Brooke and Ryan Coe honored at dinner party in Oklahoma City
Brenda Lowry, Suzy Phillips, Joanie Holmboe, Ellen Kelley, Donna Bozalis, Sally Bentley host party for Brooke and Ryan Coe. (Photos by David Faytinger).
Rick, Martha, Ryan, and Brooke Coe, Paula and Neil Glass enjoy the party.
Brooke and Ryan Coe were honored at a cocktail dinner party themed “It’s A Done Deal” in the home of Becky and Steve Wetwiska. The couple was married in July at Castle Pines, Colo. This was an Oklahoma City celebration for their friends. She is the former Brooke Glass.
Pictures from the wedding decorated the entry and dining table, as well as red roses and hydrangeas. Tables outside were decorated with brightly-colored tablecloths, candles and tall vases of white hydrangeas and white roses.
Jared Sutton provided music during dinner.
Hosts for the party were The Wetwiskas, Joanie and Blair Holmboe, Alison Taylor, Suzy Phillips, Donna and Bill Bozalis, Ginger and Jim Shaw, Cindi and Jim Rapp, Brenda and Phil Lowry, Sally and Steve Bentley, Debbi and Chip Dudley, Nancy and Andy Enlow, Sherrie and Jim Kite and Ellen and Jerry Kelley.
Among the guests were Paula and Neil Glass, Martha and Rick Coe, Brittanie and Matt Paque, Patrick Wetwiska, Kelli and Todd Glass, Merrick Coe, Debby and Frank Merrick, Marcy and Ward Coe, Chuck Coe, Christy and Walter Johnson, Liz Coe, Annie McAuliff, Amy and Eddie Edwards, Sharon and Henry Boecking, Ginger and Bill Johnson, Constance and Ronnie Ladd, Leanne and Keith Waddell, Wendy and Dan Foltz, Linda and Rudy Rasmussen, Elizabeth and John Semtner, Lauren Taylor, Jimmy Shaw, Aston Cunningham, Marjorie and Steven Wetwiska, Kreston Yates, Kerry King, Blair Bunch, Lars Noble, Matt Sartin, Sherry and Dennis Clark, Penny and Dee Replogle, Lorene Rentee, Cheryl Minter and Sacia Fowler.
Debbi Dudley, Ginger Shaw, Cindi Rapp, Alison Taylor, Nancy Enlow, Becky Wetwiska were in the host group.
New Tri Delta group formed in Oklahoma City for young alums
Nina Barker, Juliann Strange, Joanna Russ, Lacy Mitchell were at the swim party. (Photo by David Faytinger).
Members of Delta Delta Delta young alumni met for a luau swimming party in the home of Lisa and Alan Synar.
The young alumni group is composed mostly of women who were initiated after 1998. Coordinators for the party were Joanna Rus, Rachel Uraneck and Juliann Strange.
Host Alan Synar smoked salmon for an appetizer and created “club specials” for drinks. Assisting with other food items were Lisa Synar, Rhonda Williston Marylee Strange and Nina Barker.
Guests included Katylee Strange, Caitlin Williston, Natalie Hodgens, Bethany Gerber, Lindsay Sutherland, Emily Cooper, Lacy Mitchell and Ann Birkett.
Cattle Baron’s Ball is a huge success!
Jenna Holt, American Cancer Society; Robin Waller, Chairman Cattle Baron’s Ball, and Sharri Mackey, Co-chairman, talk on Parties Extra!
20-40-60 Etiquette—Airplane Etiquette?
QUESTION: On a recent airline trip, my seat was in the back of the airplane. The man behind me sprinted up the aisle when the plane stopped. He about knocked over everyone in his way. I heard someone ask him if he had a plane to catch and he answered “no, I just wanted off the airplane.”
My question: should everyone have blocked his way so that he could have politely taken his turn in getting off of the airplane?
(Readers: Has this happened to you? What did you do?)
CALLIE’S ANSWER: HA!! Some people are just impatient, or have other places to go. Who knows? Let this slide, laugh at it! Who cares!
LILLIE-BETH’S ANSWER: I don’t think you can manage “everyone” else when it comes to rude people, so all I can do is commiserate with you. It’s frustrating to see people get their way by pushing others aside, but we have always seen that. And actions like that are disheartening because they make the world feel less like a community and more like one where it’s “every man for himself.” Groupthink, or in this case, group action where people blocked the aisles, can happen spontaneously to put limits on a person who is out of control, but it doesn’t make the person any less rude. It might make him angrier.
Since you were at the back, his sprinting probably didn’t affect the timing of your departure from the aircraft, so I think you have to let it go. I don’t think you can fight rudeness with rudeness, and the less time you spend fretting about it, the better off you’re going to be.
HELEN’S ANSWER: It sounds like he was very rude, but you never know what another person is thinking, so it was probably best to let him go without calling more attention to his rudeness. If he had emergency issues, like being sick, he should have notified the flight attendant and she or he would have asked people to stay seated while he exited.
Otherwise, onlookers just saying “no way are you getting by me” causes lots more problems. Let him go!
GUEST’S ANSWER: Yvette Walker, Director of Night News and Custom Publications, The Oklahoman: No. This guy is like the driver going 70 in a 45 mph zone. You just get out of his way.
We don’t know what fueled his panic to get off the plane, and if everyone mobilized to block his way, who knows what could have happened. It seems that courtesy still exists on airplanes, but occasionally you’ll get an exception to the rule. Just let him go about his business.
Callie Gordon, college senior, was an Oklahoma City 2009 debutante. Lillie-Beth Brinkman is a former debutante and currently the assistant features editor for The Oklahoman. Helen Wallace has written a social column for The Oklahoman for many years and has been on various local Ball committees.
This group does not always agree (via age differences), but they ALL see the need for proper behavior.
Ask a specific etiquette question and you will get three answers…Then you decide for yourself how you would handle the situation. The answers have information for every age range….Callie is 20-ish; Lillie-Beth is 40-something, and Helen is 60-plus.
Please email us with your questions and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and daily blogs. We will try to answer your etiquette questions weekly on the Parties Extra! blog. Sometimes we will ask other people for their opinions. This week’s guest is Yvette Walker, Night News Editor, The Oklahoman.
E-mail us! helen.wallace@cox.net …lbrinkman@opubco.com…calliezok3@aol.com
Coffee and Art Show held at Howell Gallery
Jan Smith, Ellen Price were at the Art Show. (Photo by David Faytinger).
At the Howell Gallery, people met for a coffee and art show featuring Linda Kukuk. Kukuk has created watercolor mixed media on clay board based on images from the Hubble Telescope. The exhibit is called “An Exploration of Outer Space” and will be at the gallery through the end of August.
Among the guests were Lela and Mark Sullivan, Gina Sewell, Nancy Bradley, Jan Smith, David Branch, Betty Crow.
Elizabeth Samara and Christopher Haggard are honored at engagement party
Amelia Haggard, Elizabeth Samara, Christopher Haggard, Stacey Haggard, Chris Haggard enjoy the party. (Photos provided).
Elizabeth Samara and Christopher Haggard were honorees at a champagne brunch/engagement party given by her parents, Leslie and Scott Samara, in their new home. The engaged couple will be married in November. Family, close friends and bridal attendants were invited to the party.
Father Constantine Nasr blessed the couple and said a prayer blessing the engagement ring. Scott Samara gave a toast to the couple.
Live jazz music entertained the guests. Tables were decorated with silk green cloths and bouquets of summer flowers. Salmon, beef tenderloin, cornbread panzanella, chocolate madelines, key lime tarts and raspberry sorbet were menu items.
Guests took home a sugar cookie topped with a photo of the couple and the wedding date.
Among the guests were Amelia Haggard, Stacey and Chris Haggard, Juliana Samara, Alix and Shea Samara, Rachel and Nelson Bolen, Nicholas Haggard, Stuart Haggard, Adeeba Samara, Dolores Homsey, Norma Taggert, Sue and Gary Homsey, Nadia and Sam Shadid, Andrea and Johnny Jones, Dianna and Bill Kakish, Lillian Badeen, Margot and Jon Bayouth, Kathy and Stephen Haggard, David Haggard, Robert Haggard, Anna Homsey, Benji Homsey, Kristin and Joe Carson, Lindsay Hightower, Nichole Naifeh, Madeleine and Buck Cody, Katherine and Michael Nichols, Robbie Haggard, Matt Browne, Tyler Morey, Jessica Brown, Blake Keeton, Linda and Tom Klos, Laurie and Charlie Givens.
Johnny Jones, Andrea Jones, Bill Kakish, Dianna Kakish, Lillian Badeen, Nadia Shadid, Sam Shadid were at the engagement brunch.
Rachel Bolen, Nelson Bolen, Kristin Carson, Anna Homsey, Joe Carson, Benji Homsey, Juliana Samara, Spencer Simon, seated; Alix and Shea Samara, standing, were at the event.
Scott Samara, Gary Homsey, Sue Homsey, Jon Bayouth, standing; Leslie Samara, Dolores Homsey, Margot Bayouth, seated, pose for photos at the party.
Laura Watts and Paula Chappell celebrate birthdays in Oklahoma City
Grant Burget, Thomas, Laura, and Colin Watts were at the birthday party. (Photos by David Faytinger).
Charlotte Blevins, Viki Tucker, Tamra Thomas, Paula Chappell, Sherry Helms, Emi Kane were at the party.
Laura Watts and Paula Chappell who share the same birthday, August 8th, celebrated their birthdays in the Diamond Room at Pearl’s on Classen Drive. Friends met for drinks and stayed for dinner.
Planning the party were Tamra Thomas and Sherry Helms.
Watts’ sons, Thomas Watts and Colin Watts, provided Raspberries N Cream ribbon cake. It featured a bouquet of fresh flowers on the top.
Among the guests were Alan Bradshaw (who shares the same birthday as the honorees and who sang a birthday serenade to the honorees), Grant Burget, Joy and Larry Heidebrecht, Melanie Gee and Reggie Wells, Shelley Pruitt, John Sexton, Rebecca and Bob Thompson, Leslie Lynn, Kevin McAfee, Coleman Yates, Anita and Fred Herrin, Viki Tucker, Charlotte Blevins, Casey Vinson, Margaret West, Gina Johnston, Debbie Naifeh, Mark Lindsey, Emi Kane, Kristal and Tim Jones.
Renaissance Ball organizers talk about the upcoming event!
Whitney Cross Moore, Bette Jo Hill and Judy Love talk about the Renaissance Ball on Parties Extra !
20-40-60 Etiquette—Where is my gift?
QUESTION: Last year, I mentioned to my sister that I was ordering a music CD, and she told me not to get it because she knew I liked the songs and was planning to give the same one to me at Christmas. I didn’t order it, but Christmas came and went, and I never got the CD from her.
Would it be rude if I asked her what happened to the gift? Or should I just buy it myself without saying anything?
CALLIE’S ANSWER: These things happen. I wouldn’t say anything. It might end in an argument that really is only over a stupid CD. Buy it yourself without saying anything. She probably forgot! No harm, no foul!
LILLIE-BETH’S ANSWER: This is a good question without an easy answer, but since you’ve been waiting for almost a year for it, I think I’d be more inclined to let it go and buy the CD yourself. She might have forgotten to give it to you or couldn’t remember the name of it when it came time to buy your gift. I’m sure her intentions were good, like all of ours are, but the follow-through didn’t happen.
On the other hand, if I did something like that and forgot, I think I’d want to be reminded. So you could casually, light-heartedly mention that if she were going to shop for you for Christmas, you might like a second chance at that CD. Make sure you’re laughing when you say it, and perhaps she’ll take the hint in the good humor you intend it to be.
HELEN’S ANSWER: Did your sister give you something else for Christmas? If so, I would ask her what happened. She probably forgot that she said she was going to give it to you. Or she liked the music so much that she kept it. Either way, gently ask her if she remembered that you wanted the CD.
Or, if you are embarrassed to ask her, then just go buy it and enjoy!
GUEST’S ANSWER: Richard Rosser, author of the book “Piggy Nation A Day At Work With Dad” and Piggy Nation comic strip, which pokes fun at rude behavior in the imaginary land: I can’t believe that your sister never sent you the CD. What piggy behavior! But wait a sec… What if she sent the CD and it got lost in the mail? Maybe she thinks you’re the piggy because you never wrote her a thank-you note. Aaaahhh, the curiosity is killing me!
But seriously, I think you should ask her about the CD, but do it in a humorous way so that your sister doesn’t feel too bad if she simply forgot. Life’s too short to be mad at your sister over such a trivial thing. If she promised to buy you a Beemer, I could understand.
Callie Gordon, a college senior, was an Oklahoma City 2009 debutante. Lillie-Beth Brinkman is a former debutante and currently the assistant features editor for The Oklahoman. Helen Wallace has written a social column for The Oklahoman for many years and has been on various local Ball committees.
This group does not always agree (via age differences), but they ALL see the need for proper behavior.
Ask a specific etiquette question and you will get three answers…Then you decide for yourself how you would handle the situation. The answers have information for every age range….Callie is 20-ish; Lillie-Beth is 40-something, and Helen is 60-plus.
Please email us with your questions and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and daily blogs. We will try to answer your etiquette questions weekly on the Parties Extra! blog. Sometimes we will ask other people for their opinions. This week’s guest is Richard Rosser, author of the book “Piggy Nation A Day At Work With Dad” and Piggy Nation comic strip, which pokes fun at rude behavior in an imaginary land.
E-mail us! helen.wallace@cox.net …lbrinkman@opubco.com…calliezok3@aol.com
Skit night held last week at OU
BID DAY 2011 (Photo from Face Book).
SKIT NIGHT….Oklahoma City sorority alumni Sonja Pellow and Jackie Jones were at the Delta Delta Delta skit night at the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman. Recruitment week started Friday. Pellow, Jones and Betsy Hibbard were in charge of the recruitment program in the DDD house and have held the jobs for 14 years. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
SKIT NIGHT…Rush advisor Betsy Hibbard, right, with Tri Delta daughters, Jillian and Andrea. (Photo from Facebook).
Sororities at the University of Oklahoma held skit nights in respective houses last week in preparation for the opening of formal recruitment which began in Norman last Friday. Most groups invited alumni members to view performances.
Potential new members moved in the dormitories Thursday. There were four rounds of parties allowing them to meet sorority women and learn about difference houses and college activities, programs and community service. Bid Day was August 16th.
SKIT NIGHT…Officers welcome alumni members.
SKIT NIGHT…Marylee Strange and Ann McBride have fun at the Delta Delta Delta house. Members served cookies and punch following the performances.
SKIT NIGHT…Sorority members enjoyed watching skits performed by chapter women.
SKIT NIGHT…Rush advisor Betsy Hibbard, right, with her Tri Delta daughters. (Photo from Facebook).
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