Day 6-The Final Day of Filming

“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end.
But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
Winston Churchill

 

Argh...not a happy day.
The kids awoke knowing that they had to say goodbye to Sam and Emily and it was really hard. Thank goodness Emily had not come at me with the powder yet as it would have been in vain! To my surprise, LJ had the toughest time. Just like my amazing husband, LJ is a quiet guy. He is soft spoken (most of the time) but deeply loving and caring. This experience had brought out a side in him that I had not seen in a very long time and now it was over. Nonetheless, he too said his goodbyes as did Lainie, the boys and Ren.

Once off to school, I sped one last time to "wardrobe" and "make-up" with Em. I don't know if I clarified this in previous posts but wardrobe and make-up are simply my closet and vanity ( just thought I would make that a bit clearer as I can envision my friends thinking there was a trailer or something here!!!) . But hey, even us common folk can dream!!!!!

One of the shots for the day that Sam was determined to get was above the house. Yep....our Director wanted a sky shot. I guess if we lived in the city this would have been far less complicated than here in the lake country. But...fear not! One call, one cherry picker (aka sign putter upper) from my friend Regina at Shamrock Signs and off he went (or should I say UP he went!). It was another one of those awesome "autumnal" days in the Ozarks and I have no doubt the shots were amazing!

Our next stop was going to be Main Street Warsaw. Sam wanted to capture me alone, simply window shopping and enjoying my time as Jodi rather than Mum, Wife, etc. I can't wait to see what that feels like!!!!!! Off shot were the baby, Gabe, Lara, Bret, Emily and some friends that had "found us out" along the street. Now that's what I call being "alone" but its just the way I like it.

The shots were really pretty and we used Touch of Glass (a stained glass store) to take some cool artistic views. Shout out to them-thanks for the view! At this point I was soaking in every minute of our time filming knowing that the wrap was soon to be called (how's that for movie lingo???). It didn't take us long to get the shots and we had decided that lunch, aka wrap party, would be at Cosmic Coffee and Eatery.


We shared some final thoughts, final laughs and one final meal and that was it. Once again we stood in that awkward silence not wanting to say goodbye. But, Sam and Emily had a plane to catch, Bret had to get back to work and life had to move forward so farewell we did- tears and all, and off they went with a final ta ta.

How surreal it was standing there on Main Street. Our lives had been on film display for days, we had shared all of who we are with the world and now everything was quiet, still and done.

Home we went, jiggity jig for there was laundry to do, beds to make and an amazing life to live. Besides, we were movie stars now and we had to get ready for the premiere!!!!!!

That's a wrap.

 

The Wonderful Ms. Em, Faboo and #10!

Wardrobe and Makeup

The Fabulous Sam Windsor-Phillips!