Jeremy: We are going to have tons and tons of opportunities to meet gorgeous ladies that are so aroused by the thought of marriage that they’ll throw their inhibitions to the wind.
John: And who’s going to be there to catch them?
Jeremy: Grab that net and catch that beautiful butterfly pal! What do you like better, Christmas or Wedding season? (raises hand)
John: Mister Grey.
Jeremy: Yes, um, the answer would be, um, wedding season?
John: Bingo. I’m gonna go get my suit. Oh, and now who are we this time? -Wedding Crashers

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• Sunday was Geeky’s wedding. I’m so happy for her! It feels like just yesterday she was the guest at mine, with her Fire Guy doing the reach and trying to catch that garter. I knew then he was going to propose. And here we are just over a year later and she’s a new bride! Her wedding dress was beautiful and she was beaming the entire night. You know I totally got teary eyed when they exchanged their scott kay rings. I’m so excited that she’s joined the married club!
  
• Awkward moment happened the minute the bridesmaids walked down the aisle. For you to know this was awkward first look at the dress I chose to wear for her fall wedding.

• cute right? I loved it, and it was an absolute steal at Plato’s Closet, where I got it for 8 bucks! I emailed a cell phone pic of it to Geeky because she had mentioned her bridesmaids were wearing brown. I asked her if my dress was the same color, and if it was too similar. She said no and to definitely buy it.
• but I was regretting my bargain decision when the bridesmaids walked by wearing dresses almost identical to mine. 
• luckily Geeky didn’t care one bit. But remember bitchface girl from the bachelorette? Of course she had to say something snarky. There’s always one in a group isn’t there? I was feeling very self conscious but after the first few glasses of wine I got over it.
• The wedding was a lot of fun. It reminded me a lot of our wedding. It was at a golf course, with the ceremony outside and the reception indoors. There were a lot more people at hers though, and she had a shit ton of bridesmaids. I’m soooo glad we didn’t have any. Match and I kept joking around that it was the high price version of our wedding, since they had plated dinners and it was at a fancier building.
• Geeky sat us at a table with a super fun couple from San Francisco. We clicked with them right away and City Girl and I exchanged numbers before the night was up. I really hope we get together with them soon. They were so fun!
• Match and I danced all night. I wish I’d had someone snap photos because it’s rare that we get to dance like that. Usually Match prefers to observe while I go out there and shake my tail feathers, but he was in a really social mood. He twirled me all over the dance floor and just like at every wedding we go to, I fell in love with him all over again. I love how weddings have that effect. 
• The wedding was a ton of fun and I’m so happy for my friend. She’s such a sweet and genuine person and nobody deserves happiness more than her!
  

Susan Storm: Reed, I know you. I’m glad you had fun.                                                                                                                                                          Reed Richards: Thank you.                                                                                                                                                                                                             Susan Storm: Besides, it was nothing compared to what I did at my bachelorette party. Talk about wild.-Fantastic Four

Geeky’s bachelorette party was this past Saturday. It started with the two of us getting make overs.

Then the girls arrived and the decorations were brought out.

I finally got to bring out the Hen Party sign I worked so hard on for Monica. Unfortunately we didn’t use it except for pictures, but all the more reason to have an actual Hen Party another weekend.

Geeky looked amazing dressed all in white. Her hair and makeup looked like Marilyn Monroe and she had Madonna gloves.  She was a star!

The fun started when one of Geeky’s Bridesmaids busted out the inflatable penises. They were part of a game where each person would “cock fight” and try to knock off the other penis. We called them  rock em sock em penises. It was hilarious.

We also played pin the Macho on the man.

Then the limo bus arrived and we got ready to head out. I loved that we all wore black and Geeky wore her white.

the Limo was so classy inside!

 We had a really fun driver who obliged us with picture taking and even got in on the fun.

The limo bus became one big dance party, and it was a good thing it got exciting because the ride was a long one. We drove an hour an a half just to get to this specialty bar. I’m just going to let the pictures speak for themselves…

I got a little freaky on Couple Wife

Then we arrived at the bar. It was a Country Western bar so there was bullriding, a shot chair, and a live band. It was pretty crazy!

Geeky got to be up on stage with other bachelorettes and dance. She was by far the cutest bride there.

I got drunk enough to contemplate the bull, but luckily I came to my senses while standing in line. My dress was loose and I didn’t have shorts under my dress. It would have been really scandalous.

For the amount of girls there we were lucky to not have any major drama. There was one point where one of Geeky’s friends was kind of bitchy to me, but that’s expected with the wolf pack. They were far nicer than my last experience hanging out with them all in a drinking setting. Luckily I didn’t let it get to me and I didn’t let her cattiness ruin my  night. I did spend most of my time with two girls who weren’t part of the wolf pack either. We ended up really hitting it off and I hope we hang out again soon.  The most important part was that our bride Geeky had a great time. She was beaming all night long, even when this random 100 year old man came along and smacked her ass.

For as wild as the bar was and the limo ride there, it was actually not that crazy of a night. We left early and we were back to Geeky’s by 130am. I was fortunate enough to just have a happy buzz and not be trashed so I didn’t have a hangover. A few of the others weren’t so lucky. Nothing better than passing out spooning an inflatable penis.

[Martin complains that Frasier makes practical jokes seem like work]
Martin: This is supposed to be fun! Like a day at the beach! Oh, you do this kind of thing all the time.
Frasier: Like when?
Martin: Like the last time we went to the beach!

Thursday Match’s sister Travel Girl and Match’s Cousin came to visit. Cousin brought his adorable doberman puppy Z. Isn’t he precious? He’s as big as Monkey but all paws and puppy clumsiness.

Cousin told us all about this farm he’s been staying at with friends, where they ride around on ATVs equipped with LED Light Bars, swimming, and fishing all day. It’s pretty much Match’s version of heaven. Hopefully we’ll get a chance to visit soon. I’m sure Monkey would love to play with Z again. When they left Z had to be carried away because he wouldn’t budge from Monkey’s side. Those two were too cute together.

It was nice to visit with Travel Girl. She’s back from Peru but she’s moving in with her boyfriend in Arizona, so that was our last little visit until Christmas. But she’s back in the states and just a quick plane ride away!

Yesterday Monkey and I decided to escape the heat and traveled to the beach with Couple Wife and her babies. We met up with another one of her friends and headed out. Unfortunately most of Northern California’s population had the same idea and the beach was crowded.

I still had fun enjoying the sun and running in the sand with Monkey. I wish Couple Wife was a bit more outdoorsy. Her and her friend just sat in the sand with the kids and didn’t want to put their feet in the water. But then again babies are hard work so I can’t imagine how hard it would be to juggle them and all their stuff! I had my hands full enough with Monkey, who thought that running after kids in the water was some sort of sport.

It was nice just relaxing and watching the kids be entertained by sand. Couple Toddler had a great time sharing his cookies with Monkey. I have a feeling Monkey is going to love it when we have a baby because of all the extra snacks he’ll no doubt get to enjoy.

It was a nice day at the beach, but I still prefer the uncrowded Oregon coastline.

Tonight Match and I will be watching the fireworks at the marina. I’m so happy he has the 4th off! Happy 4th everyone and I hope you’re all doing something fun with your loved ones.

Ted: [to Marshall and Lily] Are you kidding me?!? All you ever talk about is having kids, and now you have one little freakout, you want to get a dog instead? No, unacceptable! You’re gonna turn around, go home, get naked, lie together as man and wife until Lily is great with child! Right now. [couple still look at him] I’M SERIOUS, GO GO GO! -How I Met Your Mother

Last night Match and I got together with Couple Friends for a long overdue double date. We joked that the last time the four of us got together was a baby and a half ago! We got together at Old Chicago Pizza and ate our weight in pizza, drank beers and caught up.

Couple Hubby told us both a really sweet example of the decision to have a baby. He said it was like when you have to give a speech in class. You hate to go first, but at the same time, you get it done with, and then you can sit back and relax. If you want kids at all, you know that you’re going to have them eventually, so you might as well just do it. You’re never going to be ready, but once you get up there and give that speech, you will feel relieved. He said it’s not that you’ll be relieved when the kids grow up, but some stages of raising babies is tough, and when you get through that stage, you get that sense of relief and accomplishment.

I loved his little talk and I think Match did too. Couple Wife chimed in that no one is ever ready and that if you wait until you are, you will never have kids.

After dinner we had a few drinks

then headed to Couple Wife’s parents house to visit Couple babies. They were so stinking cute! They warned us that their kids would make my ovaries hurt and they would affect male reproductive parts the same way. I started cracking up and said, “Umm I don’t think you can say the same about a guy and not have it sound really perverted. Oh man, those kids make my sperm ache.” That is just plain awkward!

We played with the kids and couldn’t get over how big Couple Toddler has gotten. He is 2 years old already! When Match and I first got together, Couple Wife was pregnant. I was literally there from the beginning. When he toddled over and cuddled up on my lap, I won’t lie, my heart strings were pulled. He is such a cutie pie.

Little Couple Baby Girl snuggled with me too, and kept nuzzling my head which was downright adorable.

I’m so glad that even though we live further away, we still have our Couple Friends. I can already see us one day with our own babies, all of us getting together and watching them play. Someday…

The World is going to come to an end tonight. Yes think about it. End of the World, Nostradamus, Notre Dame, Fighting Irish, Irish, St. Patrick’s Day. This is it Bro. Bro-pocalypse Now… Bro-Mageddon. -Barney, How I Met Your Mother

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I confess…

That I haven’t written the rest of my post about the Gay Bachelor party because I am waiting on pictures from Tahoe Girl. But she’s terrible about emailing me back so I may have to post without them. Sad panda. Here is one teaser pic that I have from my camera. It’s a terribly flattering picture of me. Being attacked by a cartoon penis. Be jealous!

I confess…

That I do not think the world will end tomorrow. I did tease Match that instead of hanging out with him, I will be hanging out with Geeky who is coming to visit me for a girl’s night out. How bad am I gonna feel if the world actually does end?

I confess…

That our weekend is chock full of fun stuff. Tonight we’re having a long overdue double date with Couple Friends. I don’t think the four of us have had a date night in at least a year and a half. Or as I told her, 1.5 babies ago! After that it’s the aforementioned girls night out with Geeky. We’re going to start out at a Cuban restaurant drinking mojitos and we may end up at a gay dance club. Because that is how we roll.

I confess…

That it’s starting to feel like summer and I’m loving all of the fun social activities. Double dates, girls nights out, weddings, hen parties, high school reunion, road trips, camping, bbqs and pool parties. Bring it on summer, I’m ready!