It's Barbecue Time!!

Oh yay, photos! I was beginning to think that all photos were embargoed because of the possible embarrassment factor! :)

Nice to meet you, Richard!

So many questions:

Were you all sozzled *before* taking that fuzzy pic with the red capsule? ;)

Where is Rascal, enjoying his time as a king???


Where is Laurie? Still out in the garden enjoying a drink? ;)

I have heard about Mr Fish, what does he look like???

I'm glad you all had a great time. Can't wait to see more pics! Do you have a close-up of KAK's t-shirt in the first pic, it looks fantastic!

Hey look Miss Meow, you know that I am slower than molasses going uphill.........when it comes to posting these pictures. This is the first time that I have done this and I am feeling so smug that this even worked.

I gotta email Phred with adoring comments about his instructions!

Give me time........more are coming:D :D :D

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Hey look Miss Meow, you know that I am slower than molasses going uphill.........when it comes to posting these pictures. This is the first time that I have done this and I am feeling so smug that this even worked.

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You are doing a great job, so keep feeling smug and post away :)

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This is Rusty, my neighbor's Golden Retriever. Richard aka Chauncey, is scritching him in just the right spot.

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And this is the look on Rusty's face..............while Richard scritched him!

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To answer your question, Nicole, this is Richard and Laurie --hmmm what is that in the blender?

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I think Laurie liked the stuff in the blender!

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This is us fooling around holding our names up for our Mayor!

Find Mr. Fish!!

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And here folks, is MR. FISH....doing what he does best.

:D :D :D

I am sure it is just strawberry juice in the blender;) ;) :rolleyes:

If there is such a thing - :D - So nice to see the pics! I have the vegemite song running through my head, and probably will all day! Here I really thought it WAS a case of vegemite, which I thought was delightful! DUH again!
So, tell me the truth - did you tell the young couple who asked what pet talkers are that you were a Pet Psychic training center? Or that you were professional "Pet Whisperers"?
Do we have to wait til next year for another? How I wish I could have been there.
You guys are terrific, and I'll be looking for more pics!

Nice to meet you Richard. Now I will have a face for that RICHARD name on the screen :)

We really should think about a PT meeting here in Europe. Juni agrees with me.

I demand to see pictures of Rascal being the king of the house. or of the world :D

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what a great day. it was fun and none of you have any excuses to miss the next LA get together. you have 361 days to prepare.:)

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Looks like you guys had a lot of fun and what great pictures. If I had at least a couple of months notice and the BBQ was a week or two later I could probably swing it. Planning vacation time around here is not easy.
Nice to meet you Richard. You look exactly like I imagined!! And Chauncey, I like to watch too....Being There was one of my all time fav movies.

Nice to meet the rest of you too! Here's to BBQ 2004:D :D

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Nice to meet you Richard. You look exactly like I imagined!! And Chauncey, I like to watch too....Being There was one of my all time fav movies.

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lolololol....

thanks, but remember I have to wake up to that face EVERY DAY for the rest of my life.....:confused:

apologies to those who were frightened, scarred for life or just plain disgusted!!!!:eek:

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And Chauncey, I like to watch too....Being There was one of my all time fav movies.

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Being There is also one of my all time favorites. I mentioned it to Richard when he was here and I don't think he had seen it. I hope he rents it.

I have also always wanted to see the Biltmore mansion in Ashville, N.C. where it was filmed.

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lolololol....

apologies to those who were frightened, scarred for life or just plain disgusted!!!!:eek:

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He scared the daylights out of all of us........with his margaritas!!

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He scared the daylights out of all of us........with his margaritas!!

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and scared myself on the way home....
i put the bottle in the front of my truck so it would not bounce around in the bed of my truck...
i ended up passing a Park Ranger and two police cars on the way home.....

"Officer, I'm on my way back from a Pet Talk
BBQ and was in charge of the drinks.....

Oh no, I just had ONE drink.

What is a Pet Talk????

No officer, we don't get drunk and talk to our pets...

Can I call my lawyer?????"
:)

I read the book several times - looks like I'm ready for a reread of Kozynski; have to admit I'd forgotten about good ol'Chauncey over the past few years.
I'll have to check out the movie - Now I have an face to put with Chauncey. Delightful, Richard. I love the way you think!!! Wish I could have Been There -

Looks like you all had a wonderful time. It's nice to be able to put faces with some names (Richard, NoahsMommy, etc.).

Wish there was a way to have a Newfoundland Pet Talk Meeting.

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More pictures. This is Mr. Fish who is a very bad influence on Aaron, Karen's husband.

(by the way, the bottle is the excellent champagne that Nicole and Shane sent to us from Australia).

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Mr. Fish seems to have been a very bad influence on Karen (wolflady) too!!

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A much more flattering picture of a lovely lady, Karen!! (wolflady)

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Oh, Oh, the mystery red container (from Australia) is empty!!
This is Kelly (NoahsMommy).

I'm soooo jealous! You guys look like you just had way too much fun! Thanks for all the pics, it's nice to put faces with names. :)

Hmmmm.....end of July 2004, let me see what I have on my calendar......;) :D

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Who is this guy and what is he saying???

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...6/fb9a38a1.jpg Mom - he says he is in charge around here - is this true???

Cod it be true???? Yeah, let's make him in charge just for the Hal-i-but!!!!

Sal-mon-chanted evening.......

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I don't like him. I don't care if he is the famous Mr. Fish! Get him outta here!!

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I don't like him. I don't care if he is the famous Mr. Fish! Get him outta here!!

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Rascal, ignore him!!!!

Just tuna him out..........He'll just flounder there, trying to get on your nerves.

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I am sorry to be so "crabby" about this, but he doesn't even smell good!

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I am sorry to be so "crabby" about this, but he doesn't even smell good! [/B]

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So?? Smell isn't everything. If I were you I'd snapp-er up. You never know you might have a whale of a time. :D :D And besides, look at the shrimpy thing.....just lying there.....

Rascal! Did you dip into the margartias too? Hope you don't feel too eel... and I REALLY hope you don't need a sturgeon...


:D Great pics everyone... MORE! MORE!
(Some one needs to snitch that otter planter from Miz Gini and send it my way! TOOO adorable!)

Great pictures Gini!! Can't wait to see them all...we had so much fun, thanks for all you did to make this such a wonderfully fun and successful first meeting.

Next July will surely be on our calendars...can't wait!! :)

Love, Kelly & Karen

BTW....any ideas on how I can get Karen to let me take Sergei home???? I'm in love!!!! ;) ;) (He sure looks like a TOBIAS!!)

Rascal: even under the bad influence of Mr. Fish and some cat margaritas you are still the best looking man at the party:)

Well, I'm finally home!! I extending our meeting a bit by going home with wolflady and her hubby on Sunday night after we left Gini's house.

We had so much fun!! On Monday we went to the shelter she gives her time to. I got to see a ton of kittens and cats, even got to give some sickies a sponge bath. :)

After the shelter, we went back and ate a yummy salmon dinner Karen made and watched the Animal Planet and Emma. (poor Aaron!!)

On Tuesday, we went to Petco to buy a few things for my furkids...not that they needed anything with all the spoiling from Auntie Karen, Auntie Tracey and Auntie Gini!!! :D But, found a few items any way. Next, it was onto the Gap Outlet store for some matching tank tops!!! (hee hee) Then, had lunch at KFC (yum) and then went to TJMax where we got matching kitty mugs...so we can remember each other each time we drink from them. :) (I know...we're so freaking mushy!!) Then, we went to the garlic shop (a must do when in Gilroy - the garlic capital of the world!) and got David some Garlic/Parmesaen dipping sauce.

We then went home to eat and then went to see Pirates of the Caribean. It was so great...all I have to say is Johnny Dep plays a fine pirate...yummy!!! ;)

I came home today after a long journey home. My train was delayed four hours, so I took a bus from Salinas to Santa Barbara. I can safely say that had to be the most ANNOYING six hours in my entire life!!! There was a drunk/stoned dude on the bus and felt is was OK to bother everyone. Most everyone was polite and I completely ignored him the best I could. Thankfully, a guy sat down next to me in San Luis Obispo and we talked the whole way to Santa Barbara, successfully working together to make that idiot leave us alone.

When we arrived in Santa Barbara, I upgraded my ticket to Business Class and enjoyed the rest of my trip. :)

My kitties are glad I'm home...Noah's been helping me type this, as a matter of fact. :)

Hope everyone else had as much fun as I did this weekend. I can't wait to get together again.

Oh...did I tell you all how much I LOVE Karen's Sergei??? I'm still plotting to steal him...hee hee

Glad you had fun! Richard doesn't look half as scary as he makes himself seem! :D:p:D LOL ;)

When do we get to see the rest of the pics? ;)

You all had a meeting & I knew nothing about it (I must be in the twilight zone:o)

Wow, it looks like you all had a really terrific time, and Gini, she sounds like the perfect host!

So that's what Richard looks like (not half as scary as I thought:p ) It's nice to see you all having such fun, I wish I could have been there too:( But hey, I've got a whole year (come to think of it I've never been to CA)..who knows;)

Thanks for all the wonderful pictures everyone!!!!

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Lut was kind enough to share a fun site with me.

This is a tribute to Aaron (wolflady's husband) who did such a great job on the BBQ.

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Wow, it looks like you all had a really terrific time, and Gini, she sounds like the perfect host!

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Gini was the perfect host! She's such a sweet person, I'm sure I can speak for us all when I say I'm so glad to have met her. :)

Did I rant about Rascal yet??? I think I've been under Sergei's spell and neglected to do so. I'm so sorry sweet Rascal.

He spent most of his time at the front door, what a sweet greeter! He is such a talkative boy...kept us all entertained with his stories. :) He almost went home with me, but I couldn't train him to run to the car fast enough. ;)

Thank you again for everything Gini...as you can see, Hermione loves the toys you got them. :D

Bless your heart Hermoine! You are more than welcome.

Rascal has relinquished his spot at the front door.......but he has taken up residence again on the dining room table.

I tried NO! DOWN! and he just looked at me like, Oh yeah, Right.