It was an early morning drive to SFO this morning.  Our good friend, Mike Calise, was very kind and drove me to SFO for my 8:30 am flight.

On the flight from SFO to SEA, I was fortunate to have the exit row window seat.  There was no one in the center seat and what looked like a frequent flier in the aisle seat.  He must have been a frequent flier as I booked the ticket some time ago and the aisle seat was taken (I am MVP with Alaska Airlines).

After we were in the air for a while, the flight attendants came by offering coffee and snacks.  I took the opportunity to speak with the person and we ended up having a conversation regarding renovations (yeah, go figure).

As it turned out, Eric worked with Citrix and recommended both his general contractor and the firm that made his cabinets.  I wrote a white paper for Citrix several years ago.

Eric gave me his card and offered to send me the contact information for both his general contractor and cabinet maker.

I will follow up with Eric shortly.

The engagement letter was accepted on both sides so we signed the letter and cut a check for John.

We are looking forward to working with John.

Time to get rolling on the construction drawings before the fire sprinkler ordinance becomes effective in August!

This is it - the big day.  We are #3 on the agenda for Monte Sereno’s Site and Architecture Commission meeting tonight.

To prepare for the meeting, we have seven letters from neighbors, five people lined up to speak, and three e-mails.  Everyone supports our application.

Bryan’s presentation was fairly factual and straight forward.  To help the Site and Architecture Commission, we asked Jerry Ditto to speak.  After we presented the project, the public hearing was opened and four people spoke in favor of our application.  With no other speakers, the public hearing was closed.  The minutes were approved at the following meeting.

Passed 4-0.  Yippee!

Now on to the application for the building permit.