Today begins the wedding festivities!! It has been a long day of arrivals in Ft Myers, Florida. Arriving today have been Monica, Erin, Courtney, Jessi, Laura, Robert, Laura's parents and sister Sarah, Robert's parents, & the Janson family. Tomorrow will bring even more people, finally ending with Beth and Andrew Bell on Monday.
The weather is hot and muggy here in Florida!! Perfect for perfect wedding hair, if you like huge and outrageous. The early arrivals (Monica, Erin, and Courtney) spent most of the day at the beach. The ocean boasted a temperature of about 85 degrees!! Our "hotel" is located on a tiny peninsula and the stretch of beach located a few short blocks away is about 1/3 the size of most other beaches. It made it seem all the more crowded however and the girls found a small open spot near the cement wall that sectioned off the business' from the beach area. Next to them was a rather large, extended family who were themselves surrounded by coolers and food. It was drama from the first moment we laid down. Erin was sitting closest to the group, with only a large trash can between them. About 20 minutes into settling in, a member of the nearby family started yelling, "She's going to puke, she's going to puke. Get her to a trash can!" Erin looked up and running at her was a young bikini'd girl rushing with rounded cheeks and pursed lips toward the trash can, her face lit a light shade of green. Another voice called out for people to move away, Erin pulled back a corner of her towel towards her and went back to reading her book, now all the better for the soundtrack of harsh vomiting nearby. When that little episode was done and her family started to gather around her offering water and napkins, another vigilant member of their group said, "that guy over there is video taping Chrissy puking!" The family all turned faces towards the suspect, who sat against the stone wall some ways down in a bright orange shirt and the offending camera clutched tightly in his hands--pointed in our direction. The group continued to warily watch the man, who tho found out, was still nonchalantly videotaping those scantily clad kids and teens around him. When he moved away from the wall to better capture a group of girls passing him by, one of the fathers of the large group got angry and went after him. The man saw the father coming and calmly moved away down the street, continuing to videotape. The family watched on, commenting on how shocked they were at the mans behavior and wondering what website this video would show up on; they easily and quickly dubbed him 'The Pedophile'. The father was gone a long time after The Pedophile. About 15 minutes after he disappeared, about 7 people came out from the water carrying a 15 year old girl who displayed two bloody feet. They set her down right near Erin and Courtney, the former who was facing the scene and had full view of the flapping piece of flesh from the right foot. The three girls gave forth a half hearted attempt to look like they weren't paying attention to the third bit of drama happening thanks to the large family, discreetly turning off their ipods and gazing down at their laps instead of studiously reading the books laying there. The girl meanwhile, was screaming and crying and wailing. Longgg story short, she stepped on something sharp in the water and after her foot was bandaged, the family decided to pack up and head home. They left and most of the rest of the beach emptied.
The rest of the day was spent eating and hanging out in the hotel room, walking around the town (Which, by the way, is stuck in the 80's/90's---all the clothing sold at stores boasted that era, every song in every restaurant and business was something from 30 years ago. Even the colors of the buildings looked like something from Full House or easter {lots of reds, teals, light pinks})
Rain is forecasted for the rest of the week, but the locals say that it just means that there will likely be rain somewhere in the county, however it's a quick spell and moves on without much fuss. So far we haven't had any problems.
Bachelorette party is planned for tomorrow night. Should be fun and we'll post photos after!!
For now, here are photos of the rooms where the 10 girls are staying!! (2 levels, a million patios/decks, 2 bathrooms, a full kitchen, spiral staircase and pinball machine!)
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