Adventures of Mageroni

Maggie, Lillian, Me, Jessica - at Maggie's going away party.


Fondue Dinner

My very good friend Maggie is moving to Utah for work. In many ways I am excited for her to go and experience a new place. She is a little bit hesitant to move - mostly because she will miss her home here in New York, but she is looking forward to skiing, checking out Utah and meeting new people. I'm glad that I have lived there before and can give her some ideas of things to do and see.

So, I made her a scavenger hunt. I compiled a list of about 50 things that are pretty unique to Utah for her to discover in her year there, and I have challenged her to start a blog to keep us all updated on her new adventures. See link on sidebar of my blog...

With all of the things going on in my life right now, I feel like I am also on the cusp of change, like Maggie. I am finally feeling like I am a a point in my life where it is time for me to start looking toward my future. I have had to let a lot of things go in the last couple of years, but am at the point where I am ready to move on. It took me long enough! You know how it is, sometimes you feel like you are just coasting through life and taking things as they come but not really focusing on what you want or how move yourself in the right direction.

As for my dear Maggie May - I will miss her to pieces but am comforted in knowing that we can skype webcam conversations whenever we want, she will be back to visit several times, and will only be gone for a year. I know she will do well in her new position and it will help her to develop both personally and professionally.

The pictures attached are of Maggies last full weekend in NY. We had a going away party for her on Saturday night (which we scheduled for a place in NY, confirmed, and then the place CLOSED!! we found another location on the fly). We also had a small fondue dinner party at my place where I graced all in attendance with my accordion playing abilities. Always a conversation starter. (Hint: It usually only takes me a glass of wine to convince me to break it out. If you want some quality accordion entertainment, just bring a bottle of wine and wait about 30 minutes, then ask). It also works on the saxaphone.


Sophie, Ed, Maggie, Jessica and Me - Fondue Dinner Night