Feverish Perspective on Checklists

Side Note: There will be a list of things I absolutely would not change... but it wasn't supposed to post yet!

So, it was 10 days before the wedding and I was supposed to drive over to Pensacola to see some friends and I was not feeling well. I got part way there before realizing I really didn't feel well, I hadn't slept well and thus was exhausted and while I wanted to see my friends, this wasn't worth wearing myself down when there was still a long checklist of things to do. Turns out, I turned around just in time. I made it home, laid down for a short nap, and woke up rejecting my food. ick. I spent the next 24 hours with 100 degree fever, kicking back anything I ate or drank. I was not a happy bride-to-be. By Saturday, I was keeping down food, but I couldn't stay awake for more than a few hours. Needless to say, I wasn't getting much done.

It wasn't until Monday before I left the house again. I was still recovering and still had a lot to do. I had a haircut and a make-up trial and was supposed to get a pedicure with a friend I hadn't seen in years. The haircut and the make-up trial were at the same place and both went smoothly.... not that I was surprised. This is the same place I went to for all my proms and haircuts growing up; and most recently my hair trial. I HIGHLY recommend Fotula of Hairbenders to anyone in the Panama City area. (Photo below is of Fotula at her daughter's wedding just a few years ago. Photo taken by my mom or dad.) Then it was off to Bliss Spa for their Ice Cream Pedicure. I was still pretty worn out, but at least I just had to sit and relax while Fotual cut my hair, Dana did my make up, and the great people at Bliss tickled my tootsies!

While I wouldn't recommend getting ill to anyone, it did help to keep perspective. I had a long list of things to do, and I was working at whiddling it down- but I also knew that what didn't get done, just wouldn't get done. The world would not cease to spin, and the wedding would go on. At the end of the day, regardless of what on that list went undone, Adam and I were going to be married, and thats all I cared about.

Small Town: Vendors and Politicians

Small towns are fun. People are quirky and everyone knows it. Of course, it also makes guest lists insane! But thats for another post. This one is about another interesting (oft overlooked) feature of small towns. People tend to have several jobs. For instance, our wedding planner was also my babysitter for a while . (Fortunately for us all, I don't have any digital photos to share of that era.) =)

When it came to choosing how/who to provide music, we had decided on a DJ (I know some of you are thinking - No band? I'll talk about that in just a sec - hold your horses) and when we said DJ to our wedding planner she said "Jim Lawson". Hands down. She said she would call as soon as we were done talking to book him. Well OK then. She's planned lots of local weddings and if she's that set on it, thats good enough for me.

Well, me being the internet reliant one googled him. And this is what I found...
I know thats a little fuzzy, but basically its that he's been the summer DJ at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort on Panama City Beach for the past 15 years.

Enter the small town fun - I used to be a beach lifeguard at that hotel and used to know him. Well, at least I know he can definitely fill in with tropical music for the atmosphere, and I know he's got a fun personality with just the right amount of "cheese factor" for a DJ. He's like a sharp cheddar, gets your attention and makes you laugh more than a blah swiss, and doesn't leave you making a face like a over the top gorgonzola. (Don't get me wrong - I love almost all cheeses in there own right. But some are more appropriate for weddings than others.)

Ok - so the small town thing gets even more fun. These were the signs that were plastered everywhere last time I drove into PC.
Oh yeah, thats our DJ running for county commissioner! He reassured me on the phone that it wouldn't interfere (and I believe him), but unfortunately, he didn't win.

Anyone else have multitasking vendors or small town fun to share?

(Don't worry - my DJ vs Band post will be along soon.)