Kyle's Wedding Weekend!

You know what's great about weddings?  It brings people together, especially those friends of yours who have moved far away and you just don't get to see each other as often anymore.  My friend Kyle, one of my longest friends since middle school, got married to Jamie a couple weekends ago! Congrats Kyle and Jamie!  I didn't blog about it right away though since he is one of my biggest fans and figured I'd wait until he was back from his honeymoon in Maui!

I got in on Friday night and met up with Chris, Jeff and Ashley, Nate, and Kyle Kinney at Goldie's.  Goldie's is kind of our neighborhood bar that we go to every time this group is in town. :) After a night of just drinking and catching up, I had apparently had too much to drink and went home with Jeff and Ashley.  But instead of going straight home, figures that Jeff and I would ask to be dropped off at the casino, heh. :P A funny story happened there actually, which is why I bring the casino up.  Jeff and I were playing Blackjack and after losing all but $7 of my chips, I went to the ATM to get more money.  When I returned to my seat, I noticed my chips were gone.  The two people to my right (one was Jeff) who had been playing there didn't notice who took the chips and the new guy to the left had no clue either.  The dealer was completely useless as well.  Normally, I feel really safe leaving my chips at the table, because the dealer will usually watch it for you.  Anyway, I talked to the pit boss, not really concerned about the $7, but just curious who would take it.  While they checked the security cameras, Jeff shouted out aloud, "You'd have to have some pretty big balls to have taken the money and still be sitting at this table!" The pit boss came back after about 15 minutes and told the guy sitting to the left of me, "Sir, you owe the gentleman next you $7."  This guy was apparently a bit drunk and kept insisting he didn't take it, saying things like "I wasn't even around here when that happened!" LOL! The pit boss had to have security come over and they were ready to toss him out and have him arrested.  Fortunately, the guy wised up and paid me $10 and me being the nice guy I am, I made amends and said, "hey, it was probably just an accident, no worries." I really wasn't upset, just amused.  If anything, I am disappointed that it happened because your chips are supposed to be safe if you need to walk away and use the bathroom but reserve your seat!  And apparently Jeff thought it was that guy to my left all along, he just couldn't prove it.  Hence his comical statements earlier. :)

On Saturday, Kyle got married to Jamie!  Ashley was nice enough to drive a bunch of us other, a luxury I don't get much...ever. :) I was really happy and enjoyed a wedding full of drinks and good times, seeing great friends that I don't get to see very often (Chris, Brian, and James to name a few), and meeting their amazing fiancés in person for the first time - Priya and Mariana for example. :) The venue was beautiful (but I guess they always are) and the Edringtons threw an awesome wedding!  With Chris and James getting married next year, that really only leaves me in the picture below as the lone single guy, a title I would probably take to my grave!

Another reason I enjoyed this weekend is that I limited myself to the friends I would see while in Phoenix.  It was really relaxing because I basically just spent a majority of it at Jeff and Ashley's.  I also didn't have to drive a ton - I actually made it to Phx and back to Tucson on a single tank of gas!

Congrats again to Kyle and Jamie!  And now I must go prepare myself for Johnathan and Kelly's wedding this weekend!