Let's be real, If you don't know me, what are you even doing on this page?  Birthday girl, eccentric adventurer, risk taker, hostess with the mostest!

Motto to live by:  "Not all who wander are lost"  jrrtolkein

Fact: The only thing you can spend your money on and become richer...is travel.

Faithful side kick.  Trouble.  Short one. CT Tribe Member.

Famous last words:  "I'm not short I am fun sized" and "Once you go brown..............."

How do I know?  Waterford Hotel Group 2000  

What cemented it? Karen's Bachelorette

Rational one, sort of.  Easily persuaded to join the dark side. CT Tribe Member. Yes, old pix, but my favorite!

Famous last words:  "I don't like anus spice"

How do I know? Waterford Hotel Group 2000

What cemented it?  Planning GM conference? Cardboard boat races? Opening Concord?

College besty and 20's tracker(she can actually tell you where I lived from 1985 - 2000?)...and hubs. And yes, that is their wedding pix,, yesterday!

How do I know? Junior Year UNH 1987

What cemented it?  Getting her drunk on Strawberry Daiqueries?  

Has the best laugh on the planet! THIS is your Hiking coordinator! And why don't I have a candid of Laurel?

How do I know? Both Pat protegee's  1998

What cemented it? Both stranded in Charleston 1999

Our Mixologist! One of our French speakers! Keep him close. And Vinny, my sous Chef!

Famous last words: Why is it that when I plan an event on meetup it suggests your home first for the location?

How Do I know? French Club Baltimore 2018, he is our French Thesaurus!

What cemented it? The day he agreed to drive to Philly in the dead of winter to help me pick up a bathtub from FB marketplace...

Baltimore Pharmacist Crew!  Cocktail Box Crew! Coopers Hawk Crew! Camper and Hiker!

Famous last words: Ma'am why?  Ma'am No!  But Ma'am...

How Do I know? Brandon!  2020

What cemented it? Tappas from 2 different houses on one zoom call to a winery in Spain

Baltimore Pharmacist Crew!  Cocktail Box Crew! Coopers Hawk Crew! Pool hostess! Eric, the quiet one.

How Do I know? Brandon!  2020

What cemented it? Birthday Weekend at the Beach...in January!

Baltimore French Club, formerMorocco resident, Cocktail night, Newlyweds with the Wedding around the world! Jen can help us in Spanish and French and maybe Arabic/Berber???  

How Do I know? French club, 2019?

What cemented it? When she asked if I would cater her 50th, and I said no, but I'll help and I'll come?!?

Survived Covid while stuck in my hotel...for 9 months! Slight extrovert... His Spanish is workable!

How Do I know? see above

What cemented it? He was bored. He volunteered his buddies to build my back fence!

First College friend!  And the adventures since

How Do I know? Followed this seagull and her equally tall roomie around campus like the sandpiper for a year, 10 steps for their 1,  1985.

What cemented it? Running for the plane, hung over, Spring Break 1986.

 She is French, She plays Cards.  No nonsense, let's get it done. And my gardening consultant...I kill her plants!

How Do I know? French Tarot 2021 ish

What cemented it? Pool time at Stoneleigh

 Jade, first person I met when I moved to Baltimore, upstairs neighbor, Another of my foodie Sous-Chefs! Cortney came along for the ride and I am so fortunate she did!

How Do I know? Jade, first neighbor in Bmore April 2017  Cortney a year later, first DEB in Baltimore August 2018

What cemented it? Sunday Brunch #frontporchsitting with crepes followed by Sunday night #frontporchsitting till 2am!

Bright Blue eyes and beautiful smile...lightweight on the booze! But can she convince Brian to join us...I hope so.

How Do I know? First member of the CT tribe

What cemented it? Desks side by side for 18 months.  

How Do I know? Lisa was our first addition post covid to the French Tarot Group, and then she dragged Anne-Laure along.

What cemented it? Birthday twins!  We will be celebrating her too (and a few others) 

Dominique and Will (The Rock), Can't wait to do this trip with them!

How Do I know? Way back to when I attended French Conversation before all the other stuff took over my life.  

What cemented it?  

Eugenie has been a welome addition to our French Tarot and Petanque crews.  So happy to have her joining us on this trip.

How Do I know? Decided French Tarot was for her.  Also part of the post Covid expansion 

What cemented it?  When she volunteered to organize my life!  I hesitated to take her up on it...as that may un-cement it!

Bridgette is a lifelong hotelier with an equally quirky background, how were we not going to mesh?

How Do I know? Visit HoCo Hotel Community

What cemented it?  I love watching people fight coming to a first Yolande party.  Once they finally come...that's it.  No getting rid of them ; )