Way Corp group(s) I was in
Way Corps 7
Where I live
Philadelphia
About Me
7th Corps Grad. By the hair of my chinny-chin,chin.
Have two great kids, Wesley is 22, Kaitlyn is 16. Both are Artists.
Wesley is studying to be a Writer, and has applied and will soon start at St. John's in New Mexico, the great books College, the other campus is in Maryland. If anyone knows of this College let me know what you have heard, we are totally in love with it. Kaitlyn is in the Honors Arts program and studies the fine arts. She is looking at RISD and PAFA.
After graduation, i took a job at a floral company in Palm Springs, loved it and made it my life's work.
After working and managing several Floral Shops, i was hired as General Manager for a large corporate Floral Company. There we produced up to 12-14 weddings and events a weekend. It was a challenge and was blessed by the leadership skills we learned. After making more money for the company in one nights work, than i took home in a month, i said to myself said i, WTF.
So as i looked at my mid-life, it was a do this for myself or work for others, i chose to be a complete idiot and start my own company. Dona who is my partner, was my head designer and one of the finest artists i have ever known. She left with me to start this adventure, bless her heart. We took no loans, and started in her basement, and literally the back of my small station wagon. We started at the top here in Philly, poor as church mice, but landed Bloomingdale's as their Wedding and Event florist. Which opened some great doors.
I took a part time job with Public Relations as well for about 7 years to keep it together financially. I know, me as a PR rep, imagine that...
Our company is boutique styled. Our clients are some of the best who appreciate the arts.
So here i am, happy and excited to be alive and realizing all my dreams and living an adventure that is like mr. toad's wild ride...
hope this helps you all catch up on me, as usual theres more to the story, but suffice to say, all is well and glad to hear a hoot or holler from those of you that made such a difference in my life...
My Interests
Travel, fine wines and cheeses, cooking, gardening, the arts,
NY Broadway shows,movies, games, antiquing, sailing,
the beach with sand in my toes...and a book..what joy.
Events..making fun for others.
Humor, from life.
my kids. my friends. you.
Employment or Career
Own Floral Event Decor Business.
Developer and Board member of PiePup.com, an identity management enterprise.
soon to be launched as CRACKED ID.com
Music I Like
RB, Broadway, Frank, Tony and Rosemary. Beatles... still.
am listening to Holiday tunes now, just to inspire and keep me being an elf decorator...
Books I Like
Mysteries.
Odd books, keep finding them.
no self help, thank you have had enough.
Television I like
Ugly Betty.
West Wing, yes still mourning.
Antiques Road Show.
Project runway, (met Tim Gunn on train home from DC he gave me a business card signed..make it happen! LOVE IT)
Iron Chef America, Top Chef.
Just got digital, so tons of movies. very happy.
Movies I like
if you know me...Signing in the Rain...any musical.
all the Godfathers, and anything gangster...odd
comedies..funny girl, elf, anything with Will Farrow, wedding chasers, etc.
drama's
just no scary movies. too much creepy things in life as is.
Sports Teams I like
PHILLY'S baseball
yes was at the game that took us to the playoffs!
jealous?
WTT
Am a sponsor of World Team Tennis here in Philadelphia, great tennis of top
100 seeded players in July on a small court.
My Email Address:
hopehilby@gmail.com
Comments
I love your floral pictures. What a bunch of wonderful colors!
Great to see you on this crazy website. Talk about a memory jogger!
Cheers!
I'M HONORED TO BE ON YOUR IPOD PLAYLIST! THIS MEANS I'VE MADE THE BIG TIME -- WHEN DEAR ONES CONSIDER MY SONG SOOTHING TO THEIR HEART. THIS IS TRULY MY DREAM COME TRUE ...
DEAR ESPERANZA, IF YOU DON'T MIND GIVING ME YOUR PO BOX, I'LL SEND YOU A BIT OF NOSTALGIA.
LOVE ALWAYS,
YOUR ANA-BANANA
I can't believe I haven't seen you yet... Life just marches on & I do try to keep up, lol. I saw your picture on someone's page & had to write- just to let you know I love you lots & will call you tomorrow. I've been so busy lately with my newest responsibility as the team coordinator for the Plymouth, Whitemarsh, Lafayette Hill & Conshohocken region for Barack Obama '08. We have 16 days left to register voters for the primary & then it will be crazy until the 4/22 primary. Maybe sometime this week we can get together for a bit if possible. What's your schedule like? I miss you & think about you a lot & will call before the weekend's out. Big hugz & please forgive me for disappearing for a while :)
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to write back to you, but these last few months have been quite 'something' for me, and I haven't been on my computer much at all. So anyway..... please do remind me of some of our fun "stories", ok? Here's my personal e-mail if it would be best for you to elaborate there - smaynard@maine.rr.com shhhh??? ; )
And yes, I'm back in Maine for now. I've lived elsewhere at various times, but for the last few years it's been the best place for my kids to be growing up. However I pray frequently for God to move me to a warmer climate - these Maine winters are just too long, cold and messy for me! So you live in Philadelphia?? I'm going to be in Montvale, NJ this weekend for the CFF Weekend in the Word with Wayne Clapp and Kevin Guigou.... maybe I'll see you there!
Love and hugs,
Sara
Great to hear from you! You are living rather close to me! Would be great to meet up again sometime! I spend a lot of time near the King of Prussia mall cause both my girls live up there! Perhaps we could meet there sometime for lunch! Love, kathy
I'm living in Sarasota , Fl these days, but I'm am in Texas for a week and heading to the WEST COAST on business, where are you these days?
Ken 941-773-5004
dont have much time right now....how is it there? i don't have any family left in that area....but my brothers are in Harrisburg......OMG i jsut read your profile....My oldest son graduated from St john's in santa fe.....LOVED it.... spend his junior year in annapolis, but loved Santa Fe campus more....the mentality of the teachers there....he was actually going to college at McGill in Montreal....but only because he was in the band "arcade Fire" it was the hardest decision of his life to leave to go to ST John's becasue he KNEW they were going to "make it" and his life's dream is to do music....but he felt it was part of his 'calling'...to study the church father's, the bible, great thinkers without christians telling him what to believe!!! to figure out what HE believed...which we LOVE about him.....ask your son if he knows 'arcade fire'...tim's band is wild light...if you google wild light his my space comes up first and you can hear his music...he sings the 2nd and 4th song....if your son want to e-mail him, i KNOW Tim would be HAPPY to answer any questions....he is a real thinker(way beyond my thoughts)---he was reading Brothers karimozav when he graduated high school so i thought i'd read it too so we could talk about it....hah....i had no idea ......
ok...really gott'a go....
love you and i STILL "HOPE HE'll BE" back soon!!!! kk
Great stuff since we saw each other!! I love you and rejoice with you for the wonderful things that you and God have accomplished. Wow. Way to go!