As a handful of us stood around this morning wondering how the day would shape up, the judgment call was made: Showcase Oldham County would close at noon due to the biggest snow storm our area has seen in over a decade.
So many months of planning and preparing. When The Oldham County Chamber of Commerce made the decision to host this event in March instead of January or February, it made perfect sense. We may still be a little chilly, but SNOW? Nawwwwww....
By Friday's Kickoff Luncheon (for the vendors), the white stuff was already coming down. But most vendors came out, so at least we all got a chance to "meet and greet" other Oldham County business people, and it was a great day. But by the time we left, the road conditions were already beginning to deteriorate.
Nobody knew whether to cancel or stick with the plan. Louisville has dodged many a snow bullet before, so we were all in hopes that somehow we would be able to GO ON WITH THE SHOW(CASE).
This morning, we woke up to a whopping 14 inches. This was the view from our backyard this morning:
I was so excited about our booth. I usually just put out treats for the kids and come up with a nice prize for a lucky winner who came by to register. But this year a friend and colleague, Karen Tutt (also with Keller Williams) put her interior design creativity to work and together we fashioned a "HOME SWEET HOME" theme. She brought in a plant stand and candles. I brought in curtains, a lamp and other touches to make the booth look inviting. We worked hard, so dang it, we weren't going to let 14 inches of snow stop us! (As it turned out, Karen, sitting back on over 20 acres, couldn't get out of her driveway!)
So I decided to snap a few photos of the last of the vendors still manning their booths and thought I'd share them with you:
Ginger Chapman with Attitude Promotions, LLC spotlights her advertising promotional products.
Striking a pose with Gary Hardy of Farmers Bank of Milton.
Tina Vastine and Steve Jones chat with me about all the services Kentucky Farm Bureau have the offer.
Barry Laws of Open Range Sports talks about how his facility is much more than an indoor rifle range; you can even "HAVE A BLAST" playing paint ball!
Oldham County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Deana Epperly-Karem stopped by each of our booths this morning to thank us for braving the snow !
Disappointed, yes. All of us were. I couldn't help but feel sorry for Deana and her office manager, Tori, and everyone on the Showcase Planning Committee who had logged untold hours into this much-anticipated yearly event. I told Deana, "We'll all look back on this and laugh ... some day. Just not today."
Jacki and Jerry Shafer of The Shafer Team are "mega agents" with Keller Williams Louisville East. They specialize in residential sales in their own "back yard" of Oldham County, and nearby eastern Jefferson County as well as Henry, Shelby and Trimble Counties in Kentucky.
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