Today is the big day.
Kasondra and Brad are getting married. Nolan insisted that everyone needed to
be “fabulous!” for Kasondra’s wedding. He even snapped his fingers and flailed
his hand over his head when he said it. Okay, that is not true but he was pretty
adamant about wanting everyone to look fantastic for the very special day. So
literally, everyone came through the station that he had set up for us in the
Produce Prep Room. He had Ashlynn and Kelsey helping him out as his assistants.
I am not really one for something like this but I have to admit, his set up was
pretty freaking cool. (Keep in mind that we have a lot of downtime on our
hands.)
Nolan had three
chairs set up. He assigned everyone in the store a number and would have Kelsey
call you back to the Produce over the intercom when it was your time. He had
Hobbit Judy help him set up every blender from off the shelf and made all kinds
of fruity mixed drinks. They had fruit cocktails to snack on and all kind of
finger foods. They set up their own music station on the Produce Department’s
computer. He then had Kim put on special music for whoever was sitting in the
styling chair at that time. “DJ Kim Jong Ill! Spin that shit!” kind of became
Nolan’s catchphrase.So he had people constantly coming and going, working them like an assembly line but at the same time, he has his schedule down to maximize time. Nothing seemed hurried or rushed. Using that hose and the big industrial sink, everyone got shampooed and conditioned thanks to Ashlynn while Nolan was overseeing. Then they moved to the next chair where Nolan went to work. Girls would stay behind and gab while Nolan did his thing. He was the one doing all the work but I think he enjoyed it more than we did.
For the guys, it was pretty cut and dried. Fred, Lance, Hunter, Luke, Tommy all these guys kept their hair pretty high and tight before the zombie apocalypse. And me? I’ve been shaving my head for the past five years. It is like we were all extras on Breaking Bad. Fred did seem to have more fun with it than most allowing Nolan to color his hair to a get rid of the gray. He even colored his mustache. Want to know something really cool though? Knowing about Fred’s alcoholism, Nolan made sure to have a special booze-free fruity drink for him. I thought that was really awesome.
So, since my “haircut” was so simple, Nolan did for me the whole hot towel routine with a neck and shoulder massage. That was pretty freaking cool and then he shaved my face for me. If you have never had that done, it is a wonderful feeling of pampering.
But the girls are where Nolan really shined. They have full access to the HBC aisle where they got to choose whatever color, style, trim or cut that they wanted. They did VO5 hot oil treatments (whatever those do) and basically ransacked that whole cosmetic aisle. After hair was done, Kimber had a desk set up where she was doing fake nails and fingernail painting for the ladies. (Yes, she gave me a manicure with a coat of clear polish. Lance won’t let me hear the end of it.) But she wasn’t going anywhere near my feet.
Truly, it was a really special day. He styled Brad first and Kasondra last so that they couldn’t see each other. And I, swear, he fussed over Kas for over an hour. I cannot remember more laughter and pure enjoyment from the group since the Memorial Day cookout. I truly forgot that it was the end of the world outside.
