That's me in the first dinner picture in the white shirt - looking, but not feeling, rather glum. Also in that pic are my friends (non-TE-ers, as yet) Shelley, in the denim jacket, and Maren, in the black shirt. Kjay is to the right of me. In the next shot with Spazz is Lisa, another from my group, and Kit, in the yellow shirt.

It was a fun evening - and all I drank was iced tea ! Bikegoddess showed off an AV jersey to all and Snap promised that sometime in the future there would be ONE more order frenzy. Jobob passed out Sport Beans to all and we each got a "glass" slipper from Snap which is now on my bike bag. Thanks to both of you! Ace, hope your work problem got ironed out, but more importantly, I really hope your knee issue gets resolved before your trip to Italy.

I tend to lurk much more than post, but it was great to meet those that I did and attached faces to the names of those of you who are more regular posters.

I looked around at the rest stops and lunch for familiar faces, but didn't see any. We all look so different in cycling gear as opposed to street clothes. Helmets and sunglasses hide a lot. And, of course, many dress a bit crazy for the ride. Shelley sported a bright blue boa and silver lame skirt and arm warmers. Maren's helmet and Camelbak were decked out in yellow and orange feathers. We all had tiaras attached to our helmets. I only took a few pictures and am waiting for the ones others took to be emailed to me. I'll try to post them soon.

Did any of you see the woman with the latex backside, complete with thong, worn over her shorts? She was in front of me coming through Danville. Interesting "view" to have while riding along!

The weather was perfect and the after lunch Livermore Valley winds were managable. I hope all who rode had a great day.