Was it the third shot that did it?
Vin and Jen – two very beautiful people.
We celebrated the marriage of an old friend of mine, Vinnie, this weekend. We have known each other for – um, 22 years? Our friendships goes back to the days of Jams. I was very fortunate to grow up among people who became my life long friends. We all met in grade school or junior high and are still as close as PB&J. Not all of them were at this wedding but some of the best were.
Brian, Me, Vinnie, Jolene and Todd after Vin took his Jack Daniels and spilled it down my ass while we were possing for this picture. Thus christening me a “jackass”. Barrel full of laughs I tell you.
I really should pull out some old pictures of us in junior high. I suspect that the only thing that has changed is the amount of weight we’re carrying. Because we, clearly, haven’t matured any.
As I mentioned a few days ago, Vin is one of the reasons why being back “home” is so much sweeter. He has watched us all pair off through the years and now it is his turn. I adore his bride. She is kind, genuine and loves to laugh. I am pretty protective of him and it relieves me to know that he has someone by his side who truly cares for him.
The wedding event was a nice excuse for Rob and I to get away for a night. This group of people parties pretty hard and while I have never been a huge drinker or partier these folks seem to bring out the reckless side of me. We all stayed at the Inn where the reception was held. Recipe. For. Disaster.
Here is a photo-log of my demise.
4:30 pm – Post wedding, pre-reception. Stone Sober.
5:57 pm – Pre-dinner. The bar has been open for over an hour. The announcements have just begun. Not sober, Not drunk.
9:42 pm – Post-dinner. Dancing has commenced and clearly I did not need that shot. That’s Becky, Brian’s (pictured above) wife – she was smart to decline this round.
12:00 am – Post-reception, we migrated to the Tiki Bar next door (the reception was on a lake). I was feeling pretty great right about now…
12:09 am – Rob sends me to bed. Vin and Jen are on their way back out to the bar. As it turns out the whole lot of them were out until 2:30am – clearly I am a light weight.
It was a GREAT weekend. I love weddings. And it was super nice to be with Rob for the whole event. It was awesome.