That probably would be good for the folks who are coming in from WAY off. I will be coming from Lake Charles and it would take a little "doing" on my part, but could be done. My good old standby pecan pie travels very well! ;o) Another suggestion is that the folks who are coming from a distance too far could chip in and we could buy the meat, rolls, plates, drinks, etc and that could be their contribution. I really like the idea of a less formal/ less time constrained atmosphere of a pot luck somewhere that we could take our time about getting out. In a restaurant we would be able to stay only a couple of hours. Just my thoughts and ramblings. Jan At 11:17 PM 11/15/1998 -0800, Karen Kueteman wrote: >Louis, >That is a good point. Perhaps a reserved meal at a local restaurant would >be better than a covered dish. Any input from anyone else on that? >Karen > >