Comments on: Everybody just keep calm

By: Cassie Polzin

Cassie Polzin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:15:31 +0000

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

By: Cathy Sherman

Cathy Sherman — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:28:56 +0000

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

By: Linda Holden

Linda Holden — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:42:00 +0000

Please take pictures.

By: Jan Marshall

Jan Marshall — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:05:43 +0000

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

By: Travis Thompson

Travis Thompson — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:37:06 +0000

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