So here it is, Thursday, and I think I have finally recovered from this past weekend. I had a blast the entire time and it was really great to see everyone together again. I personally couldn't be happier for Russ and Eva and I'm glad she is now a part of our family. In case you missed it, here's what went on this weekend.
The "weekend" technically started for me on Wednesday when I headed up towards Jacksonville, NC to pick up cousin Cory. From there he and I went to Chapel Hill, NC to meet up with Cromer and Maggie. We went out drinking for a bit and then stumbled home. It was pretty cold in Maggie's apartment so I decided it would be warmer to sleep under the table on the nice hard floor. I did manage to find a blanket whereas Cory wrapped himself up like a taco in the futon mattress to try and stay warm.
Thursday comes and its time to head to Kingsport, TN. We got on the road 2 hours later than I wanted to thanks to Cromer and Maggie but we still made good time getting there. We got in Russ's pool for the pre-party and just hung out for a while. Once the whole gang got to Kingsport we headed to Hooters to kick off the bachelor party. After Hooters we headed to a local karaoke dive in Kingsport where we were entertained by Hamilton's singing. Finally we made it back to Jeff's house to play some poker and then crash for the night. Once again I found myself sleeping on hard floor, this time it was the screened in porch which had concrete covered with thin carpet for the flooring. It was a rather tame bachelor party but everyone had a lot of fun.
On Friday we didn't do much. We picked up the tux's then checked into our hotel (which happens to be the nicest part of Kingsport) and got ready for the rehearsal and dinner. At the rehearsal dinner we consumed quite a lot of alcohol and everyone had a great time. Cromer's slideshow was a hit and the rest of the night was pretty much spent drinking and shootin' the bull, by far the best night of the weekend.
Russ's big day finally came and I was just as nervous as anyone else (perhaps the Pal's burger for lunch had something to do with my nervous stomach). The first thing I did was leave the rings in my hotel room but I quickly got back there to retrieve them. We picked up the wedding cake and I had to drive it home like I was driving a new born home from the hospital. Luckily the cake made it to the church with only a few finger prints showing in the icing. We started getting into our tux's and we were all dressed by like 3:45pm which made for a long July day in a penguin suit. We got to the church for pictures and this is where I really began falling apart. As we were taking pictures my button falls off, this helps to keep everyone else loose and laughing but I thought I was going to break down. The rest of the time before the wedding was spent hanging out with the guys, and then Russ alone. He and I did our best to keep our composure, but as Eva and her dad walked down the aisle I think a lot of us teared up. We made it through the ceremony and the whole day turned out beautiful. I know I've said it before but I'm really excited for the both of them.
The good news is, we get to do this all over again at mine and Christina's wedding on Sept. 13th!! I'm pretty sure I'll be a pool of goo by the time the ceremony starts but nevertheless I'm getting excited.
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