Sharon Albert Brier

Rumor Has It – May 2012

May 2012
Briargrove couples plan a trip to Tuscany over dinner that started with prosciutto-wrapped melon balls with lime and mint. Pictured (from left) are Natalie and Brett Agee, Kip and Molly Ferguson, Tina and Nick Raia, and Ashley and Lance Loeffler.

Pass the pasta please. Natalie and Brett Agee hosted an Italian dinner as they planned their fall Tuscan adventure with friends. The Italian dinner included Caesar salad, sausage-stuffed shells and ricotta- and spinach-stuffed shells. Kip and Molly Ferguson, Nick and Tina Raia, and Ashley and Lance Loeffler discussed the wine estate of Serravalle in Chianti, as well as day …

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Rumor Has It – April 2012

April 2012
Blair and Caroline Guthrie walk through a tunnel of lights held by family and friends after their wedding celebration.

At first blush. Caroline Stewart met Blair Guthrie, a New Zealander, during the 2009 Sonoma Valley harvest at Paul Hobbs Winery, where their common interests brought them together. Caroline was working for Stewart Cellars, the Napa Valley vineyard her dad started in 2000, and Blair, with a degree in viticulture and enology, was in California on a temporary work …

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Rumor Has It – March 2012

March 2012
Evelyn Leightman, Dan Leightman and Barbara Scott (from left) enjoy the Winter Ball's 25th anniversary. Evelyn and Barbara were event co-chairs. (Photo: ©Michelle Watson/CatchLightGroup.com)

Glammed-up guys and gals gala-ed. Red and silvery touches enhanced the Winter Ball Starry Night co chaired by Evelyn and Dan Leightman and Barbara Scott. The silver anniversary was a toast to Houston’s Women of Distinction, Terry Brown, Diane Watson Cain, Dr. Kelli Cohen-Fein, Susan Plank, Kathy Rovere, Millette Sherman, Y. Ping Sun, Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins, Judge …

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Rumor Has It – February 2012

February 2012
Jamie Barrere (center) hosted the holiday luncheon for the Houston Junior Forum, where her wassail was a hot hit with party hoppers, including Rockie Deboben (left) and Betty DuBose (right).

Two parties in two days. Jamie Barrere figured her house was decorated for the holidays so why not agree to host two parties? She had the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) luncheon first with hostess Barbara Nelson. Regent Mary Rustay and Sandra Johnson enjoyed the goodies prepared by Michelle Brewer and Moselle Young. Betty DuBose was surprised …

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Rumor Has It – January 2012

January 2012
Frani Broussard and David Denenburg married Nov 19. (Photo: John Ly)

It started in a wine cave. Over a year ago, David Denenburg and Frani Broussard went to Napa Valley. During a private tour of the Rubicon Estate Winery, David proposed to Frani, as they made a great “pairing.” They married at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica in Beaumont, where Frani’s parents were married. The party, held in a tent on the …

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Rumor Has It – December 2011

December 2011
Dracula comes out of a coffin just as the “dead” celebrities arrive to celebrate Halloween. Caroline Matthews Kenney and Liz and Tom Glanville (from left) are in the spirit. (Photo: ##mailto:info@newdefmedia.tv##info@newdefmedia.tv##)

Get your freak on
The spirits were soaring at the Halloween bash that Gary (Gandhi) and Caroline Kenny (Liz Taylor in Cleopatra) created for 100 friends with the help of neighbors Chuck Finnell and Lisa Neelley and Karen and Mike Nuss. Partiers went back and forth to the three side-by-side homes and donated pet supplies for Citizens for …

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Rumor Has It – November 2011

November 2011
Shayna Melcher celebrates her birthday surrounded by those she loves, fall colors and a green cake. From left: Courtnay Elias, Paula Goldstein and Shayna Melcher.

Sneak attack
Little did Erin Florescu suspect that while she was out enjoying birthday cocktails with a few close friends that a big surprise was in the works back home. Her children, Isabella, Nicky and Ava, had lined the pathway up to their home with candles, and inside streamers and balloons added to the festivity. Lorie Elizabeth James and …

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Rumor Has It – October 2011

October 2011
Carolyn Bobo (from left), Beverle Ostrofsky and Cathy Frank cool off with cold wine and cold-front wishes at an end-of-summer heat-wave party.

Cold front, cold wine
Beverle Ostrofsky
hosted an intimate gathering of friends to celebrate the end of summer and the ghastly seasonal heat. It was only 106 degrees that particular day, and considering it had been 109 earlier in the week, there was much to celebrate. Looking forward to even cooler times, Bev wore a Pucci skirt in honor of …

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Rumor Has It – September 2011

September 2011
Suzanne Conlon (from left), Frances Rubin, Lynda Johnson and Connie Senter hold party favors from their collective summertime birthday party.

You say it’s your birthday
Gal pals Connie Senter, Susie Ting, Frances Rubin, Renee Cummins, Suzanne Conlon, Karen Craig and Lynda Johnson honored their friends with summer-month birthdays at Stephanie Madan’s home. Everyone brought a favorite dish to the girls-only feast. Cynthia Mills gave the honorees beautiful fresh flowers she arranged in round glass vases. It wasn’t until the end …

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Rumor Has It – August 2011

August 2011
Rob Andrews and Elizabeth Lee knew they were a match within a short amount of time. They joined in marriage by the staircase in their new home. Pictured (from left) are Staci Andrews, 21, Rob, Demi Andrews, 16, and Elizabeth.

A match made online
Rob Andrews
and Elizabeth “Liz” Lee met on Match.com one late night in February 2010. They clicked and were engaged two months later. Their June 4 wedding in their new home included 88 guests along with Rob’s daughters, Staci and Demi, as bridesmaids. For their honeymoon, Rob and Liz stayed at a friend’s Casanova Cottage …

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Rumor Has It – July 2011

July 2011
Peg Austin, Mary Martin, Connie Reddy, Ruth Rabie, Vicky Dyer-Smith, Sue Howe and Leora Kahn, members of the Tangle Lane block-planning committee, were impressed with the assortment of food offered at the Fusion Taco truck.

No chopsticks needed… The invitation may have said Asian fare, but the cuisine was tacos and quesadillas. Asian chicken satay, tofu, fish and Indian shortribs on grilled naan were some of the many choices from the Fusion Taco truck that graced Trevor and Ruth Rabie’s driveway for the annual Tangle Lane Spring Party in May. Although the rain chased the …

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Rumor Has It – June 2011

June 2011
Farnoush Forotan, Lori Lemon-Geshay, Aries Milan and Laura Robinson (from left) share stories about men and look at trendy clothes during Lori’s book-release gathering at Coquette Boutique.

Adventures in dating… After a seven-year marriage, the loss of a love and a broken engagement, Lori Lemon-Geshay re-evaluated her life and relationships through an online matchmaking site. After 33 first dates, she was inspired to write Dating Diva Adventures, which is filled with dating advice. Lori mingled with her fans and 80 mostly single friends during a book …

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Rumor Has It – May 2011

May 2011
Three generations of Rosenbaums take in the scenery from the balcony of their rented Parisian flat. Pictured are (back row, from left) Steve, Adriana, Juli, Sean, (front row, from left) Morgan and Anna Rosenbaum.

Such a big casket for such a short man… That’s what Morgan Rosenbaum had to say about seeing Napoleon’s Tomb during a spring break trip to Paris with his family. Three generations of the Rosenbaums rented a flat within walking distance of many historic Parisian sights. Grandparents Dr. Steve and Adriana Rosenbaum, along with their son Sean, daughter-in-law …

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Rumor Has It – April 2011

April 2011
Fran Cohen, Leah Katz, Paul Katz, Debbie Magram and Cliff Shapiro (from left) enjoy celebrating the double birthdays of Leah and Paul, even though their birth dates are six months apart.

His birthday was in July, hers is in February… Leah and Paul Katz celebrated their 65th birthdays recently with a barbecue at Pappas for 65 of their nearest and dearest. The theme included lots of purple and gold, a nod to their mutual love of LSU, even though many of their friends see things burnt orange.  Even the birthday cake …

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Rumor Has It – March 2011

March 2011
With no school on Martin Luther King Day, budding entrepreneurs (from left) Mary Caroline Mitchell, Caroline Prewett, Cole Mitchell and Gavin Watler stay busy by selling homemade lemonade in their neighborhood as the Mitchells’ lab, Babe, keeps an eye out for more customers.

Last-minute idea turned profitable… Caroline Prewett and Mary Caroline Mitchell had the day off from elementary school on Martin Luther King Day. They decided to sell homemade chocolate chip cookies and a variety of lemonades to neighbors and those passing by, recruiting Cole Mitchell and Gavin Watler to market the sweet treats by holding up signs at the corner of …

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