BombShell!

I don’t get surprised too often. Maybe because people don’t choose to surprise me or perhaps I somehow tend to catch wind of the surprise. But this Christmas Day, I received one of the biggest surprises of my life. No offense to anyone who may have put a lot of time into deciding what to buy me this year. Please continue to buy me things. But my brother gave me the best gift this year.He is getting married next October. He and his fiance Laura are having a destination wedding. They will be getting hitched somewhere nestled deep into the Colorado Rocky Mountains. It is going to be so much fun. So on Christmas Day (2 days ago) Chris asked me along with Jim (our uncle) and Joe (our brother in-law) to be his grooms-men in his wedding. I was thrilled. I honestly didn’t see it coming. I really didn’t even think, sense it would be a small wedding, that they would have a wedding party. But I am glad they are.But wait… it gets better. So later that night Amanda and I found ourselves at my parents house with Chris and Laura and my mom and dad. Everyone else had gone home. Then Laura and Chris ask if Amanda would be the “matron of honor.” Amanda is/was so happy. But then Chris asked me to be his “BEST MAN!”WHAT!!! REALLY? ME?AWESOME!I was really shocked. Of course, I said yes. I am so honored. Thanks Chris. But I never saw that coming. I could say a bunch of awesome things right now about my brother, but I think I will save it for the toast. Oh crap…I have to write a toast.

Here is a HUGE pic of Amanda and I at my cousin Jason’s wedding last August.