Hey West Coast Bitches! CarrieS and MissB2U would like to invite any Smart Bitches, Trashy Books fans who live near the Bay Area in California (or who are willing to travel to the Bay Area!) to an informal gathering of West Coast Smart Bitches. We will share BBQ, drinks, and company.
Date: June 28. Time: 5PM. RSVP BY: June 22.
Bring some kind of food or beverage to share if you can, and if you can't, that's OK too. Please do RSVP. We have a tentative location in Walnut Creek that is accessible by BART and just off 680 (you West Coasters know what I'm talking about) but we may need to change it depended on how many people attend. So, please RSVP to CarrieS at sessarego1@gmail.com BY JUNE 22, at which point the exact location of the gathering will be announced.
We can't wait to meet you!
What a great idea. Have you decided on a time of day? I can come in from Nevada on the train, or drive, just need to know if this would require an overnight for me.
We’re thinking 5PM for dinner, drinks, social time. Would be great to meet you, hope you can come!
I got all excited, then realised you weren’t talking about the west coast of Australia!
Hope you all have tons of fun AND plan an Antipodean adventure 🙂
I really would love to go since I just moved to the Bay Area, but when i put Walnut Creek into google maps, it said it would take me 3 hours to get there on public transportation—I don’t drive and my dad will be in NY that weekend. 🙁
I would totally drive down for this but it’s my husband’s birthday and I probably should spend time with him. Let me know if this ever happens again.
@scifigirl – if you email me and tell me more specific info re where you live, maybe we can set up a carpool for you.
I am SO BUMMED not to be going to Australia. Australia, FTW!
We are tentatively planing to hang out at Miss B2U’s place in Walnut Creek, California, and if we have a huge group we’ll move to a Walnut Creek restaurant. There’s a lovely restaurant in Walnut Creek with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free choices if those staying in the area overnight would like to meet for breakfast the next day. Here’s two hotels near Miss B2U:
Here’s the Marriott page: http://www.marriottwalnutcreek.com/
And Holiday Inn Express:
http://www.hiewalnutcreekhotel.com/
Miss B2U has a friendly dog, FYI.
Noooooooooooooo!!!!! I am moving from California to the East Coast… on June 23. CURSES!
Sarah, any plans for an East Coast meet up?
Might I suggest the Pyramid brewery alehouse in Walnut Creek? They have an event room, and my bff had her rehearsal dinner there a few years ago, and it was fun.c
OMG I can actually do that! I am unreasonably excited now.
Sue – I feel your pain! I’m in Seattle, but I’m going to be in Walnut Creek NEXT WEEK … three weeks too early! Curses! (Missing my Seattle book group to be in CA, missing the CA get-together … )
Anna, give me a shout when you hit town and we’ll grab a cup of coffee.
I think this sounds like excellent fun, and I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. But I work that day until about 4:30 pm in San Jose, so if I can make it, I would be at least somewhat late.
late is fine – come on over when you can!
What a fab idea! I hope the quake sensors in California are tuned up, ‘cause that gathering is going to rock!