....like a month ago now. Or longer. Sorry for the extreme delay in posting this recap but haven't you all been busy anyway with other stuff? Like changing the blogworld with all of your brilliance? Yeah, I knew it. You weren't waiting for this post or anything....

So the plan is still in motion.  Slow motion.  But it's motion.

Calliote Canyon is even better than it is in the virtual tour on the site. I can not get over how much I dig this place and Jess does too. Except for that fat lizard I showed you in the last post. She wasn't too keen on the lizard.  But I grew up chasing lizard on the concrete walls in my Phoenix backyard so I think they're cute. 

After driving up to Ojai for the day and having lots of time to chat, Jess and I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the logistics of this location as to get some feedback.  It may not be everyone's cup of tea but we. are. hooked.

So here's the lowdown:

1) Ojai is a quick 1 hour 15 minute drive north of LA.  So you have to work this time into your travel schedule. With this in mind, we thought people would want to fly in on Thursday because honestly? We all want as much time at this place as possible.  We may not want to leave.  

2) We want to start the gathering on Friday morning.  So we will have two full days of an agenda.  Sunday will basically be a travel day home.  

3) For those of the core team and for others who come up to Ojai on Thursday, we thought we could have a little causal Thursday night gathering/dinner/etc at a local restaurant. For any LA peeps that want to drive up on Friday morning, totally cool. 

4) The retreat location is 6 miles north of town.  That's about a 10 minute drive.  It's a winding 2-lane road into the So Cal mountains and it's just gorgeous. The property is totally hidden from the road and we will feel like we are in our own world.  This is NOWHERE near a hotel conference room vibe. So if you dig hotel conference rooms A LOT, you may not dig this.  

5) That being said, this is NOT roughing it.  The house is awesome. The rooms and amenities are tasteful, spotless, comfy and cozy.  You will NOT feel like you are camping.  Although I have used that word, it's only because you are surrounded by nature.  But you will be in a comfy bed. Or hanging out on a cozy sofa in a screened in porch sitting by a fire. 

6) You will NOT have your own room.  This will be like a sorority scene although believe you me, I was never into the sorority scene.  It's just that most sleeping rooms hold at least 3 if not more people.  We figure that we can house 17-18 on the m