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……………..This past Saturday night I had……….”DINNER WITH FRIENDS”……….If I were to give this dinner a title….it would be…..”THREE DEGREES OF SEPARATION”…….some people I knew, and some I just met…..The common thread was GEORGE, who organized the dinner at his friend’s restaurant…..”LOMBARDI’S”….in New Canaan, Ct…..Dinner was delicious….We started with all kinds of antipasto then….three different pastas,….then steak and fries, and finally a variety of deserts….Plenty of Barolo wine was consumed by all!…..Sitting at the table, photo at left, starting at the left was Alicia, her husband Mike….George and me….Camilla, George’s girlfriend….Sujata, who’s a gynecologist/obstetrician, and has worked with Alicia for years at the same hospital…….We had to separate them so there would be NO SHOP TALK!…..Walter and Luke, who are married…they are both in finances….I just met Walter, a terrific man!…..Alicia, Sujata, Luke and I are all clients of George, who is our trainer. Alicia and I have been with George for 21 YEARS!….I’m not sure how long Sujata has been with George, but for quite some time….Luke has been with George for 3 years….however, Luke has know George’s X wife for over 10 years!…They work together……3 degrees of separation…..and Sujata has known Walter, Luke’s husband, for over 20 years!….3 degrees of separation. I used to see Sujata at the gym in passing. She or I would be just finishing up a session with George, but other than a brief hello, we really didn’t know each other….I just met Luke last week at George’s body building competition. Luke showed me pictures of the BOATS he has BUILT….as a HOBBY!!! They are Chris-Craft style and were INCREDIBLE. To say I was impressed would be an understatement!….This was a table of many talented and successful people!…….Sujata lives not even 5 minutes away from me!…She told me she passes my house on her run!……..We played “round robin” with the seating so everyone got a chance to sit with everyone and talk! It was a great way to meet everyone!!….I know we will all become good friends…..The circle is expanding, and closing at the same time!…..I found out that Walter loves Coconut cream layer cake so I promised when I get home from my trip I would invite them over for my Coconut cake, which Alicia, an incredible baker, taught me how to make!…I will soon be leaving on my European trip with Alicia and Mike!…….Alicia has organized EVERYTHING for our trip…..BLESS HER HEART!!!