Tom Gets Married

Finally. After 4+ years of dating, Tom & Stephanie made it official. Having never been to a Catholic wedding before, I didn't know what to expect.
There was a lot of standing up and sitting down (including the time during the ceremony when I sat down on Lucy's Sophie Giraffe; it squeaks; that was fun; Patty said I covered it well; I should have just pointed at Jessie). And it was long. Lucy did really well up until Tom & Stephanie were about to say their vows, (of course, the important part) then I had to take her out. Plus, the priest was really hard to understand.
Heidi and Jessie both gave readings: And they did very well. I told them that they had better be exceptional because most of Tom & Stephanie's friends are actors (and we all know the harshest judges are actors), but they didn't let that phaze them at all.
After the ceremony, we went to the reception . . .
Where Lucy was the life of the party! Everyone wanted to hold her. Could be because her dress was so beautiful (thanks for the dress, Grandma!):
Big Mike even insisted on dancing with her:
She was tuckered out after all that partying.As the best man, Mike was required to give a toast (which he didn't know about until 2 minutes before). Even on the fly, he did a really good job and I swear he got choked up at one point (he denies it, even though I have video evidence).
Congratulations, Tom & Stephanie! This trip was also a bunch of firsts for Lucy. Besides her first plane ride, Mike couldn't let her go to California without going to: Roscoe's Chicken & WafflesNot my favorite, but Justin loved it so much he tried to convince us to go back again the next day.
And what California trip would be complete without a trip to the beach? Lucy wasn't really a fan of the sand. Oh, and a miracle happened.
Mike actually missed watching the University of Utah football game on Saturday.

I know. Talk about miraculous.

I guess being the best man at your brother's wedding is the only thing constitutes missing a Utah football game. (Kickoff was at 9:00 in the morning in Cali and the wedding was at 10.) Big Mike had the game going on his phone the entire ceremony was updating everyone (as most of Mike's family is as Ute-crazy as Mike is).

The Utes defeated Pitt 26-14.

Bout time we won.

Go Utes!