Everybody just keep calm
I’m leaving for Tennessee tomorrow for what may be my final appearance ever as a bridesmaid or bridesmatron (I know, you’re drying your eyes right now, aren’t you?). I expect to experience both culture and culture shock in the South, and hope I don’t get lost (I’m getting a handy GPS unit for my car just in case).
Doug is not traveling with me this time, which makes me both sad and relieved for him that he won’t have to experience any of the new airline security measures (including a ban on bathrooms and anything in your lap). Hopefully I won’t have to experience them either since I’m only traveling domestic flights.
I’m planning to stay calm, cool, and collected while flying, even if I have to grab the stranger’s hand sitting next to me upon takeoff. Keeping the bride calm is also one of my duties (as noted in the final instructions sent by the bride last eve). I plan to keep on reminding her that fortunately I’m not helping her prep for a spinal tap or a terrorist attack. It’s only a wedding!
Meanwhile, I’m going to summon my inner Southern Belle and my inner Buddha (is it possible for both to reside in the same body?) and try to keep calm as I deliver a toast, wear a dress that is slightly too tight for breathing, and wear heels while nursing a knee injury from my Christmas ski (don’t ask, it’s too embarrassing to tell you that it happened right after I got off the lift – before any real skiing had even begun). Oh, and I’m taking notes, lots of notes. While keeping calm.
Happy New Year!
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March 10th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
December 30th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Do all the bridesmaids have to deliver a toast or only the clever ones?
December 30th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Try to remember you have recently run a 1/2 marathon in Vegas, that you trained for. Put it all in perspective and hey, take care of that knee on the high heals! there are so many more miles to run!
December 30th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
wooohooo!
December 30th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Welcome to the South! Enjoy some sweet tea while you’re here!
You know, I didn’t get any sweet tea, but I did try some grits. It surprised me that I liked them so much. Janelle
December 30th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
In a Southern Belle vs. Buddha match-up, I think the SB might come out on top. But I’ve watched too many movies where everybody says “y’all” (though I assure you that no one in “The Road” said THAT).
We put my son on a midnight flight to Mexico City night before last. He was smuggling frozen tofu nuggets to his friend who misses them. The relieved to say that the nuggets made it and didn’t detonate in flight.
I’ve only been a bridesmaid once, so thanks for giving the rest of us a good name. Y’all have a fabulous time. Happy New Year, Jan
That’s hilarious that he smuggled tofu nuggets. I’m glad they survived! The flight wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, so … phew! Janelle
December 31st, 2009 at 11:42 am
Please take pictures.
December 31st, 2009 at 6:28 am
You’ll have a great time and be a beautiful credit to bridesmaids everywhere. My Midwestern parents lived in Decatur, Alabama, for ten years, and we visited often. The people in the South were lovely, very friendly. I learned that they always put sugar in their iced tea, because as one of my parents’ neighbors at a neighborhood picnic explained: “We don’t count calories in the South.” How can you not love that!
I was Jan’s bridesmaid, and as she has mentioned a time or two, I never got around to completely ironing my dress before reporting for bridesmaid duty since I just finished sewing my dress in the nick of time…
I know you’ll be a beautiful bridesmaid — there should be a special speedy lane at the airport you can pass quickly through — and it’s too bad Doug can’t go. I’m flying to California in a few weeks and hope that some of the silly new rules will have been tossed aside. The mere thought that I can’t go to the bathroom in the last hour will drive me insame with the idea that I NEED to go, even if I haven’t had anything to drink for days.
Sorry about your ski injury. Hope you recover soon. It made me think of an embarrassing ski injury I had — rather than ski down to the loo, I thought I’d ski into a trail in a clump of trees. The trail was so slippery and narrow that I couldn’t maneuver my skis to stop and just kept picking up speed. I went faster and faster, grasping in vain at trees as I whipped past. Finally I grabbed a tree and went flying, landing spreadeagled with my legs under me. When I fell, my skis flew off, I sunk into the very deep snow and it was very hard to get saddled up again, but hey I got my business done. I limped for six months but there was no permanent damage except to my “dignity”! I hope you tell us more about your skiing adventures so I can live vicariously, as I don’t plan to have any more of my own!
I love that you were Jan’s bridesmaid. It’d be great to see some pictures of that unironed dress! I really did like the southern food too. Nice and rich. Oh, and I didn’t have any new security hurdles to jump through. I think it may only be for international flights so I hope you don’t run into any of them – or into any more trees! Hilarious! Skiing always does damage to the dignity.
Janelle
January 5th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
okay… so where are the post tennessee weddin notes at sugar pie!? dying to hear all about your post wedding concert on here too
it was soooo awesome getting to meet you and spend some time with you. please come back and visit anytime. you left your birthday present in my car too! doh!
Same here! You’re my favorite of all southern belle’s.
Janelle