6:19--me, Shanghainese, easytraveler, paula, and faina have arrived and are now pouring champagne.

:)

Oh goody.........don't forget the photos!!:-D

cheers!!!!!!

Linda as come...Valerie just arrived. we have started confessing things to each other!

Everyone is asking about Kal!

oh! withkids has arrived. let the photos begin!

Bottoms Up!

Who else you talkin about sistah?

bill

take notes!! We want all the tawdry details :)

aaaaaaaaah the pig knuckle. yum

Tawdry details? shanghainese left us for 2 young men at the next table. Linda has resorted to violence (in the name of not wasting) and is twisting Paula's arm to drink more alcohol and eat more chocolate. easytraveler and shanghainese hosted the event brilliantly. shanghainese constantly served nice hot tea. It was delightful.

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p.s. catfight! Linda has now accused easytraveler of being a lush. cut the ladies off!

p.p.s. shanghainese has had impeccable training!

Thanks to everyone for a wonderful evening which was great fun! The food was outstanding and the company was even better!

Sorry I had to leave so early. The good news is that I have a FedEx tracking number so hopefully, the passports will actually arrive today.

Thanks again for a great evening!

It sounds like it was a success! You're welcome for the goodies. MelissaH love the play-by-play; what mobile device do you use?

A good time was had by all! It was nice to meet those of you I hadn't meet before and renew old friendships. Thanks to Shanghainese and EasyTraveler for putting together a fun evening. We are some interesting things but enjoyed them all. A food listed will be posted later by Shanghainese who actually knows what the dishes are!!

I made it back!! Thanks for a wonderful time.
Hostel International was great. The chick that snored next to me was not. Good day all!

Yeah, as soon as I wake up... I mean report... I mean the peach beer from which Mr Again got only a sip... oh, I don't know what I mean...

Please switch over to the GTG report titled The Elegant 8. Love and hugs to all!

Valerie-Glad to hear you made it home safely. Sorry about the cell phone. I am back in So. Calif and looking forward to my next trip to SF and another GTG. Everyone have a great Memorial Day Weekend.

withkids-Did you get your passports? Have a wonderful trip.

and if anybody wants to see our reports, go here:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=35004362