us ;-)

Laura, I have the most basic of recs on New Orleans...probably nothing too original, though!

Oh - I'll be there!

I'll be there! Going solo since it is abalone season.

Susan, Monte gets a pass since abalone trumps a meeting. Just saying. And if you guys want to bring some of that delicious abalone to our house, I'd be happy to cook it for us and of course eat it. I'll provide the wine and sides. :-)

We won't be at the meeting this month. We will be in Victoria celebrating our 30th anniversary. I can't believe I'm missing two meetings in a row. I can't wait for October to catch up with everyone.

Andrea and Jim, Happy Anniversary!!

Let's see, Monte does the diving to get the abalone, you cook it and provide wine and sides.....sounds like a pretty good offer to me! I say....YES!

Have a fabulous anniversary celebration!

Hello!
I am planning on attending. :)
I need help with my trip I'm planning in March!
21 days with my daughter and her boyfriend. (Maybe I can rope them into coming)
I hope it's ok!

Great, Stay-ce. One, two or three, no problem.

The SF/East Bay contingent will be carpooling, so we'll all arrive together.

I'm sorry to say that our plans have changed and we will not be in California. I was so looking forward to meeting you all and having questions answered.

Donna and Denis, I'm disappointed you can't make it! Keep us in mind if you're ever in the area...

Abalone, eh?

Hmmm....

Who else remembers the story from a couple of decades ago of San Francisco firemen, abalone, and trouble at an empty firehouse?

Nigel -- sorry, I don't remember that (and I have lived/worked in the San Francisco area since the late 60's ) But then, there's a lot I don't remember even from last year.

What I DO remember is when abalone was cheap enough that I would order it in restaurants. So Susan and Monte, if you invite me to abalone dinner I'll bring a HUGE pan of baklava.

Heck, even I've heard about that abalone dinner. But I don't remember much of last week...

I was going to show up at Andrea's house, but now I'm going to Laura and Ed's - I'll bring the wine ;-)

Betty and Sharyn will be attending this Saturday also!

And so will SharYn and Betty!
(And Lauri and Ed ...)
It's a carpool ...

Have a good meeting tomorrow. I'm sorry I'm going to miss it. We arrived in Victoria today. I think we will go to Butchart Gardens tomorrow.

Late rsvp, sorry! I am free today, it turns out, so I am going to make it to my first Sacramento meeting.
Anne

Anne, we look forward to meeting you! We'll be at the only long table in the center of the dining area; there will be at least one little Rick Steves phrase book laying on the table so you can find us :-)

Continued Happy Anniversary, Andrea & Jim!

Let's see, wine, sides, and now, " I'll bring a HUGE pan of baklava"! Sounds like a party!! Little does Monte know I've just made plans for his catch.

I'm bringing a special surprise to share with everyone!

Why do you wait for us to be gone to bring a surprise? Monte won't mind sharing his catch. I'm sure of it. ;-)

Careful with the post immediately above offering free travel. While the number looks like California, he spammed over nearly a dozen Forums here inside 5 minutes.

All over the twittersphere and internet, too.