A Houston Wedding

#BrettHollyWedding2015HoustonWeHaveAProblemSpectacular

One of my best buddies, Brett, tied the knot in Houston!  He married Holly Larson, who happened to be my mixed doubles partner on the BYU Intramural Tennis circuit of 2011.  We won the championship and a cool t-shirt.  It is humbling to know that I am the common bond between Brett and Holly, and basically am the reason they are even together.  You are welcome, guys.  They were married in the Houston Temple on a beautiful day.

It was a great weekend full of happiness and celebration.  It was also another reunion of the Forbidden Fruits!  Here we are in the traditional Flying V formation.  I loved seeing all my roommates again and goofing off like old times.  For Brett's bachelor party the night before we went to Top Golf and then got some Whataburger.

I brought my girls with me on the trip.  We drove to Houston from Memphis, which ended up being about 10 hours,  Emmy's first road trip!!!  We drove through the middle of the night so that Emmy could sleep most of the trip.  That was a very good decision.

She was so cute in her little dress.  

Once the ceremony was over and pictures were taken, we got a quick family photo in front of the temple.  It was a warm day but not unbearably hot.

After a quick nap for Emmy in the afternoon, it was time for the reception!  I just have to say at this point that Brett & Holly's reception was the fanciest of all the roommate weddings to date.  There was a cocktail hour before the actual reception, where we could get endless flavor combinations of Italian cream sodas.  Delicious.  Then there was an actual sit-down dinner provided.  Delicious.  Brett wrote and performed an original song for Holly.  Not as good as Two Dreams, but still a nice gesture.  My favorite part of the night though, had to be the unveiling of our party shirts.  Mama Anderson outdid herself and made each of us our custom shirt.  Mine featured Mickey Mouse.

I take it back.  My favorite part of the night was hanging out with this little girl!  She had so much fun dancing with Cory and me.  She really was a trooper through the whole day.

It was a fun party, but Emmy was ready for bed when we got back to the hotel.  She has pretty much outgrown her little bassinet, but she slept well.

The next morning, while Brett and Holly were heading off to their honeymoon, the rest of us woke up for one more day in Houston.  We decided to head down to Johnson Space Center and check out what NASA was up to.  Emmy took her time getting ready in front of the mirror.

NASA!!!

NASA!!!

Mission Control for the Orion Missions to Mars!!!

Big Rocket at NASA!!!

So...NASA was alright.  You saw the highlights in the pictures, but I thought it was going to be a little bit cooler.  We didn't go see the astronaut training facilities because we had to drive Joseph to the airport, but Kyle and Trevor said those were pretty cool.  We let Emmy get acquainted with Kyle a little bit more since we agreed that if she turns 18 and Kyle still isn't married, we might try to arrange something.  This could be the start of something beautiful.

After a long day at NASA we just kind of lounged in the hotel room.  Emmy and I ate some Whataburger and watched playoff basketball.  When Kyle and Trevor got back from NASA we all went out for my birthday dinner.  Did I forget to mention that Brett planned his wedding on my birthday weekend?  Jerk.

In all seriousness, so many of my adolescent memories are great because of my friendship with Brett, Kyle, and Trevor.  Since leaving BYU, the chances for us to see each other are rare, which is why I cherish opportunities like this one.  I have always appreciated that we have the ability to get together and it feel like no time has passed.  I love these guys, and couldn't be prouder of Brett for marrying Holly.  He married up.

Congrats again to Brett and Holly!!!