My Journey: November 2010

It has been awhile since I updated, so it is that time where I update you on my memories of the jazz festival and of mine and James' wedding that we had on Oct. 27th! I will start with the wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and it meant a lot to me to have my friends and family help me through all the stress. The rehearsal was great and the rehearsal dinner was great. My friend Megan came down from Mammoth to take the professional pictures, my friend and adoptive auntie or as I call her auntie Yve came down from LA and officiated the marriage, then my mentor and really good friend Sherri Colby- Bottel came down from New Orleans and my adoptive parents Anne and Jeff Barnhart came down from Connecticut and played at the reception. Danny Coots also came down from Nashville, but his plane was delayed so he didn't come until about 8:30 that night. My cousin Tabitha who was one of the flower girls was so cute walking down the isle with her brother. As she walked down the isle she said hi to everyone. James and I wrote our intentions and I cried reading mine to him and James did cry when he saw me walking down the isle. My mom and all the others did a great job with everything they did. Thank you to everyone who helped out. The flowers were beautiful and I thank my aunt Debby for making all of those for the wedding, the wedding ceremony was beautiful, the photos are wonderful, all of the groomsmen and bridesmaids did a great job, the music was beautiful and the songs were well picked, my dress was beautiful, my hair and make-up was done so well, and the food was great. After the wedding James and I stayed at the Santa Maria Inn for the night and then on Thursday we opened up all of our gifts. Then on Friday through Sunday we went to the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee. On Friday Oct. 29th we started the festival at 11 am and that is when we sold for Ivory and Gold. Then at 1:30 pm we sold for Blue Renditions. After Blue Renditions James and I went to the hospitality room to get some food. Of course some of the food in the hospitality room was left over food from the wedding. Then at 4 pm James and I went to watch Titan Hot Seven play. Then after Titan Hot Seven James and I stayed and watched Fulton Street. Then at 6:30 pm James and I sold for Blue Renditions. Then we went to see if the hospitality room was open, but it wasn't so James and I hung out with Forrest, Forrest's wife, Forrest's wife's little brother, and Forrest's mom. Then at 9 pm we went and sold for Blue Street. On Saturday Oct. 30th James and I went and watched Cornet Chop Suey for a little bit and then at 10:15 am we went and sold for Blue Street. Then James and I hung out with Sherri for a little bit and we watched the Midri Brothers. Then at 12:45 pm James and I went and sold for Blue Street and then at 2:00 pm we went and sold for Ivory and Gold and then after the Ivory and Gold set James and I sold for the Krahn and Wanner set. Then we went to the hospitality room and had something to eat. Then at 5:45 pm James and I went and saw Titan Hot Seven. Then after the Titan Hot Seven set we stayed and watched Red Skunk. Then at 8:15 pm James and I went and watched Titan Hot Seven and then after that set we stayed to sell for Ivory and Gold. On Sunday Oct. 31st James and I started our day with selling for Blue Street. Then after Blue Street we stayed and watched Titan Hot Seven. Then at 11:30 am James and I sold for Blue Street and then we stayed and watched Titan Hot Seven. The highlights of this festival was hanging out with Sherri, seeing the Titan Hot Seven's Halloween set, meeting Sherri's little sister who I have also adopted as my sister just like I adopted Sherri as a sister, being introduced as newlywed's, hanging out with Forrest and his family, getting to dance to Now Baby or Never with James as his wife, and having Sherri dedicating Now Baby or Never to James and I after I requested it. There were many highlights at the wedding as well and those were getting to share the day with the people I love, Sherri fixing my dress for the night, Megan and I swing dancing, and of course hanging out with my girls the night before the wedding. There has also been some things that has stressed me out before the wedding, but the one major stressor was me loosing my job 26 days before the wedding. The first 23 pictures after me and my girls the night before the wedding are photos courtesy of Megan T. Guffey. Go visit her website at http://www.pbase.com/guffey!