good friends, good food, good times

it was another weekend of driving and wedding fun. here are the happy married couple, jennifer and joe baker! the wedding and reception were at a beautiful country club and the weather couldn't have been better. the ceremony itself made the trip worth it and was easily the most entertaining ceremony ive ever witnessed. maybe it was abby, the dog, who yes, was a part of the wedding refusing to walk down the aisle and was running in the opposite direction. or maybe it was all of the plants and flowers falling from the wind and the best man and maid of honor doing a stellar job of catching them before they hit the ground - great reaction times, guys! or maybe it was when someone sitting behind us farted real loud during the vows. yep, id say that wins. suddenly our row of 6 college graduates became 4th graders and could NOT stop laughing. however we were at a wedding so we had to try and be real quiet. so it was about 2 minutes straight of that laughing where your whole body is shaking and your eyes are tearing up and the last thing you want to do is look at someone else otherwise you completely lose it all over again. i would almost have myself composed and then look over at jeff and patin who were definitely still laughing real hard and then i would lose it again. oh man...i know it doesnt sound as funny as i make it seem but it was one of those had to be there moments i guess. so anyways, the reception was fun...the food was good, the cakes were great, and the dancing was of course fun! and now they're somewhere in mexico that i cant pronounce having a real good time im sure ;)


now as far as this picture goes..theres a little more explaining to do. if you look closely you'll see a dog kennel in the bushes and yes, inside was a real cute little puppy that jeff and kristen got for her brothers birthday. this was looking outside of the window at olive garden where we were eating lunch. they couldnt leave the poor pooch in the car so jeff strategically put the dog in the bushes where we could keep an eye on him. of course the puppy was barking and whimpering a lot like puppies do - probably bc it thought it was being abandoned and was going to die in that kennel in the bushes - and people would hear it and like the good people that they were would be concerned and stop. however at that point, jeff would knock on the window to get their attention, tell them "it's ours! it's ok!", give them the thumbs up, and they would keep on walkin. needless to say this happened many times during lunch and for some reason it was funny every single time.. lets talk about lunch though. we went to olive garden bc right now they have the neverending bowl of pasta deal which is a seasonal thing so you gotta jump on that when it comes around. to put it nicely, the girls ate real well and getting that second bowl (and maybe 3rd for someone ;)) was no problem. the guys ate enough...or hid enough..that they got their second bowls too. in the end i think the 7 of us ate enough for about 15 people but hey, we're poor college students right? oh wait..we arent anymore...we're just poor. you gotta take advantage of those all you can eat opportunities!!

so...another 700 miles put on my car...another friend gettin hitched...but as always - well worth every second.