Happy New Year, and raise a toast to our new look! We hope our bubble of optimism is infectious. No matter the economic scene, take a deep breath and repeat after me: Things will be fine in 2009. OK, there’s a shift from caviar to carbonara and from filet to fried chicken, but as long as folks lift a glass and each other’s spirits, that’s what really counts. I have been thrilled to receive donor cards telling me gifts had been made in my name to cultural and charitable organizations and with gifts and flowers from local retailers – if this is the spirit of “new austerity,” I’m all for it. December was a “mix and mingle” month.
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Meade - Jahncke Wedding
Elizabeth Lee (E. Lee) Jahncke’s sister and brother-in-law thought it would be fun to set her up with their friend Jason Anthony Mead. Little did E. Lee know she’d be meeting her future husband. The foursome met at Lafayette Square downtown to listen to music at “Wednesdays on the Square” and then went to Tommy’s Cuisine for dinner. At this time, E. Lee was finishing school in Asheville, N.C., but she and Jason really hit it off and began dating long distance until E. Lee moved home to New Orleans a few months later.

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