Dad Does Dallas

Well, my dad finally decided to make a trip to the Big D!  It's the first time he's made the trip so I had to make sure he had so much fun that he would want to come back all the time.  He's not a big traveler so it's quite hard to talk him into leaving Tulsa.  

The first night, we headed to the Rangers game with Blake.

 It was a last minute trip so we were happy to find three good seats on the lower level.  Once the sun went down below the stadium (which was only about 30 minutes into the game), it didn't feel that hot at all thank goodness!

Dad and I headed to the JFK museum the next day and did that whole thing- it was actually really interesting and crazy that he got shot so close to where I live.  Later that afternoon, Blake swooped us up and we headed to do a little bowling.

I came out of the gate pretty strong, but my dad ended up beating us both the first 3 games.  I actually beat Blake once and I went to take a picture and he reset it before I had a chance to snap the picture- rude.

The last game was the closest game in the history of close games:

We finished the night at Javier's for some great food and the cigar bar.

Mission Fun with Dad accomplished- he's already planning another trip at the end of September!

A Mexico Wedding

For our final wedding in June, we took off to the Riviera Maya to celebrate Jon and Elizabeth's wedding!  

Jon is one of Blake's fraternity brothers, but I actually became friends with him my freshman year so I consider him one of my friends too.  : )  

We left on Saturday morning as the wedding wasn't until that Monday.  A lot of people went down Friday morning, but with all the weddings we just couldn't justify another day off work.  And let's be honest... we are too old for more than 3 nights of pretending we're back in college.  

We got there and headed straight to the pool where everyone was already having their fun!  We made sure to jump right in...

One of the group members had an underwater camera... how fun is that?  Since I have to hold my nose, we decided it would be more fun if someone did it for me.

The next night was the rehearsal dinner on the beach- it had the most amazing views and the most awesome slideshow.  The couple tried their hardest to find pictures of everyone who made a trip to Mexico and incorporated it in the slideshow- no telling how long that took them but it was very sweet!

The next night was the wedding and it was GORGEOUS.  It was actually the first Jewish wedding I've ever attended- it was awesome.  There are so many rituals they incorporate that it really makes it special.  One of them that I LOVED: before the wedding, the wedding party all watches the bride and groom sign a piece of paper with all their vows.  It is framed and put in their house so their commitment will always be top of mind.  

And of course, the reception was AWESOME.  Once the speeches were over, the special song came on (not sure what it's called) and everyone ran onto the dance floor to start the party, complete with throwing the bride and groom up and down in their chairs.  

Talk about the best party starter ever.  Don't be surprised if I incorporate some of these rituals whenever I get married.  : )

Wedding Season In Full Effect!

Holy Moly... this is the first weekend of no weddings for the first time in a month.  It has been so fun and we still have three more to go over the next month- wow!

The first wedding we attended was one of Blake's fraternity brother's (Jerry) and it was here in Dallas at Lee Park at Arlington Hall... it was a BEAUTIFUL wedding and actually the same set-up as Tony Romo.  It was good to have so many people together and meet some new friends.  For some reason, I don't have one picture from the wedding, but here's some of us at the hotel afterwards having a bit of fun:

This is Morgan, Josh Taton's girlfriend- sweet girl! 

Someone thought it would be funny to throw Blake's jacket on his head to ruin our picture with his sister, Lori. 

Blake has some serious "Party Hair" here... 

The next wedding we headed down to Oklahoma City for Blake's friend Shawn's wedding.  Unfortunately, we had a flat on the way there.  After hearing a loud noise, we pulled over and found the flat... I looked at Blake and said "You have no idea what to do, huh?"  And sure enough, I was right.  : )  We called Triple A and were waiting patiently playing Family Feud when a nice man stopped and changed it for us- it's so nice to know people like that are still out there!  

We ended up having to change in the car and were only about 30 minutes late for the Rehearsal Dinner.  Luckily, if it were going to happen at any wedding, this would be the one as the bride and groom are VERY laid back!

After the Rehearsal Dinner, we headed to this place called Speak Easy (I'm probably spelling that the correct way and I doubt it's spelled that way, but whatever...)

 Blake with all his high school and some college buddies!

 After the wedding (where I again failed to take pictures), the locals insisted on going to this bar in Bricktown called Candy Bar.  We should have known that this wouldn't be our type of place for two reasons: 

1.  We are way too old for Bricktown.

2.  It was a club... a serious, trashy club.

So, when in Rome, we decided to fit the part...

 On a side note, from the looks on my face, Blake's friends were scaring me...

I have no idea....

So that covers the first two weddings!  This post is getting long and I feel like the next wedding should get its very own!