Party at the home of Kelly Gale Amen
with Mayor-Elect Annise Parker

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Alison Baumann, Mayor-elect Annise Parker, Kathy Hubbard and Kelly Gale Amen

A big welcome for the mayor-elect
By DOUGLAS BRITT,Houston Chronicle
Dec. 22, 2009, 5:59PM

Applause filled the home of interior designer Kelly Gale Amen when Houston's next mayor and first lady made a late-evening appearance at a Friday soiree.

It didn't take Annise Parker and life partner Kathy Hubbard long to head to Amen's balcony to check out his enviable view.

Another late arrival: My camera. One look at the fun crowd and Amen's art-filled home, which he aptly described as “four floors of fantasy,” had me heading out to the car to fetch it.

Be warned: The next party my camera crashes may be yours.