Justin and Bridget are Official!

What a great weekend! I don't know where to begin, so here's a top-ten of the whole ordeal....

#10 - Five Guys! - After being picked up at the airport by Justin's shuttle service, he brought us to Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Sorry California, In-N-Out just doesn't come close.

#9 - Tim! - I got to see my BFF and joke with him about the girl we fought over for two years. Considering that she once passed out drunk on top of Justin (see photo), it would have been a great addition to a slide show or toast... We got to go to a pet shop too! Tim even shaved for the wedding!

#8 - Hurtin' Bombs & Bacon! - No one can make ramen or bacon nearly as well. Justin's an incredible cook. Bridget, you made a wise decision.

#7 - The Stepping Stone Museum! - What a beautiful place for a wedding. In the distance you could see the Susquehanna River below the hills. The weather cleared up just in time for the wedding under a sunny Maryland sky.

#6 - Nerves of steel! - Just before the wedding, Justin seemed quite calm. Maybe too calm... I decided to try a little experiment using the nifty new pocket watch he'd given me and the rest of the groomsmen. When I started taking his pulse it was actually somewhere around 50, but within the next ten seconds it shot up to about 70. A few minutes later it started at 70 and shot up to 90. Psychosomatic reaction? Nah.

#5 - Jimmy! - His wedding beer didn't come out quite as planned, but he made an excellent toast at the reception... "Bridget, you married a wreck." I couldn't have said it better. Did anyone get it on tape? (seriously though, he put it into context by explaining all of the near-death experiences Justin's become famous for, including the helicopter ride Jimmy had to summon after Tim and Justin flipped their canoe over a dam on the Potomac.)

#4 - Car Decorating! - Justin texted me the next day "You really shouldn't have, James... Really." In my defense, even though I got the keys from him, it was a group effort. Although I did contribute the Spatten mini keg to the cans dragged behind, and the music.

#3 - NY! - We'd promised ourselves it wouldn't be a whirlwind tour like last time, yet somehow we ended up on a bus to New York again, this time at 1am, after the reception. We knocked on mom and dad's door at 7:30... Surprise!

#2 - Five Guys! - One more before heading back West. We really miss Five Guys.

#1 - An all-in-all awesome weekend. The wedding was great. We're really excited for the two of you! Congrats! Cant wait for your visit out here! The cider should be ready just in time!