Four Days, Seventy New Friends, Five Thousand Laughs

Today was the final day of High Hampton Mah Jongg. As always the new people arrived a little fearful that it would be hard, but all excited. The returning friends arrived knowing it was all about fun. By today everyone knew more than they ever thought they would learn and having had way more fun than they excepted.

For me, my voice is tired, but my spirit is revved up. High Hampton drew people from all over the south who were just as lovely as they could be. The hardest part is that there were 70 of them and I just did not have enough time to get to know each one.

Tonight after the classes were all over a few special students came to the farewell dinner in the wine cellar with me. It was so great to get a chance to get to know them personally. In the small world connection one my students, Kelly, grew up in New Canaan and Wilton when I did. We laughed about having to climb the rope in middle school. And then she told me she went to Duke and was just at her good friend’s house in Durham, Mark and Mary Eileen. I told her they were my across the street neighbors and friends.

I am ever thankful for the wonderful staff of High Hampton. They did everything they could to make sure everyone had fun. One manager thanked ME today for bringing the fun. How could it not be fun?

I wish my college Professor Bob Cavanaugh was alive so I could show him that it was good to make sure everyone is always having fun. He once told me that not everything was about fun. I have created a business based on fun and everyone is laughing.