The Girls

I am blessed to know some truly wonderful women, some for a very long time. These lovely ladies have been my pals since my days at USC. Before husbands and babies and the responsibilities of adult life became paramount, we used to vacation regularly (we're told our memory lingers on the island of Chebeague in Maine where we drank a lot of wine and kept the lobster men very busy....fishing).

We gathered recently in NYC for a quick girly fling before Family Smith Barnes heads across the pond. While I'm sure I can entice them to share a girls' weekend in say...Paris before our eventual return, it was so fun to be with them and recapture a little of that carefree time we used to enjoy (dinner at Shun Lee and the Van Cleef & Arpels exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, a must-see if you dig bling or fancy yourself a spiritual member of the Sex and the City pack.)

Thank you girls!