Miss: "I had a goal to see a turtle lay her eggs. One afternoon I was walking the beach with a friend. She and I walked so far it got dark. When we turned around to walk back, we noticed a big rock that wasn’t there before. On a 16-foot retractable leash, my small dog ran over to the rock as we got closer. It wasn’t a rock; it was a huge turtle coming to lay her eggs. The two came nose-to-nose and checked each other out. My dog was gentle and curious, and I didn’t realize it was a turtle until she turned around and went back toward the surf. So close, yet so far.”

Miss: "My goal was to lose weight! I was supposed to start on the program January 2018 – not happening! It’s a 'miss.'”

Welcome to Paisley Magazine’s theme for February: #loveisallyouneed, like the love everyone feels here at Lovely Lane Chapel. Constructed in 1880, this chapel remains a vital part of the campus at Epworth By-the-Sea with weekly services and countless beautiful weddings. Then there’s Lover’s Oak, a nearly 900-year-old live oak tree in Brunswick at the corner of Prince and Albany Streets. It was the meeting place for both Native Americans and early settlers to sneak kisses with their one true love.

"Seeing as I didn’t drink much, and a great friend needed a date for his awards ceremony, and I wanted to wear my LBD, I said, yes. Short version: Two beers, a joint and a ride in a snow storm, was stressful as heck! Had a nice dinner at the ceremony and remember doing a shot. Next thing I know I’m sitting in the pitch black dark. I felt my way around and realized I was in a bathroom stall, found the exit, only to discover the dinner place empty and set for the next day. So, after being asleep on the toilet for three hours, I was locked in from the outside with no jacket or purse. Somehow, a gentleman from our hotel found me. He picked me up and took me back to my date, who thought I had been taken. So embarrassing. It was a long ride home.”

The year 2018 is going to be a high-flying year—so here we go! Thanks to Civil Air Patrol volunteer pilot, Annie Harper and Renn Gruber of Gruber Aviation, our photographer, Mike Force, was able to take a few photos at McKinnon Airport for this issue. Why? Because we are doing Cool Hashtag Themes this year and January’s theme is #skysthelimit.

Being included can be one of the best feelings in the world, while being excluded evokes negative feelings of self-doubt and unworthiness. We asked our Partini attendees to tell us about a time when they felt included or excluded.

“Excluded: In 5th grade, a boy fell off the monkey bars, so I ran over and cuddled him, asking if he was okay. Kids started laughing and taunting, “Oooh, you have a boyfriend.”  NOT! Friends still tease me about this all these decades later.”