WHERE WE MET 32 YEARS AGO: I was attending Grad School at University of Florida and for 2 of the 3 years, was the Head Athletic Trainer for Recreational Sports (1st year with Lady Gators Volleyball). Lots of hours for that free grad school, but hey – no education or degree is ever wasted. Brett had already been in the Army after he graduated from West Point in 85 and seen a little bit of the world. He got selected to go to grad school at UF after returning from S. Korea. He was going to school (no Army stuff), playing rugby and doing the fun college life thing as he previously missed that experience. I worked the home rugby games and often attended their after-parties. Our paths crossed both on the field and at the parties. BTW UF rugby parties were all about raunchy songs, drinking and lots of foolishness that often ended up with some nakedness (so fun & thank goodness no cell phones). B stood out as the handsome, blue-eyed, tall, muscular, 8-man with horse legs and 6 pack abs.

THE REAL STORY ABOUT HOW WE MET: Since he has revisionist history…I’ll tell you how it really happened. First off, I was NOT LOOKING for LOVE – nope. Though in high school, I did declare that I would be 26 when I got married and he would have to be at least 30 (set in my ways young). Planning to stay at UF if the stars aligned or head out on a professional venture were on the horizon. Then, my last year at year at school, my brother came to visit. Brett’s roomie Mike, was a classmate of mine. My brother may have had a little fun and ended up staying at their house. B was kind enough to drive him home and I took notice of this sweet gesture. Next, we ended up watching a hockey game at some bar on 13th St (ain’t there no more) and I told Mike that I thought Brett was good looking, but too bad he had a floozie girlfriend. Of course, Mike twisted everything around and told him I was really interested. It’s all Mike’s fault! Next up, was a fun night out at the Purple Porpoise, where we got to know each other and Brett showed interest, but I knew about his girlfriend. He called the training room that week a couple of times and asked me out. Nope – not with the girlfriend. He finally called me back and said he broke up with her and asked me on a proper date to some cute little restaurant on University Ave (ain’t there no more either). Two weeks later, I was running at noon with the Department chair, Dr. Singer, and we passed by B and I declared that I was going to marry him. Dr. Singer was shocked! FYI I found out later that B had 2 girlfriends at the time we met and only broke up with one originally! Oy!

MARRIAGE IS THE TOUGHEST JOB: I’ve been saying this about marriage for years! Raising kids isn’t easy, but, you have to love, get along and enjoy being with your partner through everything. Sure, life may be picture perfect when you meet. You are young and up for any challenge and you have a partner to do it with and don’t picture being old and gray with anyone else (crap – we are old and one both gray). Life can be both beautiful and messy at the same time. Marriage and life are truly a rollercoaster with lots of bumps along the way. There is no perfect ANYTHING in this world. You can’t change annoying things your partner does, maybe they will grow out of them or maybe they will find new ones. You have to have some common interests and continually find new ones to enjoy together, seek new adventures and also enjoy the quiet moments. When we fell in love and tied the knot, we both were in 100% of our priorities…Family and Country. I knew NOTHING about Army life, but was about to immerse myself in it on our first move to Sacramento.

BASHERT: (pronounced bah-SHARE’T) is a Yiddish word that literally means “destiny.” Though it can be used to refer to any fortuitous event perceived to be divinely ordained, it is most commonly used in reference to finding one’s soulmate. (reference My Jewish Learning)

FAST FORWARD TO TODAY: We are each other’s destiny, that person, our Bashert. We have a wonderful life, work hard, raised 3 beautiful children (empty nesters) and have loved many animals along the way (have 4 now). We have celebrated, worried and mourned together. We share common values and love many of the same things. We give each other the room and independence to have personal space and pursue our personal interests. For example, I love Mardi Gras and he’d assume never go, while he loves to golf with his buddies. We are both humans and perfectly imperfect, but there is no person I’d rather do life with that the man I married 30 years ago. He is the love of my life and today we celebrate a rather large milestone. We never know what life is going to hand our way, or what tomorrow may bring, but I know with continual work (marriage is a job), we will grow old together and make many more memories along the way! We are B & G and were given a combined name on a rugby field 32 years ago as “Breta” (before the combined coupe name trend). I’ve loved Brett for 32 years now and today more than ever, look forward to our future together! Together we have everything!
[See image gallery at kissmygumbo.com]

Then there is this past week…I’ve made it physically to some events, worked minimally, walked the dogs 2 miles almost every day, did a few workouts, made it through an hour of a public meeting (lights were too bad)…but otherwise…it feels like a wasted week – UGH! Heck, I tried to go to simple game night this week and had trouble following the silly game directions for “Left, Right Center.” I had to apologize to the group and explain I had migraine brain (a thing). I also try not to make too many decisions as the difficulty level increases exponentially.

I’m writing this post as I was being hard on myself on this 7th straight day. I declined dinner with my hubby and my son and decided to type the negativity away (my free therapy). I also reminded myself that I’m usually some version of the Tasmanian Devil – a ball of energy (that Dateline light up the room with a smile person). I just got some new drugs to mix up my treatment, but I’m sure it will be gone tomorrow (thinking positive thoughts). Now I need to get in a good head space and go binge something ridiculous. Thanks for letting me get this all out – the sofa is calling my name! It’s not like I had zero activity…just 25% migraine me!

10/7 If you think that the brutal murders, kidnapping and rapes of innocents in Israel have not impacted EVERY JEW in the world, you would be mistaken. I’m not the same person I was on 10/6 – it is not humanly possible. I’ve personally found it very challenging trying to be the best version of myself, while remaining positive and hopeful for a world that is showing us so much wrong. I’m as consumed with the news and social media as I was during the Iraq War.

Let’s face it…there are BAD PEOPLE and EVIL in this world – always have been and always will be.

Since 10/8 what we have all witnessed, is evil puppet masters spinning their story as planned. Many years prior to 10/7 they carefully infiltrated the minds of the young through shadow non-profits and “cause” clubs. All this was done with the intention to make Israel and the Jews a scapegoat and perceived as evil through early infiltration and indoctrination. We are all living in a massive propaganda campaign. The evil have preyed on those looking to fit in. They easily pulled in those who already have hate in their heart and feel they are superior by some means. They tugged on the emotions by spinning their narrative to the mainstream media. They took advantage of having the upper hand of social media algorithms. They have guided the world on a campaign of misinformation to achieve their agenda of turning people against the Jews and Israel.

The relatable story of kidnapped, murdered and raped young “concert goers” should have opened up the hearts of the world! Babies killed for just being Jewish should have outraged EVERY human! The Me Too movement should have gone into high gear! Sadly, instead the media frenzy unfurled making Israel the bad guy and somehow the innocents deserving of what happened. If you have not woken up yet and feel this is about land – you need to do your homework. If you think the hate and antisemitism fueled today is organic, you would be mistaken. This has been years in the making and came to a head as we have witnessed, beginning 10/8.

I am just a Jew – what flavor doesn’t matter. During the Holocaust it didn’t matter – you were a Jew.

I am a Zionist – period. I have never been to Israel (my youth scheduled trip was cancelled due to health reasons) – but I am a Zionist! I believe in democracy and that Israel has the right to exist! I had a childhood collection of certificates that were for planting trees in Israel. I am connected as part of my being. In my own naiveté – I did not even consider there could be Jew on this planet that wasn’t a Zionist (very few & of course the ones the media interviews). But then again, there are people that walk amongst us that believe the world is flat, so I should not be surprised.

As far as antisemitism – well, sadly this doesn’t surprise me. To this level – well it is complex. I had to dig from my brain database to recall several incidents throughout my life that I actually experienced. Ouch!

Being two or more things at the same time seems to be a tough concept for many to grasp but shouldn’t be. For instance you can be pro-Israel and feel sorry for the innocents who are used as human shields. Life isn’t black and white in every circumstance and there is plenty of room for gray here.

Being confrontational is not my nature, though I do have opinions! As I’ve aged (maybe matured too), I realize that moving straight ahead on my own path and allowing others to do their own thing, is the best strategy for my personal happiness. Silence is never an option when things are horribly wrong – but persuading the horribly misguided, especially when they are grown-ass adults, is energy I don’t have.

I had a recent internal struggle when my little city had their first Pride parade. I was so excited about this event and wanted to get behind it 100% and attend. Then a sideshow broke out with the “Free Whatever” movement being part of it. It just tainted the whole concept of celebrating LOVE when in fact – that movement celebrates HATE and ANTISEMITISM! Mixing love and hate is like a casserole with ingredients you hate mixed with ones you love. Pass! With a large social media presence, I’ve only “unfriended or unfollowed” a very tiny handful. I know many of these people are not hateful, but misguided. Maybe one day they will wake up and realize they were on the wrong side of history (hopefully sooner than later).

Being Unapologetically Jewish is the winner here! At this point in my life, caring what other people think about me is not something that even glosses my thoughts. I proudly wear my Star of David or Chai jewelry. If someone wants to have a conversation or discuss things with me in a civil manner – fine.

Will I quietly stand on the grounds of Tulane to support the Jewish students? YES!

Will I stand on the the Louisiana state steps with an Israeli flag at an antisemitism rally? YES!

Will I keep snooping around for local antisemitic activity in my backyard. YES!

Will I pass out Israeli flags to interrupt the first local Pride parade that included a “Free Whatever” group present? NO (though I thought about it)! A BIG Shame on you to the organizers for going astray with their efforts. HATE SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE LOVE MESSAGE!

Being reasonable and educated on something complex beyond what you are being spoon-fed is unfortunately beyond so many. My hope is that someday, the “Free Whatever” crowd will realize that they their message should have been “Free Whatever from the EVIL!” Being on the right side of history – that is what matters at the end of the day! But what do I know? After all…I’m just a Jew!

Blogging and social media have evolved so much over time as have my personal goals. I’m older (gah 56)…maybe wiser, still not afraid to voice my opinion, but really not one to be confrontational. I try to get my point across without being too divisive today, though I can’t guarantee someone’s feelings will not get hurt along the way. I’ve really never cared if people liked me (pretty much my whole life), and probably care even less now. But I do try my drandest to be nice to all (genuine stuff there). The trending phrase, “You do you” – ya that suits me just fine. What will be different this time around…? I say this now (famous last words), but I’m not in the game for readership this time around. But blogging has always been a journey…you never know where it will lead you! I may write little, I may write a lot..who knows!

A little backstory…I began blogging in 2004 when Brett was deployed to Iraq and I was home in Oklahoma with 3 kids. I jumped into the blog world with a couple of friends from our previous post (who I still adore – Deb & Kathy), then decided I needed my own space. So I quickly jumped into the scene as a Milblogger with a Blogspot called Hooah Wife. That evolved into Hooah Wife and Friends with the tagline, “We don’t drink the kool aid. We pee in it,” (wicked classy I know). RIP Indian Chris, Brainhell and Kathy McKlenney. When we moved to Louisiana in 2007, it was time for a fresh platform…and Kiss My Gumbo was born.

There have been lots of adventures along the way as a Milblogger and NOLA area blogger: 2 Pentagon visits, brand ambassador for several things (with a couple of trips thrown in), blogging for a local news outlet, Vlogger for a national website, passes to this and that, ghost writing/writing for a local magazine, my own company for years, my own radio show, testing online live blogging software that was used in the Olympics (we tested it with American Idol – fun times with Chris Scott & Beth) and so much more!!!

The most valuable take-away was the online and off-line friendships I’ve made along the way. You can’t beat those with a stick! RIP Beth Cleaver – who goes down in history as the mother of all online communities, “The Cotillion,” with the tagline, “Everyone is entitled to our opinion.” Sit back and enjoy this crazy ride called life with me…if you dare!

Here goes the list of what I’ve listened to so far; commuting, road trips, housework…I’m entertained! And yes…I love the dark stuff!

Updated 10/24/19 : The Shrink Next Door , The Thing About Pam, 13 Alibis

• S-Town
• Serial (seasons 1 &3) 
• Dr. Death
• Culpable
• Cold
• Espionage
• Kingpins
• The Clearing
• Happy Face

I have a bunch more loaded and am going to try a few new suggestions. And of course, awaiting any new episodes for the ongoing ones!

All suggestions welcome…

We had a nice little lull as the PM litigation saga regarding the City and the land owners carried on quietly out of the public’s eyes and ears. Now all of a sudden we got this big gift called “Ordinance 18-36” on Nov 15th. Thinking it was an early Christmas present as many did, I jumped with joy and set aside work time to read and try to understand the pages with attachments that seemed like it was going to be hurried through and voted on (and it still may) on the 29th. But, after reading it, a big pit formed in my stomach that something was not right. Maybe I’m a cynic, but my first instinct is usually right, but “AS IS,” this ordinance does NOT appear to be what the citizens of Mandeville want and need! It needs some citizen input, tweaking and safety nets!

I’m not a lawyer, nor do I play one on the internet. Nor admittedly, am I likely to be the smartest person in any given room. I do, however, have a ton of common sense and am a very logical person. I’m also a fairly trusting person, but when it comes to the Port Marigny Project, I’m quite cautious. You will recollect that our own P&Z somehow overlooked developing below the 5′ contour (in our Cluro- law) in their final recommendations before they passed it on to the City Council. The Council voted the project down based on their own findings and lagniappe, an expert brought in by the citizens to point identify this 5′ contour fatal flaw.

So forgive me if I’m skeptical when this new ordinance now GIVES AN ENTITLEMENT to the land owners, who are currently suing the city, to get the magic number of 350 units (no matter which way you shuffle the units – it is the last number they requested), with some new restrictions (that are nice to see and needed – so a good start in the ordinance).

During the last year and half, the owners could have submitted a new or revised plan but chose to sue instead.

So this is the pit in my stomach, the last plan submitted by the landowners (that was never voted in) is attached to this new ordinance. Didn’t pass the smell test before, but now is going to be our law? How does this make sense? The new restrictions in the ordinance are nice, but now it ENTITLES the landowners to get what they wanted on a silver platter, circumventing the process of going back and resubmitting a new plan. Changing the city law to suit the wants and desires of the very people suing the city now. To me it is like a toddler whining enough to get what they want, that their parents are beaten down and are going to do whatever it takes to give them that.

What if the last plan submitted was for 250 units? Would the ordinance be written for 250 units? Hmmmm…..

I do think very smart people (much smarter than me), sponsored this ordinance with the very best intentions for the city, in the midst of a long and arduous and often nasty 3 plus year process, from the first charette to the lawsuit now. But, now, before it becomes law, it is my right as a citizen to question things (how I know best) in writing.

350 has been the magic number floating around since the very beginning of this project as one that might be palatable to the citizens. Could this be a wild coincidence that this is the same number we are giving them today?

Citizen Suggested Changes to Ordinance 18-36
Agenda
Ordinance 18-36
Ordinance 18-36 attachments

The sad part is, feeling the need to explain myself as people jump to all kinds of conclusions when someone does not drink. Not that I’m one that really cares what other people think (nor should anyone) – I’m 50 now and could give truly give a rat’s patootie what other think about me! Sure – people wonder if  I have/had a drinking problem. It’s really none of anyone’s business. But, somehow just to clear the air – I often justify it (or my hubby does), by explaining  it’s a migraine problem. The fact of the matter is, one drink can spin me into about a 5 day bender of headaches. Actually, the only time I have had a drink is if I’m already on a migraine bender and on medication. I feel for those who don’t drink for other reasons as it awkward to be asked repeatedly in one sitting at a restaurant –  if I’m ready for that drink now.

The picture shown in this blog post is when I decided to play Russian Roulette on our 24th anniversary this past July. I decided to take my Uber cap off that night and have a couple of glasses of wine and that extra fancy drink to top it off after (as I was feeling good). Five days later I reminded myself that it was a horrible game!  However, we did have a great time – but would have had equally as much fun without the alcohol – good food, company, and a reason to celebrate.  

I still would like to think I’m a pretty fun person to be around (at least I convince myself of that). Heck – I went on a cruise with a group of friends and family to celebrate my 50th and had a blast and did not drink. So for all those whose life revolves around drinking –  think again, whether the alcohol fuels the good time or you do. And for the record, in my adult years, I’ve really only been an occasional social drinker. 

I’m getting the best care for my migraines, with the best drugs out there. I one day hope to be able to enjoy a glass of wine, or a nice cocktail with friends over dinner. That would be just enough for me. Until then – I’m fine being on the wagon of life happiness! I’m truly blessed to have such a wonderful life!!!

Let me begin by saying, that I am all for a reasonable and sensible development of the pre-stressed concrete site, so long as the development adheres to federal, State and local laws/regulations. However, the previously submitted plan for the proposed Port Marigny development met none of these criteria. Here we are, another year later, with the proposed development for Port Marigny in the news again. This time, rumors are circulating about the City agreeing to a settlement in the on-going lawsuit. What a travesty this would be but hopefully, this is merely a rumor. As I see it, the 5′ contour discrepancy with the Proposed PM plan, alone, completely invalidates the lawsuit by demonstrating that the City Council rejected the proposal in accordance with the City’s land use regulation (CLURO) and their decision clearly was NOT arbitrary and capricious. Please review the following facts closely:

Section 8.5 of the CLURO, concerning Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND), was written specifically with the former Pre-stressed site as the model. The connection between the CLURO Section 8.5 and the pre-stressed concrete site (Port Marigny) was consistently reinforced by the City Planner, the applicant and the P&Z Commission throughout the proceedings. The history of Section 8.5 of the CLURO is as follows:

City of Mandeville Comprehensive Plan, adopted January 23, 2007. The Comprehensive Plan is essentially the master plan for Mandeville and Goal 12 of the plan was written to specifically address the pre-stressed concrete site as follows: Pre-stressed Concrete Area; Goal 12: “To facilitate the development of a vibrant, walkable, mixed use, waterfront development that provides strong fiscal benefits for the city.”

Ordinance 09-14, June 25, 2009 was passed in 2009 to amend (update) Mandeville’s CLURO based on the 2007 Comprehensive plan update and it serves to define the type of development described in Goal 12 of the comprehensive plan as a Traditional Neighborhood Development. Specifically, Ordinance 09-14 states: “Whereas, Policy 12.8 of the Comprehensive Plan calls for the City to encourage Traditional Neighborhood Development on the Pre-stressed Concrete Site.”

Ordinance 09-14, Annex A: “Section 1: Traditional Neighborhood Development” completes the link between the goal 12 written for the pre-stressed site and Section 8.5 of the CLURO, it states: “The text in Section 8.5 et seq. to establish standards for the creation of a Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) through the City’s existing planned development review process.”

Now, what does section 8.5 of the CLURO say about developing TND’s (aka, the pre-stressed concrete site, aka Port Marigny)? Continue on:

City of Mandeville Comprehensive Land Use Regulations Ordinance (CLURO)

Section 8.5.2. Traditional Neighborhood Development Design Standards

8.5.2.1. Required Elements

While design flexibility is encouraged within a TND, the following design elements are mandatory:

Land Use Diversity.The development mix required in this section is based on developable acreage of the site, which excludes land that is below the five (5) ft. contour, wetlands and floodways. The development shall include a mix of residential and non-residential uses,……

Note it states “…the following design elements are MANDATORY” and under the number 1 design element it states: “The development mix required in this section is based on developable acreage of the site, which excludes land that is below the five (5) ft. contour…”.

The CLURO defines Development on page 21 as follows:

59. Development. Any man-made change to improved or unimproved land including but not limited to the use of land or buildings, modification or construction of buildings or other structures or the mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation of or performance of drilling operations on the land.

Note it prohibits “…..construction of buildings or other structures or the mining, dredging, filling, grading….”

Now finally, connect the dots: Comprehensive Plan (Pre-stressed Concrete Area) = Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) = Section 8.5′ of the CLURO = no construction or fill below 5′ contour. There is no provision for a waiver or variance and clearly, the restriction can NOT be circumvented by filling or grading the land.

The diagrams in this post, prepared by Dr. David Depew, illustrate the areas within the pre-stressed concrete site that fall below 5’ elevation (areas encircled by the green lines), with side by side comparison to the proposed Port Marigny development. As one can see, a large portion of Parcel A and large tracts of the eastern side (right side of the development) are below 5’ elevation and therefore CAN NOT be included in the proposed development.

For the record…myself nor anyone I’ve spoken to, is against development in the area of the pre-stress site (a common misconception), just not the EXTREME amount of development that was being proposed. The amount of density proposed made as much sense as Uncle Eddie kidnapping Clark’s boss (even though it did work out in the end and he got his bonus).

Since we last left off from the Port Marigny saga with what was a VICTORY from the citizens opposed to extreme high density, with Port Marigny being voted down by the City Council, let’s recap and get caught up together:

1. The current City Council members (minus councilman Keller), voted NO on the application of Port Marigny/pre-stress site. This was on March 9th of 2017 after an exhausting 2 years on behalf of the applicants’ team trying to sell the City of Mandeville something, “we just had to have,” that would supposedly only generate a few additional cars on Monroe Street (really?).
2. This project did not make sense to the MAJORITY of the good citizens of  Mandeville, nor did many of them support this extreme high density (5 pounds of crawfish shoved into a 3 pound bag).
3. There were shoddy presentations to the public beginning from the very first charade charette! They could be easily scrutinized by anyone who could do simple math and were trickled with miscalculations. THIS is when the citizens joined together!
4. During public meetings, many friends, family and business people who reside outside the City of Mandeville, were paraded into the P&Z meetings and City Council chambers, to show that that this project was “super awesome and had so many cheerleaders” (connected to the applicants).  The supporting team, repeatedly said publicly that the opposition was just a few, though my inbox knew better! Heck, they had to move the City Council meetings to a larger building in order to accommodate the large crowds (crowds largely in opposition to the proposed development). 
5. During the year in P&Z, clauses in the CLURO (Mandeville’s land development regulation) that prohibited developing land below 5′ elevation were somehow overlooked.  In addition, the CLURO does not include any provision for waiving the 5′ elevation prohibition (for this specific type of development).  Regardless, the 5′ elevation problem was neither pointed out by anyone of authority, nor was it discussed in the multiple P&Z meetings set aside to review the Port Marigny development proposal and the development plan was passed on to the City Council with P&Z’s rubber stamp of approval.
6. Once the application hit the City Council, the citizens became highly organized, opposed in the masses (again, not just a few), and finally became so frustrated, they hired a professional consultant to review everything for them and had the professional present his findings to the City Council. Dr. David Depew, did something NOBODY else on P&Z took the time to do, he blew up the contour map, overlaid it on the development plan, and voila, the result demonstrated that much of the proposed development was below the 5′  contour line. This fatal flaw alone made the entire plan, well…a complete misfire!
7. It was ultimately voted down by the council with 4 votes against (Councilman Keller voted in favor despite this 5′ contour revelation).
8. Next stop…Lawsuit City from the applicant  – and depositions, which former Councilman Burguieres referenced in a recent Facebook post, that somehow this 5′ BIG DEAL was still not a big deal – though it IS a big deal! 
9. CALL TO ACTION! Before the planned Executive Session for April 12, where there is a chance that the city could settle on this matter and maybe somehow roll over to the fact that the applicants are now right and the city is wrong. Please tell your City Council members that your position has not wavered on this matter!
10. TELL YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT YOU DON’T WANT THEM TO SETLLE FOR HIGH DENSITY! 

If you’ve read any of my posts before, or even know me in real life, I have a puppy personality. In other words, I like mostly everyone I meet, unless that “6th sense” magically kicks in. You know that sense, the one you can’t explain that either hits your gut or makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Take my dog Lola for example, she wags her tail at everyone. If you are house guest, more than likely she will end up in your lap at some point. I have seen her snarl at a few people and hey – that is her 6th sense kicking in.

I’ll take you back to the first Port Marigny Charade Charette in April of 2015. I went into it like a puppy, excited for a new potential hangout I could walk to from my new home. I met a couple of people from the PM team that night and right away that 6th sense kicked in. I looked over to my “antithesis of puppy” husband for his confirmation, and he too felt something was wrong. And so began the charade of Port Marigny.

Fast forward to a Planning & Zoning meeting on January 18 of 2017. Having attended almost every single meeting since April of 2015, my puppiness has exited the room for everything PM related and been replaced with my 6th sense of distrust. When you connect the dots of all the key players (applicants, hired guns, some elected and appointed city reps) who want PM  so badly, they have lost all objectivity, it quickly becomes a blacked out hot mess. Nobody is independently thinking, besides ALMOST ALL the citizens of Mandeville, who are outraged and oppose this potential disaster!!! 

It has boiled down to 2 sides of the room at all meetings. The brides side of the room (left), with a few trickled on the groom’s side by error. These are traditionally the opponents or at least those not tainted and trying to figure this mess out. On the groom’s side (right) sit the first few rows of the applicants, flanked by  their cheerleaders (many that your tax dollars are paying for). I tend to not have the warm fuzzies towards the majority of the right side of the room and I’m pretty sure that Lola would not venture over there! 

You are entitled to my opinion…so thanks for reading. During this final stretch…we need to fill the bride’s side of the room.

Let your voices be heard to the City Council – before it is too late!