DC Area DUers: Cookout in Charles County. Come on out beyond the beltway!

[bertha katzenengel]

Mrs. V. is the Grill Mistress, the Woman Of Tongs And Fire, and I am the Hostess with the Mostest. :blush:

We're thinking about a Saturday afternoon, in June (no firm date yet; waiting for responses). We have no pool, but we have a deck surrounded by trees. It's a lovely little setting (we think) and we love to share it with our friends. Now it's time we shared it with our DU friends.

The menu would include teriyaki salmon (la spécialité de la maison), a variety of vegetables, chicken, and probably beef & garden burgers. We'll ask everyone else to bring chips, dip, salsa, fruit, salads, and BYOB.

Let's eat!

:bounce:

PS Warning for those w/ allergies: we have cats.

[LynneSin]

1. I'll come down for the Cookout

Hell, it's only about a 90minute drive but worth it to spend time with DUers. I'll see if I can drag Ramsey along with me!

[bertha katzenengel]

2. Yahooooo! We got LynneSin!

:bounce: Eggcellent.... :evilgrin:

[JimmyJazz]

11. Can I ride with you?

If I'm not at the beach that weekend!

[LynneSin]

27. What, you have a beach place or something?

Of course you can hitch a ride.

[kitkatrose]

3. Ah fuzzies.

I'll be in Costa Rica by then. :(

Maybe we can do something after summer's over.

[bertha katzenengel]

12. We keep the grills going well into fall, Kitkatrose.

We will see you. Enjoy Costa Rica. :hi:

[kitkatrose]

29. Oh, goodie!!!!

I'll be back around school time. :woohoo:

[seemunkee]

4. Depends on the date

Got a couple of things going on in June but would like to meet some DUers. If I come I'll bring some homebrew.

[bertha katzenengel]

13. Okay!!

Hope you can make it! Date is TBA.

[fudge stripe cookays]

5. Wish I lived closer, Bert!

It sounds like a heckuva spread! Ya'll have fun!

:hi" DC!
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[bertha katzenengel]

14. I wish you did too, cookays.

:hi:

[demnan]

6. Count me in

I'll bring pasta salad!

[bertha katzenengel]

15. Yippee!

:bounce:

[deutsey]

7. I'm over on the Eastern Shore, but would make it if the date

doesn't conflict with anything.

[bertha katzenengel]

16. All right!!

Very cool, deutsey! We'll be thrilled to have you.

[madinmaryland]

8. Sounds like a great idea.

Not sure of my schedule in june (normally a bit hectic), but would love to come. Cats are no problem.

[bertha katzenengel]

17. YYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY

Another Marylander heard from!

[DancingBear]

9. Can we talk Angels baseball?

Keep us posted on the actual date. We'll be moving sometime around mid-June (short term - from one noVA location to another) but if the dates don't collide then scruffy and I would love to meet some DU folks!

Looks like you've made provisions for us vegetarian folks as well - nice. :)

[bertha katzenengel]

18. NO! No talk of Angels Baseball. Hahahahaha... of course!

We may even be able to listen to a game on XM when no one's paying attention . . . .

Looking forward to it, DB. :bounce:

[Zuni]

10. If the date is not in conflict with anything

I would very much like to attend, if that is OK.

and I love cats, so there is no problem there

[bertha katzenengel]

19. "if that is OK"

Zuni, you're one of the people I had in mind by name when I posted this. :yourock: and YAY!!

[Zuni]

20. Thank you Bertha!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

I am looking forward to it. I'll bring beer and something.

[northzax]

21. but, but, but

I don't have a parachute to handle the end of the world after the outer loop...

it's actually amazing, lived in DC for six years this summer, and I couldn't tell you what direction Charles County is from here. Hell, I can barely tell the difference between Monkey and PG counties...

[bertha katzenengel]

22. If you headed due east out of DC, then turned south,

you'd go through Prince George's County then into Charles County. Waldorf is southeast of DC, 35 miles from my door to my office on the eastern edge of Georgetown. One to one-and-a-quarter hours average drive time from there to home, with no traffic.

Does that give you an idea? Hope you can make it....

[northzax]

23. Waldorf? you're in Good Charlotte, aren't you? :)

I'll keep an eye out for the dates...and get my shots updated, just in case.

[bertha katzenengel]

24. Good Charlotte?

Are they from this area? My hairdresser's daughter is NUTS. N.U.T.S. about them.

[Zuni]

31. I used to work with a girl at Buddys Crabs and Ribs who dated one of

them. I don't remember which one.

She said he was nerdy and that the band was created by talent agents and record producers to appeal to teen-angst crowd

[bertha katzenengel]

34. Well, judging from my hairdresser's daughter, they GOT the teen angst

crowd. :D

[MissMillie]

25. I'd love to come, but it would have to be an over-night situation for me

Are there any reasonable hotels in the area?

Of course, my availability completely depends on what the date is.

[Mrs. Venation]

26. Kick

Because we want many people to come to the party!

:kick:

[bertha katzenengel]

28. Yeah! What she said!

:loveya:

[Mrs. Venation]

30. Another Kick

Because it feels so darn good!

[Zuni]

32. What should I bring to your fiesta, Bertha?

That is if it is a weekend in June I can comply with---One weekend I am going to be away.

[bertha katzenengel]

37. Hmm... I don't know yet, Zuni.

Let's see how many we'll get and go from there. I'm going to post a list of "yesses" this weekend.

:bounce:

[On the Road]

33. I Would Love to Come

depending on the weekend. Glad you're doing this -- DU gets to get together in meatspace more often.

[undergroundpanther]

35. Could I come too?

I could bring babaganoush..

Depending on the date..

[bertha katzenengel]

38. well, of course, UGPanther!!

Woo hoo!!

[bertha katzenengel]

36. Yay, ribofunk!

:bounce:

[On the Road]

40. I Can't Promise Yet

I have to see how the weekends fall. And I'll probably be going on vacation the 17th. But I really wish DUers around here would get together more. I organized something three years ago but it was a one-shot deal. I'm really glad you're doing this.

[ScreamingMeemie]

39. Another time where I say...Oh, how I wish...

:hi: Have a ton of fun

[bertha katzenengel]

42. Sigh.

We'll have fun, but we'll wish you were here. :hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

41. KICK

I'm getting ready to PM respondents to find out their impossible dates... :bounce:

[Goathead]

43. Yes, sounds cool.

Can you remind me when it rolls around to the date.