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I’m still reflecting, still unpacking the stories, the conversations, the dynamic of Tuesday.  One of the things that struck me most in the answers around that special table was the way guests described their “happy place” and why they live where they do.  Again and again it came back to feeling connected to the people of that place.  Whether it was a strong colleague community in Detroit, generations of family in Saginaw, grandkids in Kalamazoo, ride-or-die friends in Traverse City, or grocery store conversations in close-knit towns, this particular gathering of people really treasured their people.  Of course.  They are people whose passion is making gatherings meaningful for other people.  Of course they treasure the places where their people are.

We could gather this group around picnic tables and cold pizza and discuss pigeons.  I would still walk away inspired.  But it was, after all, a gathering of people who love to make gatherings as beautiful as they are meaningful.  Therefore it was only fitting that eighteen companies collaborated to create this dinner scene.  Also fitting that we set the original vineyard vision, photographed it between wind gusts, then moved living room furniture aside to relocate the whole scene in forty-five minutes.  Those are my people.  Tuesday was my happy place.