On Friday, Dennis Fioravanti, co-owner of Essential Wholesale, long time IBN member and a supporter of my work to help small business owners, invited me and several other women to surprise his wife, Kayla, for her 42nd birthday. I arrived at Part 1 of the birthday celebration (dinner at The Melting Pot) several hours late, thanks to a delayed flight. For the entire weekend, Kayla, several of her friends and her dear mom were treated to movies, pedicures, fantastic conversation and enough food to feed a small village.
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In this photo, Kayla and I, along with Anne-Marie Faiola, another IBN member (and sponsor of my work), Brambleberry, are parting ways at the airport. The weekend was definitely one for the record books and I will treasure the memories for a lifetime. Thanks Dennis! And happy birthday Kayla!