Countdown to a Wedding

Destin is a small town where it seems like everyone knows everyone else. That was never more prevalent than this week. Right now it is all wedding work all the time….except for Monday. Sunshine Cindy and I went to the harbor for Cinco de Mayo. Our first stop was at Margaritaville. We heard some scuttlebutt that “The Man” might be making an appearance that night. Jimmy usually shows up a few months after a new café opens plus he was in NOLA for Jazz Fest so it was possible.

Margaritaville "Chill Bar"

The only one that showed up was Tiffany! LOL She joined us. We had a drink and enjoyed the nice night. From there we went to Harry T’s for some dinner. Tiffany works there so she knows everyone. We sat at the bar and had a good meal. While there Julie called to see where we were at. She was with her sister and a friend. They joined us before we all headed to Crab Island Cantina. The Cantina was packed with revelers. We saw a ton of people we knew that was there partying it up. With a DJ playing music and ladies dressed to the hilt, it was a great party atmosphere.

We hung around for a while then headed home due to work on Tuesday. Tuesday night Sunshine Cindy and Tiffany joined the other girls at Julies house for a small party while doing a dress fitting. Meanwhile I went to Landshark Pizza. B was there. He is giving us some paper products for the wedding but he didn’t have them with him. We made plans to meet again on Wednesday. Landshark was mostly packed all night. Pops and Janice were there as well as a bunch of folks I didn’t know. Seemed like a lot of tourist. B and I had a good time conversing. I had some pizza too. It was a good night.

Wednesday night saw Sunshine Cindy and I go to pick up my ring. It was in and looks great. The owners of Emerald Lady Jewelry are great folks. They really know how to take care of their customers. From there it was back to Landshark Pizza for Wing Night. We met B and got the paper products. Then it was time for some wings. Jason was cooking them up. He had a huge to-go order. 200 wings and a couple of pizza’s. Wow. All the regular’s were there…too many to mention. Paige was back working after having the baby. She looked good and was glad to be back.

Sunshine Cindy at the Chill Bar

We ended the night sitting outside with Brian, Glen and Bruce. David and Kelly were there with their grandkids. The night was perfect with the temps still almost 80. As we were leaving Bruce’s wife came up and we got to talking to her. It turns out she has a brother who lives in Marathon in the Keys and another brother who lives in Key West. Small world for sure.

Earlier today Sunshine Cindy and I went to the courthouse to get our wedding license. Yes, it is all coming together now. With all of our friends and family from Destin and around the country coming to join us, this wedding will be one of the better parties in Destin this year. At least I think it will!!!

This weekend will be a little of the calm before the storm. The Parrot Heads will meet on Friday night at Harry T’s. Otherwise we don’t have a lot planned. Enjoy your weekend. A full report coming Monday!