Clarke ’01, Chuck Gilchrist ’67, and Ned Johnson ’66 were all in attendance. Ann and Spencer currently reside in Spartanburg. Congratulations to the EHS couple! Summers Clarke and her husband, Taylor, continue to enjoy the wonderful city of Charleston, S.C., (how couldn’t they?) and see Alicia Ravenel Boyd and her husband, Ed, on a regular basis. Summers and Taylor had the luxury of going to Europe in August, and Taylor’s brother got engaged at Versailles while they were there. That must have been epic! Summers also ran into Eliza Smith ’02 out at Sullivan’s Island and had a chance to see Aynsley Comer at Pawleys Island over Labor Day Weekend. Those two ladies are going to be in a wedding together in May, so they are excited about getting to see more of each other at the upcoming wedding parties! It does seem to be the never-ending wedding season, does it not? Speaking of weddings, our very own Hattie Gruber’s Kiss The Ring New York jewelry and custom engagement ring business could not be doing better. She has literally made more engagement rings for many of our mutual friends than I can even count! If you are interested in utilizing her services, or at least reading her highly entertaining blog, I suggest you visit: www.kisstheringnewyork.com. Hattie’s cousin, Mary Ann Broughton ’15, matriculated as a freshman this year at EHS. Let’s just say she has some big shoes to fill! While the N.Y.C. crowd may be dwindling, Jamie McNab returned this past year after graduating with an M.B.A. from Stanford University. I guess he wasn’t cut out for the West Coast – c’mon Jamie who were you kidding? I know he and Hattie stay in touch and that he has seen James Doswell since his return. Elizabeth Hossfeld has returned to her native turf and is now living full time in New York working at a real estate development firm, focusing on new construction of apartments in SoHo. She had the pleasure of seeing some EHS friends, including Becky Arnesen Jenkins who joined the N.Y.C. crowd a little less
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than a year ago, at Hattie’s one-year celebration of Kiss The Ring. We knew she couldn’t stay away from the Big Apple for too long! And, if anyone could track down Philip Nuttle in the Big Apple, it’s probably Elizabeth, so I hope they all connect soon. That said, I know their “power dinners” won’t be the same without me! Stewart Gilchrist Jones – also a new class notes contributor I’m happy to say – has exciting news! She and her husband, Crawford, moved to Birmingham, Ala., in early April for his job and gave birth to their first child, daughter Frances “Heyward” Jones on April 21! Needless to say, it’s been a busy summer! Congratulations Stewart – I’m sure your daughter will be as beautiful as you are! Katie Elmore Thomson is a new resident of South Carolina! She and her husband moved to Columbia at the end of April, and she is proud to say that she is officially a stay-at-home mom! More power to you, Katie! She absolutely loves being home with her children, Will and Caroline. Will started preschool this year and Caroline turns one on Aug. 28. Maisie Cunningham is truly a West-Coaster, I am convinced. She now lives at “the beach” (Isn’t that the sign of a true Californian?) and works at Convergent. Not only that, she has incredible news! She is engaged to be married in April 2012 in her hometown of Washington, D.C. I cannot wait for the big day – congratulations, Maisie and Andy! Aside from wedding planning, she saw Brittanny Wildman and Carlie Hooff Casella at an engagement dinner that the Hooffs threw for Maisie and Andy. She alerted me to the fact that Carlie and Dan are the proud parents of a new puppy – I am dying to know which kind! Betsy Watts Metcalf writes that she and David still love Atlanta, and David continues to enjoy his position at McKinsey. Betsy is now working at the Lovett School in their academic resource center, and she recently acquired a new position as their assistant director of sustainability working on their “green initiative.” She also
coaches girls’ lacrosse and will have a chance to show her skills off to her alma mater, as EHS is actually coming to Atlanta for spring break, and they’ll be playing Lovett! I know Betsy is excited to see her former and current players going up against each other. On a more personal note, Betsy continues to write her blog/website, glutenfreedomatlanta. com, and she dabbles in some freelance writing for magazines. If you aren’t already friends with her on Facebook, I suggest you send her a friend request so you can keep up with her entries and recipes there! Ben Clements has stayed true to his northern roots since college – he lives in Burlington, Vt., and just started medical school at UVM. He also got married last September to a fellow Vermonter and was happy to have Charlie Kingsley ’05 join him to celebrate. Living out his last single glory days, Ben had a great “last summer” backpacking in Yosemite and Zion national parks and paddling the Allagash in Maine. And representing our nation’s capital, Bernie Carey is still doing well and recently ran into my brother, Hunter Williams ’02, and William Corbitt ’02. I’m sure they were sober. Bernie also met up with Chase Peterson (who is also recently engaged), James Doswell, and Ryan Eglè for a combo celebration of Bernie’s birthday and Chase’s bachelor party in NOLA. He continues to see T.K. Mante ’99 and Alix Dejean. Ryan Egle has returned to his roots, lives in New Orleans, and works at Eglè Distributing, a family-owned distribution company that sells energy efficient lighting and green commercial cleaning chemicals. Speaking of Bernie and Alix, they both attended the wedding of William E. Collier III and Dr. Kisha YoungCollier on Aug. 7 in Marietta, Ga. Sean Francis ’02 was also in attendance. (See photo.) David Harris and his wife just welcomed their second child, Abigail Eve Harris on Sept. 13. Congratulations for the second time! I think you are winning in terms of number of children so far! (Brice and Houston are expecting.) David and Vanessa are enjoying their
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