As always, CaDiva's luncheon was a wondrous success. Wild Rice with Chicken and Artichoke Heart chilled salad, Olive Bar and Black Forest Cherry Cake. I never want to serve a 12-layer cake ever again. CaDiva says she could try a shorter version by using a sheet cake. I suggested we do the trifle as individual servings. Whichever way it goes, we don't have to worry about lunch until after Ragbrai. And that is for a team we have already fed twice.
Now by "we" you understand that means CaDiva. I support her in all her efforts...by standing just outside the kitchen cheering her on. Well standing is a bit strong...maybe more lounging but I am definitely cheering. Not as much as the ones who only get to eat her cooking once in a while, but definitely cheering.
At lunch she stayed around to help me serve the cake yesterday and TWC sidled up to chit chat about the Ragbrai. He knew she wasn't really looking forward to leaving her Toyota at the start and riding, or worse, driving a strange truck. You have to know CaDiva to understand why I'm so confused by this.
This is a woman who learned to parallel park on San Francisco hills in a car with neither power steering or automatic transmission. She not only drove cross-country with me 8 or 9 times but when we are in town she does almost all the driving. She drove through Atlanta, in and around Washington, DC not to mention 80 miles a day in Miami. (Remind me to tell you about the three weeks in Sunny Isle, Florida.)
But I figure if I can talk her into sleeping in a tent and TWC can talk her into riding in truck, then we should have a pretty interesting story to tell as this adventure unfolds.
Sidenote: During lunch TWC sat down to tell me of his past experiences with RAGBRAI. During the conversation it became clear that he did not, in fact, have truck ... but rather a Volvo SUV. To say I am much relieved is an understatement. The idea of pulling a trailer was disconcerting enough, but to be riding in and/or driving a truck while doing so was making me very nervous!
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