happy hour = success!

here are some photos from the happy hour on thursday night:

thanks to everyone who came out. we had a great time and with almost 70 people showing up, it was a total success! it was great to meet all of you. it was amazing to see so many people who were open to meeting others and making an effort to introduce themselves and start up new conversations.

we will be planning our next event to take place in the next month or so. please feel free to leave us comments or send us an email about any ideas or suggestions you have for the group. thanks again everyone!

Hey, it's Lauren now. I got to the Oakley Pub at about 6:15 Thursday night and couldn't get over how many people were there, and that everyone was already totally engaged in animated conversation. It was so cool to keep hearing the question "So where are you from?" throughout the evening and to discover the surprising connections that so many people had (i.e., I found out that several people went to college in the same town I did). And even when the answer to that question was "Cincinnati"--there were a number of natives there--it didn't matter: What mattered was that they were interested in meeting new people too. I was also happy to see how diverse the crowd was in terms of age, race and status--couples attended as well as singles. I left feeling happy, proud and determined to keep this momentum going. We can't do it without your help, though--let us know what you want to do next and we'll make it happen!