Or, I could try to come out early... I hear it is lovely that time of year.
@hilary1617 ...OM GOSH!!.....Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, try to move your trip up a week! I would LOVE to meet you in person also and have you meet my family and I and join us all in this "Meat fest"! I swear to you that would make my whole trip complete
! You have helped me so much also to get where I am and I am so grateful. I couldn’t hardly bear the thought of knowing that I missed meeting you in person by only one week.
@DianaCox ....It’s officially a done deal! A couple days ago, we completed booking all our flights, hotels etc, so....there’s NO turning back now!
.....We will be flying in to
Oakland (yeah I know), on 6/19, Fri afternoon, picking up our rent car, driving to
Carmel where we will be staying for the first 3 nights. On
Sunday, 6/21, we will be coming your way in the mid-afternoon ish time frame, like around 2 or 3-4 ish if that’s a good time frame? We will have to drive back to
Carmel on Sunday night which is a little over an hour drive time, so, we won’t be staying ALL night in to the wee hours or anything! I heard how "
You California People" are and like to "Party" all night long you know
!
Monday morning, we're going to
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and staying there a day and then up to
Yosemite for the next two days and then on Thurs/Fri we will be in
San Fransico and returning to the Houston area on Sat 6/27. I know it’s a LOT of stuff packed in to a short time, but...it is what it is and I know we will have a blast!
You had mentioned Costco for the steaks and I absolutely agree. All the ones here have really good meat selections and are all high quality and fresh and it sounds like they are there too. As we get closer, we can get a real headcount and then figure out how many rib-eyes to buy. I’m thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of 8-10. IF, you would be SO KIND, maybe you could purchase them on Fri or Sat and I WILL RE-IMBURSE YOU for whatever the cost is. REMEMBER...this is MY TREAT and that part of it is NOT negotiable. I’m just worried that if we wait to go to Costco when we get there on Sunday,…..#1, it will cut in to our very valuable time we have to visit, and...#2, I have a HUGE fear that they would run out of rib-eyes by Sunday if they have a big run on the weekend. Especially since IT IS
FATHERS DAY also, so just sayin!! And, of course we need charcoal and lighter or starter if you have one.
I also need to see a pic of your grill???? Asking that here in Texas, could be considered a hanging offense by some...lol BUT, I can literally cook on anything, so don’t worry. I have even cooked right on the ground on a bed of rocks many times before with charcoal on it and a grate propped up over that, so, I fear no "Sear"..
...NP