LIFESTYLE LETTER
MAY 2018 PUBLISHER
Jim Newman | jnewman@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR
Sue Collins | scollins@lifestylepubs.com SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
Karyn Slovin | karyn.slovin@lifestylepubs.com
Hello JC WHEN IT COMES TO GIRLFRIENDS, I’M THE LUCKIEST. I hit the jackpot. My first and oldest girlfriend is Nancy P. We share a birthday and met when I was 3.
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Grisel Shtaida | grisel.shtaida@lifestylepubs.com
Our mothers were friends, probably because they both had a boat load of kids and
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husbands who worked too much. I enrolled in a small liberal arts college mostly
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because Nancy was there and thought she and her room mate Diana were THE coolest: confident, funny, preppy and independent (they had a righteous stereo setup and what says “let’s party” more than Michael Jackson at full blast?). Fast forward
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Debra Boice, Bo Gibbs, Sue Haggerty, Valerie Shepherd
to last month when we had breakfast together and she nonchalantly shared with me
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her success as a published writer and college English teacher. I still think she is the
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coolest and am so very proud of her.
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apart, I’m quickly reminded who I am with their laughter and listening.
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I tell my daughters (two AMAZING young women) not to expect to find everything
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I have CrossFit girlfriends, summer/lake girlfriends, church girlfriends, journalist girlfriends, neighborhood girlfriends and sister-in-law girlfriends. And of course, work friends - like Darce and Karyn goofing with me in the photo. We have to all work hard to stay close. It’s not easy. And, when we meet after long stretches of time
they need in one person (boyfriend or girlfriend). But, some of my closest girlfriends sure come close to filling me right up to the brim. They make me feel like the best Sue. LAYOUT DESIGNERS
In this women’s issue, I’m proud to introduce a handful of women from the community who make life brighter for everyone they meet. I hope you’ll fill your days this month with friends who make you feel like the best you. I have a feeling you’re pretty amazing.
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Steven Schowengerdt Matthew Perry DeLand Shore Brad Broockerd Sara Minor Janeane Thompson Nicolette Martin Victoria Perry Lindsey Howard Chad Jensen Cyndi Harrington Alicia Huff Adella Wrisinger Jessica Soetaert Cyndi King Dana Rudolph Emily Stout Hailey Stepanek Carli DiMarco Melanie Carlisle Randa Makeen Michael O’Connell Annie Chan Harshith Potu
ON THE COVER Johns Creek Beautification was formed for the specific purpose of providing landscaping enhancement or preservation, architectural installations and public works of art
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in common areas and medians, and adding to
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both visual and physical comfort while sustaining
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property values for the residents and businesses within the City of Johns Creek. Show your support. The Secret Gardens of Johns Creek
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open May 12 for a self-guided tour. Tickets and info at JohnsCreekBeautification.org/garden_tour 4
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