[claire]tonight's departure

[Mark Holmes]

Hi everyone,

We're almost ready to go...

There will be a small impromptu (and short!) gathering at my 
girlfriend's house tonight at 9pm to wish us off safely.   We need to 
be at the airport by 10:30pm, so it won't be a long gathering.

If you can come, the address is:

734 Wisconsin St., SF -- just use mapquest to find directions... it's 
between 20th and 22nd on Potrero Hill.

We're really busy today preparing to go, so I might not be able to 
field e-mails or phone calls; and if you can bring a little something 
small to eat or drink -- nothing fancy or formal, it's just that we 
won't have time to prepare a feast!

Some of you have commented about the December return date for the 
tickets; this is simply an open-ended return ticket good for six 
months, so our return is as of yet unscheduled.  Of course I'll let you 
know when we're coming back!

And lastly I want to say a special thank you for the incredible 
generosity of Natasha and Kimbo who have made it possible for us to 
travel in Business Class; this should be much more comfortable for 
Claire.  Words fail at saying thank you for this kindness...

More soon, and much love.

Mark