The apprehension I was feeling was soon alleviated when we finally got together to discuss the outline. Everyone agreed that it was the most solid footing we'd been on since we'd began. And even though there was still a lot missing, what had been put together on the page gave us confidence that our efforts thus far hadn't been fruitless.
Soon after that, I found out by chance that the Jackson store would be closing within the next few weeks. We'd planned to focus solely on the Hubertus store, but since I'd spent a few summers working at the Jackson store as well, I felt comfortable extending out project there
We weren't sure how well the Jackson footage would tie into the footage we'd already collected, but it was a significant event for the chain that warranted the attention.
And it might be the only chance we'd get to actually capture a store closing.