Christmas lunch again this year?

[divingbiker]

Anybody up for it? Maybe a little further south this time.

[HillSlugger]

I'm interested. Where and when?

[7rider]

Hey! I was just thinking about this yesterday and wondering if we should get the ball rolling on something. Thanks!
I'd be up for something, too. I can't do this weekend (the 5th), or Christmas weekend, but other weekends work...
For folks new to the Mid-Atlantic scene....
Last year a few of us joined up in Frederick, MD for a holiday celebration brunch. Good time was had by all. Not a bike involved. Just food, drink, and laughs.
Something in the D.C. area this time??

Here it is: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=28068&page=8
Hopefully, this will go right to page 8, by when the event actually took place!!

[Possegal]

I wasn't able to go last year but would like to try and join in this year!

[Kalidurga]

I was up in Frederick over the weekend and was also thinking of this. My schedule's unfortunately a bit tight since I'm working every Saturday between now and Christmas, so I'll have to wait and see what day works for everyone else before I commit.

[ny biker]

I'd be interested. I'm crazy busy between now and Christmas and have lots to do on weekends, but I think I have some flexibility in my schedule as long as it all gets done in the end.

[Zen]

I'll start with a date.
Sunday the 13th or Sunday the 20th.

Location?

[divingbiker]

I'll start with a date.
Sunday the 13th or Sunday the 20th.

Location?

Either date works for me.

Maybe Bethesda/Rockville/Silver Spring? Kinda halfway for the Virginia folks and the Frederick folks.

If it's in Silver Spring, I'd have ideas. Bethesda, we could figure something out easily. Rockville, my knowledge is limited to vegan restaurants and Chipotle so I'm not much help there.

[7rider]

How 'bout Silver Spring on the 13th??

[tulip]

I wish I could join y'all! But it would require an overnight trip and I'm not up for that. Let me know if any of you head down Richmond way and I'll show you around...Have fun.

[divingbiker]

I wish I could join y'all! But it would require an overnight trip and I'm not up for that. Let me know if any of you head down Richmond way and I'll show you around...Have fun.

Nah, you could drive up in the morning, have lunch, visit Proteus, and drive home in the late afternoon. Piece of cake!:);)

13th in SS works for me.

[tulip]

Nah, no reason to rush a visit to Proteus (or lunch with everyone, of course). I'll do it another time.

[Possegal]

How 'bout Silver Spring on the 13th??


That sounds like the best option for me. My sister has a PET scan coming up and I will go home to be there when she gets the results, as I'm sort of a integral part of her medical team. :) I think she's planning it so I go home the end of that week and therefore the following weekend. So the 13th woudl work out well for me, I do believe! As does Silver Spring!

[Zen]

Rockville, my knowledge is limited to vegan restaurants and Chipotle so I'm not much help there.

You also know all the Chipotle locations in NYC ;)

I could do SS on the 13th if someone wants to pick me up at the Metro station.

[owlice]

Ooooo, can I play, too, please?

SS has tons of places: Burmese, Ethiopian, Indian, Chinese, sushi, Red Lobster, Macaroni Grill, Panera, Austin Grill, Lebanese, Tex-Mex, Italian, seafood, and on and on and on.

[divingbiker]

Ooooo, can I play, too, please?

SS has tons of places: Burmese, Ethiopian, Indian, Chinese, sushi, Red Lobster, Macaroni Grill, Panera, Austin Grill, Lebanese, Tex-Mex, Italian, seafood, and on and on and on.

Don't you just love Mandalay?

[owlice]

Yes! Golden Shwegyi Cake!!!!!!!

[divingbiker]

You also know all the Chipotle locations in NYC ;)

I could do SS on the 13th if someone wants to pick me up at the Metro station.

Hee.

No problem picking you up at the metro.

[Cataboo]

I'll be away skiing on the 13th, so can't make it. But I have no idea if I can make the 20th, that's getting close enough to christmas that I'm sure I have to go to someone's christmas party somewhere.


Enjoy! One of these days I'm going to make it to one of the group things.

[Kalidurga]

Didn't you just hack up some lung tissue on a skiing trip, or is that what you're planning to do on the 13th?

[Cataboo]

Didn't you just hack up some lung tissue on a skiing trip, or is that what you're planning to do on the 13th?

Leaving on the 6th. BAck on the 16th. I'm hoping that this sore throat goes away and I don't have to hack up a lung on my ski trip. it hasn't fully developed into a cold, but my sore throat is getting a bit sorer.

stupid body.

[divingbiker]

Yes! Golden Shwegyi Cake!!!!!!!

I don't know what that is. Is that the dessert I can't eat because it's not vegan? Love the sticky rice dessert.

And the tofu with sour mustard.
And the yellow beans with onions.
And the papaya salad.
And the samosa appetizer.
And the pineapple ice cream.
And the coconut ice cream.
And the veggies with tofu skins.
And the noodle dish that's four different noodles.

I love that place. I think we should go there for our lunch on the 13th.

[HillSlugger]

I just confirmed that I'll be out of town that weekend (meeting Michele on a business trip).

Have fun!

[kmehrzad]

I'd love to meet up with everyone for Christmas brunch. Count me in.

[7rider]

So.....
Mandalay (http://www.mandalayrestaurantcafe.com/) on the 13th? Or do you prefer the 20th? How about noon? 1 p.m.? If the weather is good, I'd likely do the shop ride in the a.m., so I won't be the freshest (but I'll be HUNGRY!), but I could bring a change of clothes and at least be in clean(ish) clothes.
If it's 1 or later, I'd likely go home and clean up for real. ;)

[owlice]

The 13th; the 20th is too close to Christmas. (Plus I wouldn't be able to make it. :D)

Mandalay is fine with me, but I hope others will weigh in.

[Kalidurga]

Oy, it's going to be tough for me to do either of those days since they're the only days off I'll have after this coming Monday. If it's ok, I'm gonna have to play it by ear and give y'all a last minute RSVP.

[kmehrzad]

I can make it on the 13th to Mandalay. Just let me know what time has been agreed upon -- Noon or 1:00 pm.

[Zen]

I vote for 1:00

[divingbiker]

I just remembered that one thing about Mandalay is they won't seat you until the whole party is present. So if we have anyone who is chronically late it might not be the best place to go.

[Zen]

That's why I voted 1pm.

Let's stick with it.

If you're late you have to stand outside and watch through the window while we eat.

[kmehrzad]

I'll be there BEFORE 1:00 pm.

[divingbiker]

Headcount?

I'll be there, with bells on.

[7rider]

Headcount?

I'll be there, with bells on.

7rider
divingbiker
zen
pfunk12 (?)
kmehrzad
owlice

anyone else?

[ny biker]

Unfortunately it looks like I was over-optimistic when I thought I could make it.

Have fun!!!!!!!!

[Possegal]

Unfortunately it looks like I was over-optimistic when I thought I could make it.

Have fun!!!!!!!!


As was I. I forgot that a work party was planned for that day. Not that I'm obligated to go, but the person who planned it is also a friend. So that sort of obligates me. :) I swear I really do exist - divingbiker's even met me. :)

[Zen]

Uh-oh.

Maybe we should try for the 20th?

The weather forecast for that morning is rain and sleet, something I won't drive in.
:o

[ny biker]

Don't reschedule on my account. I expect to be working on the 19th-20th.

[Zen]

The weather forecast for that morning is rain and sleet, something I won't drive in.


my account

[ny biker]

Oops I mis-read you. I thought your suggestion to reschedule was because of several people saying they couldn't make it on the 13th in addition to the weather.

Don't not reschedule on account of anything I say!

[Zen]

You all go on ahead and lunch. Here's an idea for after the holiday-
http://dc.about.com/cs/sports/a/Iceskating.htm

[owlice]

I'm still up for it. Weather should be okay; the dreaded "wintry mix" is not forecast to cause any travel problems. (So far, anyway...)

I'm hoping to pick up my Christmas tree afterwards. :)

[pfunk12]

I should be able to make it.

[divingbiker]

You all go on ahead and lunch. Here's an idea for after the holiday-
http://dc.about.com/cs/sports/a/Iceskating.htm

Sure, Zen, let's go and break a hip. That'll be fun. :p (I was just thinking of putting my ice skates (nice ones) on CL.)

So if the weather's not bad are you still going to bail, or will you come join us?

[Zen]

Sure, Zen, let's go and break a hip. That'll be fun.

My T score is -2.6
I'm on 50,000 units of vit D once a week:o For the uninitiated, this is severe osteoporosis.

If the weather is not bad, I be at the SS Metro no later than 12:30

[kmehrzad]

My plan is still to attend on Sunday. Will be coming round the Beltway from Sterling.

Ice skating sounds like fun. It's been years since I've put on ice skates but I'm up for it.

[kmehrzad]

I plan on bringing a friend with me, too. She's a cyclist and kayaker, as well.

[Kalidurga]

No lunch for me tomorrow :( Crappy Ex-Mas schedule and lame co-workers who've stuck me with finding a gift for our boss. Y'all have fun and drive safely if the weather's icy.

[divingbiker]

OK, so we're meeting at Mandalay at 930 Bonifant Street in Silver Spring at 1 tomorrow, right?

Zen, it may be easier to pick you up at the Takoma Station since there's so much construction at the SS station. What do you think, Regina?

[7rider]

OK, so we're meeting at Mandalay at 930 Bonifant Street in Silver Spring at 1 tomorrow, right?

Zen, it may be easier to pick you up at the Takoma Station since there's so much construction at the SS station. What do you think, Regina?

I'll be there. And from the looks of the forecast, I will be there without a ride beforehand (except maybe for rollers). :mad:

Construction at Silver Spring doesn't impact access to and egress from the Metro station. It's fenced off well and there are pedestrian ways maintained, but you have to walk AROUND the construction site.
See:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=silver+spring+md&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=&hnear=Silver+Spring,+Montgomery,+Maryland&ll=38.992897,-77.02859&spn=0.006146,0.016469&z=17
Get off SS on the South (east?) side - where it says "to buses". If you come down the double escalator, take the exit on your right (the one with lots of turnstiles, not just 3). Walk straight out past the construction site along Colesville Rd, up the hill to your right on Wayne Ave, a right on Georgia Ave., first left across GA onto Bonifant. The restaurant is halfway down the block on your right.

[Zen]

I don't think I'm gonna be driving in this. Remember, I live north and west, back in the woods over the mountainhttp://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/116.jpg and in the hollerhttp://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/th_WolfsvilleSnow-2.jpg (http://s206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/?action=view&current=WolfsvilleSnow-2.jpg)
I'll let you know tomorrow fer sure

[divingbiker]

Construction at Silver Spring doesn't impact access to and egress from the Metro station. It's fenced off well and there are pedestrian ways maintained, but you have to walk AROUND the construction site.

But Zen isn't walking to Bonifant. I'm picking her up, if she is able to come. So I thought that the Kiss & Ride area was affected by the construction.

[7rider]

But Zen isn't walking to Bonifant. I'm picking her up, if she is able to come. So I thought that the Kiss & Ride area was affected by the construction.

Oh.
Never mind. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3FnpaWQJO0&feature=related)
Don't know about the Kiss & Ride....not sure 'bout that. :o

[kmehrzad]

I still plan on coming with my friend. I'm hopeful it'll only be rain, which shouldn't be a problem.

[Zen]

For you it will probably be just rain.

Remember, I live north and west
I'll let you know tomorrow fer sure
http://www.accuweather.com/us/md/myersville/21773/forecast-details.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&zipchg=1&metric=0&fday=2

[kmehrzad]

For you it will probably be just rain.

http://www.accuweather.com/us/md/myersville/21773/forecast-details.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&zipchg=1&metric=0&fday=2

Nice ...

[owlice]

We met, we ate, we talked about Zen. :D It was a great time!

[7rider]

We met, we ate, we talked about Zen. :D It was a great time!

Dang. You fit right in!

Was nice meeting some new TE faces today!

[kmehrzad]

Dang. You fit right in!

Was nice meeting some new TE faces today!

I agree. It was a pleasure.

[Cataboo]

I'm jealous to have missed the get together.

However I basically got a private ski lesson at a-basin today (noone else showed up) and it snowed all day, so I won't complain too much :)

[pfunk12]

Ditto for me. Nice to be able to put faces to names...and to meet some nice people!


I agree. It was a pleasure.

[divingbiker]

Yup, a fun time was had by all.