get me to the church on time

most of my time in dfw i spent with my family. saturday, however, i spent with my friends. two of my friends at baylor, whom i had known since welcome week right at the beginning of freshmen year, were getting married. so i headed up to coppell on saturday afternoon. their ceremony was beautiful and very traditional, with a few exceptions, like the silent sic 'em bears the groomsmen did right before the recessional. or the dr. pepper floats the newlyweds drank instead of champagne, or the picture up above, which i took at the request of the groom--matt's in the white vest, front left. mostly though, it was a grown-up wedding and reception. it was wonderful to be there for matt and sarah, as well as to see so many of my baylor friends one last time before graduate school. after the reception, since it was dinner time, eight of us baylor folk decided to head to downtown ft. worth for dinner and drinks, so we headed to sundance square and a restaurant called 8.0, which my aunt recommended.

we had a great time hanging out, chatting and laughing, until most of them left around 9 (the couple up above i think asked for this picture, so i feel no qualms in posting it). three of us decided to stick around, however, to see the band that was going to start playing at 10. it turns out that this band was called metal shop, which had us worried--and it was rock, but they are an 80s cover band, and hilarious at that. we spent about 30 minutes enjoying their pink leopard print leggings, curly wigs, and actually pretty good music, and then headed out of 8.0 to walk around sundance square for a few minutes before leaving. this being texas, it was still hot, but it was a blast all in all. i actually prefer downtown ft. worth to that of dallas--it is more people-friendly and fun, at least in my opinion. that's bass hall, the performing arts space, to the left, and a picture of downtown ft. worth, which is all lit up at night, down at the bottom of this post.

i left downtown about 11 to drive the roughly 20 minutes back to my aunt's house. thanks aunt karen for having me, once again, and to all of my friends i saw that day. you all are fantastic, and getting to see you all reminded me of all the good times we had a baylor, as well as how wonderful life can be. best of luck to all of you, and especially matt and sarah as they begin their new life together!