LoveItaly, I will try.

I will be working on July 28, so the August weekend dates sound better.

LoveItaly, I tried but no luck. I know I posted in lounge and the US because I got responses.

Take a look and see.

Very Strange.

What do you think of the weekend August 4-5? There is a big Hawaiian festival in SF on this date in Presidio, so people coming out-of-town can also visit the fair, not just to meet other Fodorites.

http://sfgate.com/listings/event.php?events,e148545

Event Info:
(415) 281-0221
8/4/2007 - 8/5/2007
Sat, Sun
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
fee/admission: Free

A celebration of Hawaiian and Pacific Islander culture with live music, traditional dance, food, arts and crafts, more.

www.sanfranciscoalohafestival.org

For now, reply here, and if this weekend works for several people, I'll start another thread with the date in the subject line

Faina-I will be in NYC that weekend but if it works for everyone else we can always have a mini GTG when I come up next.

I can't make it that weekend either. :(

roslaire: look in the Lounge. I just topped your thread for you.

OK, bad choice, but... at least we've agreed on a weekend instead of a weekday, right? :)

Umm... Labor Day weekend? New Year's?

Somebody please just come up with a random date!

How about August 25th weekend?

That's far enough in the future for people to block a date for a GTG.

So, Saturday, the 25th, or Sunday, the 26th?

I will wave at you if its the 25/26. I have a relative's bday shin dig that weekend.

ET~thanks for 'topping' for me.

I'll try any other days. If not, remember, I'll wave.

That leaves August 18/19? Everyone, anyone?

I think I can, I think I can :)

Actually that might work for me and it's my birthday on the 19th so more to celebrate. Faina-didn't we go to Sonoma last year on my birthday? Wow this will become an annual event. Celebrating with all my Bay area friends.

It would have to be on Saturday though because I have to be home on Sunday. I share playing the piano at church with another person and he will be on vacation that weekend.

Make it October and I'm there.

That'll work for me. We'll all celebrate paula's birthday together! Oh, boy - more champagne! :)

starrs: we'll have another GTG in October, fer sure!

pssttt... champagne lady.... my b-day is August 22! it won't be fare for Paula to get it all :))

Yeaaah! We have a date 8/18 and we'll drink to all the August Fodorite babies who's loving parents snuggled under the warm blankets in December!!

starrsville: Looking forward to meeting you, kodi is coming in Oct too.

So, we have the date: August 18, Saturday.

Now, lunch or dinner? I hope no volunteers to open champagne for breakfast?

That's right Faina-I forgot we were celebrating our birthdays together while taking the train in Train Town. No champagne there!!

Lunch would be better for me but I will make my schedule fit everyone elses.

How about brunch at the Grand Cafe?