Another busy yet fantastic day has been had. Seeing as I didn't go to bed until 4am last night I slept in until around 11:30. Mr. Kennedy headed on over around 1 to pick up my camera as he needed it for a wedding he was taping. After he left I hurried up and changed to go to Nic Gordon's wedding which took place at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Flint. I hate to admit this, but I ended up getting there a few minutes late. Luckily, it didn't start right away, so all was fine. But man, a wedding is not something to be late to. I apologize for this. The ceremony may not have even lasted 20 minutes. It was quick and to the point and very refreshing. Some pictures were taken and everyone headed back to Nic's parent's house for the reception. I headed on back home (it was on the way) and grabbed another change of clothing as I was going to Ryan's bachelor party afterward.
The reception itself was another refreshing site. Simple and small enough that everyone could interact and not feel left out by the bride or groom. I had some food and cake and some great conversation. Nic is a genuinely good person and Nikki matches him to a "T." At around 7 I got a text from the guys saying they finished golfing and were leaving to go to Aaron's (designated party destination). I said my goodbyes at Nic's and drove about 4 minutes to the next spot.
Apparently there was a lot more drinking going on than seriously golfing (for some). In particular, the groom to be was already out of it. Aaron was on the grill cooking up a ton of burgers and hot dogs and everyone was outside hanging out. I ran into the bathroom to change and came back out for some food. Time passed and some people had ran inside to watch the Tigers and Red Wings game. All of a sudden, Aaron ran in, turned the TV off, and told everyone that it was time for some Wiffleball - per request of Mr. Ryan Trevithick. So we all headed out, split into teams of 6 and 5, and started a late game. We said we'd play until it was dark and we got 3 good innings in. I'm happy to report I ended up going 3-3 with 2 RBI's. Haha. I love me a friendly game o' Wiffleball. In fact, I think we ended up coming out ahead, 7-5. There was also a SportsCenter Top 10 play that took place between myself and Bradley Thibaut. I was playing shortstop and paying more attention to the dog than the batter. All of a sudden I heard Ryan yell, "BJ," and looked up to find a ball heading straight for me. I put my hands up to catch, but it was too close to grab cleanly. I popped it up in the air, went for it again and deflected it up a second time. I turned my head and Brad had ran from third base to grab the ball and get the out. FACE!!! Next time though...I probably should just watch the batter and ball from beginning to end instead of in the middle of the play. Oh, by the way, the reason Ryan was playing is because he got his 3rd wind out of nowhere. Seriously, when I got there he was sitting on the back porch steps with his hands on his forehead and periodically laying down. He was gone. Then...wiffleball. Then...gone again. At this point the Red Wings were up 4-0 in the middle of the second period. We were listening to the game via radio while we were outside. Rhett text me with more pro-Wings comments and I had to call to find out exactly what happened. In case anyone was wondering the Wings ended up dominating 5-0. ALSO, the Tigers beat the Angels 2-1 behind a complete game performance from Edwin Jackson. It's a shame we haven't been getting runs lately, because our starters have been playing out of their minds. Anyway, after our little ball game we finished watching the Wings and Ryan's energy dropped to E. He was gone...again. Aaron found his poker chips and 6 of us got a game going in the kitchen. Brad and Eric were eliminated at the same time (by Brandon) and Hosh was next to go (by Brandon). The final 3 were myself, Brandon (duh), and Aaron. I went all in, you-know-who called, and you-know-who ended up winning. Here's the kicker...I had just got a full house on the turn. He beat me with a full house that he got from the river. Literally on the last card. He had only one out...and got it. Wow. Then again, that's how he took out everyone else that night. Last card. In the end, Brandon won and took home some money that he'll probably be using in Grand Rapids tomorrow.
I just got home and have work early in the morning. No biggie.
Rapp snitch knishes,
B
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