This time around everyone who could make it was in for the whole weekend. I'm sure even longer if we could have swung it.
Joyce B, Caroline, Vicki, and Ann were the first to start the weekend with a nice lunch in Sonoma at The Girl and the Fig. Lei and I made plans to leave Palo Alto around 2p. On our way up, the four gals let us know they were heading to the Napa Outlets and that we should join them. Lei and I figured we'd hit the outlets on Sunday and were kind of anxious to get to the house, so we headed straight to the house.
Lei and I got a quick workout in and just as I was about to jump in the shower, Lynna called (Lei's phone). The code for the main gate, the same one Lei and I used, wasn't working. Luckily, she didn't have to wait too long before a car came to exit. We later found out there was a day time code and a night time code.
Vicki had texted saying they might go straight to the restaurant without changing because they were on a shopping roll. But they ended up going to the house first. With all the arrivals and getting settled in, we all left the house late. Diana was going to be the last to leave the bay area, so she was going to meet us at the restaurant. We, including Diana, originally were worried that she'd be late to dinner, but she ended up getting there over an hour early while we ended up being 1/2 hr late.
They seated us at a table that was taller with taller chairs, which made us feel special. The dinner was good. Some of the items were on the salty side but everyone was very satisfied.
The next day a number of the girls went for run. After they got back we lounged around the pool, where we talked about a bunch of stuff and came up with a new product -- pre-printed Chinese sticky notes to put on objects around the house to learn Chinese.
Then, we went to brunch at a restaurant just down the street from us.
Afterward, most of the girls went to the spa while Vicki and I went for a hike.
We had timed it so we would have plenty of time to shower and get ready for dinner. However, as we were about to take our shower, Vicki found out that there was no hot water. She noticed the lack of hot water that morning but it was after a bunch of people took showers, so she figured we just ran out.
After we thought we lit the pilot light, we high-fived each other, and went off to take cold showers.
We ended up being a little late for dinner, but we got a parking spot right out front that I backed into in one shot.
This dinner was awesome. Basically each course had two different dishes. Every other person had one of the two dishes. You would eat half and then pass to the person to your left. So, we ended up trying 10 different dishes. And they were delish!
After we got home from dinner, Joyce discovered we still did not have hot water. We looked at the pilot light, and it was out again. After relighting it again, we noticed that it light wasn't lighting the ring (burner?). By this time it was already past 11p.
The next morning we enjoyed the sticky pudding we bought from the brunch place and spent a lot of time texting the owner about the water heater.
All the gals except for Lei and I went to downtown Napa while Lei and I went to the Napa outlets. We had lunch there and then made our way from Ann Taylor Loft to Max Studio. At Max Studio we saw Diana and Ann. My main goal was to find some pieces I can wear to work and cardigans. It's amazing how hard it is to find cardigans that aren't the standard button up v-neck and crew neck.
It was a great, relaxing weekend, except fot the hot water heater although that had its moments, like when we thought we had re-lit it.
Can't wait til next year.
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