Happy Hour Blog Update January 2012

Happy Hour Blog Update January 2012, a set on Flickr.

Fall and Winter have been very eventful for our Happy Hour Group. No new offices have been added, but we sure have had lots of parties!

David and Julie hosted a Dia de Los Muertos party and the costumes everyone wore were a gas!

Winter break has been one gathering after another. Leslie and John had a kick off Winter Happy Hour co ed celebration at their place, David and Catherine hosted numerous parties, and Julie hosted Drunk Lunch again (but we sang Christmas Carols as usual to leave everyone with an overwhelmingly wholesum feeling!

Margaret hosted a pre New Year's Eve Party and had to have another party when Helen was in town just to try and consume all the wine and nuts that was left over.

Back to life, back to reality. School has begun for k-12 and UTM starts back next week.

I usually catch up on posts during breaks so it may be spring break before there are more update.

As always, I am grateful to have such an awesome support group. You all are such lovely friends.

Please book mark the blog. Jo will be heading to Brazil on Tuesday to be with her mom and I think it would be nice to post some things for her here from time to time so she can see what we are up to. She'll have email too of course, but this is a way for us all to see what's going on at the same time.

Take care and signing off.
Julie - I.T. and Latin Dance Specialist

Update 9-1-11 Here Comes the Fall

Upcoming Dates:

September 25 (Sunday) - Party Barge Excursion at Kentucky Lake,

(meet 10 am Virginia Weldon Public Library Parking Lot in Martin)

October 1 (Saturday) - Fall Retreat Memphis,

(meet 12 noon Virginia Weldon Public Library Parking Lot in Martin)

October 29 (Saturday) - Dia de Los Muertos Party at David and Julie's, Time TBA

(non happy hour folk will also be invited fyi) Costumes encouraged

Song Leader - some mariachi possibilities???

Leslie - a poem???

November 17 - Satellite Happy Hour Meeting in Jackson at Sakura with Lisa

(meet 5 pm at the Virginia Weldon Public Library Parking Lot in Martin)

Welcome New Members:

Jessie Thoman

Maddie Davenport

Regina Hammond

La Presidenta - Jo Anderson
I.T. and Latin Dance Specialist - Julie Hill
Liason to President Obama - Lisa Robinson
Triple D - Catherine Carithers
Sex Education Specialist - Cile Grasfeder
Ambassador to the Dude - Kim Longacre
Ambassador to the Far East - Kyoko Hammond
Vice Chancellor of Red Cupping - Harriette Spiegel
Duchess of Drunkenness - Renee Lafleur

Poet Laureate and Consultant to the Happy Hour Library - Leslie LaChance

Secretary of Nutritional Enlightenment - Chris Tesla - Haydn

Bluegrass Correspondent - Helen Smith
Vice Chancellor to Mexico for South of the Border Turkey Smuggling - Nola Jones
Princess of Politics - Nicolle Gallagher

Birthday Bitches - Neeter Helgeson and Nicolle Gallagher

Damn Song Lieder - Jennifer Hill Cook

Sorcerer of Metal and Mathematics - Karoline Null

Head Mistress - Elizabeth Vest

Book Bitch - Maddie Davenport

Buffalo River July 2011

Well, the crew was a little smaller this year than normal, but if anyone has a second, check out this video that Peter took of Helen and me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM9LIniIPs0

Post on Rotary International and the Union City chapter's gender prejudice

http://neuronalbeauty.blogspot.com/2011/07/cost-of-being-agent-of-social-change.html

Cinco de Mayo 2011 updates with the Happy Hour Movement

Hello Friends,

Great to see so many of you at our Cinco de Mayo fiesta last week.

We have some changes in offices, upcoming dates, and a few new members to welcome so I'll get to it.

Upcoming Dates:

May 11

This Week! Wednesday at 5 pm:

Happy Hour at Julie's house at 625 East Main in Union City. Please bring food and drink. It's derby season ladies and some of you all wanted a theme so wear a hat if you like (even if it's a Pioneer ball cap Jo :>)

I will make mint julips.

October 8/9

Road trip to Memphis in the Shaggin' Wagon (Julie's dad's rv).

Julie will make the necessary hotel reservations and we will divide by number of people attending and pay once we are in Memphis.

Wear sensible shoes since we might be on our feet for a while.

Bring snacks and beverages for the room to save $$.

Let Julie know if you are or are not going asap so she can reserve the necessary rooms.

Officer Changes:

Catherine is stepping down from her job as El Presidente since she feels she "doesn't do *&^%&%" in her own words.

Jo is Brazilian and naturally bossy so she accepted the nomination of La Presidenta. Congrats Jo!

Welcome New Members:

Elizabeth Vest

Nancy Latimer

Jennifer Cook

Current Officers 2011 (or until we want to change them again):

La Presidenta - Jo Anderson
I.T. and Latin Dance Specialist - Julie Hill
Liason to President Obama - Lisa Robinson
Triple D - Catherine Carithers
Sex Education Specialist - Cile Grasfeder
Ambassador to the Dude - Kim Longacre
Ambassador to the Far East - Kyoko Hammond
Vice Chancellor of Red Cupping - Harriette Spiegel
Duchess of Drunkenness - Renee Lafleur

Poet Laureate and Consultant to the Happy Hour Library - Leslie LaChance

Secretary of Nutritional Enlightenment and Kurt SHE - Chris Tesla - Haydn

Bluegrass Correspondent - Helen Smith
Vice Chancellor to Mexico for South of the Border Turkey Smuggling - Nola Jones
Princess of Politics - Nicolle Gallagher

Secretary of Facial Art - Neeter Helgeson

Song Leader - Jennifer Hill Cook

Sorcerer of Metal and Mathematics - Karoline Null

Head Mistress - Elizabeth Vest

Nancy Latimer - SWBN**3

Special Counsel to the Cuckoo's Nest - Carla Sammons

Assistant Vice Chancellor of Red Cupping - VACANCY

Maria Josephina Prieto Anderson gains US citizenship party!

Hello Wonderful Friends,

Last night was so much fun I thought it blog update worthy so here goes.

Thanks to everyone for coming over and celebrating Jo Anderson's new US citizenship. She now has dual citizenship with the USA and Brazil. Best of all, she can now vote in the USA!

Special thanks to the Bluegrass correspondent, Helen Smith (with husband Peter), for making a 10 hour round trip to join in on the festivities. Kudos to Ana Anderson (did we ever give Ana and Karen titles?) who came down to celebrate with her mom as well.

Guests to the meeting including all of our husbands and a few other friends for lots of Christmas cheer.

Thanks so Micah Barnes for providing the left hand part in all the Christmas carols. He also stayed up and danced with me and Helen. I think we finally went to bed at 3am.

Thanks to David and David for the special music.

To see all the pics from last night, go to the following link on my facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=317571&id=650466717

Take care dear ones. I know we are all so grateful for the love and support we have with each other. -Julie, I.T. and Latin Dance Specialist

Below is a one minute video of Jo's comments regarding her recent US citizenship status.

Fall Retreat at Pennyrile State Park

Hi Ladies,

Pennyrile State Park seemed like the perfect place for our Fall retreat. If there are no objections, we will plan to meet there next fall on the first Saturday of October, 1, 2011.

Carrots versus Celery rematch is on!

Skinny Dipping welcome, but please remind all swimmers to remove any jewelry.

From the weekend we have some new members....

Officer Update:

Please welcome Helen Smith, Bluegrass Correspondent.

Ana Anderson and Karen Helgeson need offices as well. Suggestions are being accepted.

Current Officers:

El Presidente - Catherine Carithers
I.T. and Latin Dance Specialist - Julie Hill
Liason to President Obama - Lisa Robinson
Official Taster to the King - Jo Anderson
Sex Education Specialist - Cile Grasfeder
Ambassador to the Dude - Kim Longacre
Ambassador to the Far East - Kyoko Hammond
Vice Chancellor of Red Cupping - Harriette Spiegel
Duchess of Drunkenness - Renee Lafleur

Bluegrass Correspondent - Helen Smith
Vice Chancellor to Mexico for South of the Border Turkey Smuggling - Nola Jones
Gov'na of Vintage Fashions - Nicolle Crist
Secretary of Facial Art - Neeter Helgeson

Sorcerer of Metal and Mathematics - Karoline Null

Special Counsel to the Cuckoo's Nest - Carla Sammons

Assistant Vice Chancellor of Red Cupping - VACANCY