Immediately following graduate school I spent a couple years in Connecticut and found an amazing group of friends. We were all new to being Nutmeggers in the Constitution State and so explored our new home in New England together.

With few exceptions, nearly every Friday night we found ourselves at someone’s place (usually Dior’s) for friday night dinner parties. Late nights sometimes reaching to dawn, free-flowing wine and bourbon, and laughter beyond belief characterized these evenings, which only served as a prelude to weekends together.

We recently reunited at Anne and Jeromy’s house in Connecticut for a delicious friday night dinner. We missed Dior, who couldn’t make it, and can only hope that our laughter reached him in California. I’m so lucky to have such amazing, warm, talented, hilarious and generous friends!