August...Wedding

Well, it has been awhile since we last sat down and talked.

I can not believe how fast this summer, this year is flying by. We are in mid-August and finally getting a heat wave, really for the first time this year. I say finally like I was hoping that would happen...no, not at all. I can not wait until the end of September when the weather begins to change over too my favorite time of year. I like to call it "sweater-weather"! Also the trees start to change colors to let me know the Flyers are coming. Ok, many years ago, when I was a young lad...my father used to tell me that the tree would change from green to orange because the Flyers were coming to town to start the season. I never forgot that and still to this day think of that when I see the trees changing. Soon!

Anyway. August has been pretty interesting. Started this month of with a wedding. I was really a good time. I was kind anxious before everything started but was actually pretty calm all day. I mean after 11 years what is there really to be nervous about. Know what I mean? All of the groomsman met at my house early for photos and some guy time. After photos everyone pretty much just hung out at my bar while I played PlayStation with my nephew. It was good to get my mind off everything for about an hour. We eventually made our way to the church to get ready. I had to wait downstairs for the crowd to get seated. I did start to get alittle restless during the waiting. After awhile we did finally make our way out and things got started really fast. Faster then I was anticipating. Everyone in the party did the little walkout thing and all went smooth. The bride finally turned the corner and looked so beautiful. I have never really seen her dressed completely formal. Everything after that was pretty much a blur. I thought about messing up the lines in the days prior to the wedding but fortunately I made it through pretty perfectly. Sheew!

After the actual wedding we did lots of photographs. We made our way to a local lake where the backdrop would look great. We did many different styles but mainly straight-up old fashion, that's what we, I wanted. When we were on our final photo we noticed two stray dogs running down the path in our direction (they did have collars on but no human owners). We really thought this was gonna be a problem. When they got within uncomfortable distance this woman came out of an adjacent path with her own dog (on a leash). The rabid dogs made a quick turn to sniff the rear of the calm leashed dog. So crisis adverted. So we thought. The poor lady could not get away from the wild animals no matter what she did. Our photographer put his camera down and tried to help, then my bestman came running from the limo to try and help. The lady noticed we were still trying to do pictures so she tried her best to just walk away. It was just her and her dog, with two 'cujo' dog trailing. Eventually they made their way around the bend and we continued with our photos. On our way out of the park about 20 minutes later we were headed to the reception. I looked out of the limo to my right and the poor lady was standing under a tree with the two crazy dogs doing circles around her and her dog. Sorry lady!

The reception was a really great time. I went in there with the mind set of only doing 2 dances. One with the wife and one with the mom. I did those and more. That is a surprised because you know how people say that people that cant dance have two left feet, well I have no feet. I can do anything good and somethings great, but I can not dance...and I am ok with that. Me and dancing are a peace with each other. The whole night was great. The food, beer, speeches, people...everything was better then I thought it was gonna be. I would do it again if I could. After the reception most of the bridal party went back to the wife's mother's house to continue the drinking and conversing. Night ended around 7 am. When we pulled up to the house the sun was coming up, now that's a party!

A day later we went on a honeymoon/vacation but that will have to wait until another Bri-Blog, I think i just wrote a book here on the wedding. Until next time...


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Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Dad! Old man no more...I'll drink one for each of us!

Keep looking out, I know your there.

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Ok, the Bri-Blog begins, how long it will go for we will have to find out together. I say 'together' like I have some sort of following, which I don't, but might as this goes along. Wow, I am two sentences into this and I am already rambling on. (stands up and stretches, clears head) Well I am pretty much writing this blog because I am sitting here bored and was thinking about how my life right now is like a Corvette with the petal to the floor! Just a few weeks ago it was more or less moving like a junker from the 80's, on cruise control, in the slow lane of the highway holding up traffic...might even have been alittle rusty around the edges, with the back passenger tire low on air. The pace of life is so interesting to me. In the matter of one day your life can change so much and it is not going to slow down or pick up whenever you want or need it too. Maybe it is better that way because I have found that in life it is better to deal with what is put into your lap then to try to plan what will be placed there. Either way you have to deal with it.



I have had a lady in my life for the past 11 years (are you kidding me, didn't realize how long it was until now) and have just been blessed with a little one on the way. Should be here in February, and I can wait but I can't wait, if that makes sense. Not that there is anything I could do if I really couldn't wait, I would still have to just wait. Anyway, speaking of no more waiting...after 11 years we are finally going to make it offical in two days. That should be pretty interesting. I don't really know why it has taken me this long, 'marriage' just doesn't hold much importance to me, ok maybe not so much marriage but the actual process of a wedding. That sounds kind of bad and I don't mean it in a bad way, its just that, to me, when there is a bond already then marriage is just paperwork and a ceremony to make it legal and official. I understand why people make such a fuss over it but I am not really the excitable celebration type of guy. It will be fun seeing all the family though. Actually through the whole planning process I am now actually looking forward to it, but don't tell anyone I said that!



Back to the Bri-Blog eperiment... I am not sure what I will talk about in any future blogs but I do have a pretty open mind and I am not afraid to speak my mind so up-coming topics could really vary. If you have a topic you want my thoughts or opinions on feel free to let me know and I promise I will not hold anything back. Until next time...



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