Ariste, one of my coolest CityMommies hasn’t been able to have cocktail time with us since the New Year. This is because she has been working her already svelte tail off co-chairing the annual gala for her rocking son Alex’s school, Laurel Hall. The gala will have a cool “passport to the world” theme this year, and costumes from the partygoers heritage are enthusiastically encouraged. Also encouraged – bidding on the terrific auction items that are available – everything from Disney resort packages to autographed copies of CSI and Melrose Place scripts – not the average school auction! If you can’t make the gala, bid on some of the cool stuff – it’s for a great cause, and maybe once this event is over, Ariste will relax and have drinks with us again!