11/29/1999

John & I joined my walk team for an amazing quasi-potluck dinner at Charles & Jeanne's beautiful Noe Valley home. (As an aside, I've asked John to make us a lot of money, so that we can some day buy a comparable home in San Francisco. No pressure, sweetie.)

It was an evening of culinary delights, sparkling dinner conversation, and a whole lotta wine (marathon training wine, of course).

We topped off the evening by presenting our illustrious mentor, Rita, with a gift certificate to the Kabuki spa in Japantown. At the very least, she deserves a day of pampering. Thank you, Rita, for helping us survive 4 months of intense & rather painful training. We couldn't have done it without your leadership.