i'm bummed that i didn't bring photos with me.  i think that is one reason for the delay, cuz that means i actually have to write, & i can't let the pics speak a thousand words for me.  the rehearsal dinner for the wedding was a sweet-ass event that also doubled as the inaugural use of the kegerator.  the food was great, as well as the alcohol that opened the doors for time traveling and blank tape.  someone took photos with my camera, which made for a neat surprise the next day.

there were about 50 people that attended.  most were out-of-towners that we hadn't seen in a while, so it was a great way to catch up and give them something to do on the day before the wedding.  one of tasks given to me for the evening was to get my godmother tipsy.  that is a duty i took quite serious since she doesn't get a chance to loosen up very often.  she's a great godmother, but the only problem with her is that her & her kids (my cousins) are red sux fans.  yikes   she also hadn't drank in about 17 years, so this would be no easy task...or so i thought. 

i already had an 'in' with the fact i was her godchild.  we started off by 'making' her a diet coke.  it took a little arm twisting, but i think that was all the peer pressure she thought she'd get.  oh how wrong she was.  captain F.O.U.D. was in full effect.  started tossin out things like 'my old godmother would have...', etc.  soon she was tossin fruity, but very strong drinks back.  by the end of the night, she was in great shape and was about to refuse the last drink.  well the whole party chanted her name and she succumbed to the pressure of the mob.  the next day i heard a rumor that she forgot some of the night.  success.

as for me.  i got ripped.  one of my cousins handed me a drink with some tint to it.  it looked like a delicate mixed drink, though i later found out the next day it was about 10 ounces of vodka and a dab of coke.  the only problem with that is someone else asked me to do a bottoms up after i got it.  ouch.  that drink happened twice late in the evening after many other drinks, but just before the digital tape got corrupted and blank spots showed up on the playback.  the short and funny of it is that i woke up in my bathtub at the hotel with no pants on.  i did have a fancy shirt on though   my room looked like there was an explosion.  i hosted the after party and there were chips, pretzels, other assorted snacks, beer cans, wine bottles, and cups everywhere.  success.  now time for day 2 of the festivities.