HGTV celeb Christina Haack, and my dear friend and market buddy Christina Pond at the Spectra Home Furniture Showroom June 2021Ran into this handsome fella, Bryan Batt, at the Boiler Room Bar in the Antique and Design Center with his husband, Tom Cianfichi. Trisha Yearwood's new line of furniture at Klaussner Furniture, but the best part was her new cookbook! Jane Seymour's Meet & Greet was delightful! She was elegant and gracious, making everyone feel so welcome. Impromtu click and run at HPMKT. Supporting Red Nose Day whose mission is to mission to end child poverty; with Kimberley Wray, dear friend and talented industry writer.Kicking off the High Point Furniture market at the Furniture Fellowship Breakfast and Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages. Debbie Day and Mary Eubanks and I used to work with Karen Luisana, owner of the Antique and Design Center in Market Square. I've never laughed as hard as I did working side-by-side with these two!We have a wonderful working relationship with Spectra Home Furniture. I don't know if it's their smart business sense, gorgeous designs or the goofy socks that won me over. Kitty Golding, her team and I enjoyed a guided tour with Christopher Guy. His showroom was stunningly beautiful.My absolute favorite person at Market, Carleen DeLoach. Matriarch of the DeLoach mid-mod furniture company. Her storytelling ability is captivating; I'd look up at the clock and three hours have passed. Love you Momma DeLoach!Catina Roscoe at the WithIt 80's costume party. I swear it was the skates, but I was lucky enough to win the costume contest. Spending all that time at the Echelon Skating Rink in Voorhees, NJ paid off.Great shot of my hubby and me headed to the International Society of Furniture Designers Pinnacles Awards Gala. We clean up pretty well! Best promotional event ever! Thom Filicia is such a good sport to get in bed with all of HPMKT. As a fairly new member, 2018, of WithIt (Women in the Home Furnishings Industry Today), this moment was deeply memorable as I watched these strong, smart trailblazers receive a plaque that sits in Market Square. #HonoredToBeAMemeber withit.orgHeather Pendrak, owner of Pendragon 3D Arts, and I at Hickory Chairs\' bash.I cannot get enough of this lady, LIbby Langdon! She has that innate ability to make you feel like her best friend. One market I ran into her about four times, the stalker jokes were endless.Kitty Golding - Interior designer, mother of four kids and designs that make you fall in love with all her projects. I enjoy grabbing our quick chats at every market. In the zone at Heather Pendrak\'s 3D scan room at Plant7. Client meeting with ISFD director, John Conrad, and president, Catina Roscoe. They brought coffee and muffins for my whole team! Old buddy, WithIt member and Assistant Director of International Textile Alliance (ITA), Carrie Dillon. I really should get her autograph now before she runs for POTUS. Kathy Ireland - such an amazing woman whose heart and philanthropic works touch me deeply. #GiftForLife
