View of the day-Trying to keep 30 helium balloons in check so Al can see to drive.
It was wedding day for Al's nephew Myron so it was an early day to get things done at home then drive 45 minutes back to Al's home town of Grayson for the festivities. Marilyn had been delegated to video tape the occasion...a job that came up on Tuesday of this week...no pressure. They had wanted some video of the guys getting ready at the house and the other usual stuff so we were to be there by noon to get started...until we got the phone call...
The groom needed some 'helium-to-go' so he gave us a call and asked us to pick some up...AT WALMART!!! There goes Marilyn's Walmart free run. She tried to convince Al to go in and pick the stuff up, but he had no idea what they wanted, but he did volunteer to go into the McDonalds in the store to pick up a quick lunch for the road. Now, bear in mind that it is Thanksgiving here in Canada, so the store is more mental than usual...he went to stand in line at the grub joint while Marilyn went in search of the helium.
Apparently, Myron had previously bought two of the three that were left on the shelf...in between time, someone else had picked up the last one...we were out of luck, and how do you break the news to somebody on the brink of "YAAARGHHH!" on their wedding day? Marilyn went to find Al in McDonalds and found his line hadn't moved, so they left to find...gas, the helium kind...and grub, somewhere else...they hoped. So...nothing was purchased at Walmart...Marilyn walked out empty handed. Technically, she didn't patronize Walmart, so...the streak is intact, right?
We went to most places where they might have the gas...no luck...they had it, but it wasn't 'to go' and since they had their special balloons, they needed to fill them on site. Either that, or you had to order a big tank at least a week in advance...and who would do that? The best we could do was find someplace that would fill 30 balloons for us pronto and get rolling to Grayson. The way the time was going, we would be lucky to make it to the church on time and Marilyn had to figure out the camera she was to use at least a few minutes before the 'show'.
Well, we made it in time and everything was beautiful, a few tears of joy were shed...the usual things that happen at a wedding. We got to catch up with a lot of friends and relatives...didn't get to dance much since Al complained about how much his shoes hurt, but it was still a wonderful wedding...but a late night. Al wanted to stay for the midnight lunch so by the time we left Grayson and got home, we were exhausted...that's the reason the blog is really late.
That, and several Coors Light and a bottle or two of table wine...
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