candice and beardy

My friend from ISU, Candice got married this past weekend to her "Beardy" (aka Nick).

It was such a fun, sweet wedding and we loved getting to hang out with some of our old ISU peeps.

There were so many kinds of cupcakes it was hard to pick just one... so I didn't... I ate two!!

I wish I had a pic of the boquets, they were make of felt and embelishments in a similar style to the centerpieces. I loved them!!

Kevin and I

Drew & Emily all the way from Minnesota

Candice and Pat breaking it down on the dance floor.

Kevin was never told that white boys can't dance and now when I try to hint at it, he doesn't believe me. :)

Mikey & Jackie enjoying a dance

It was a pretty special night and Pat was having so much fun he took some very unique photos... check out fb in the next couple of days for more :)

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And here's what Candice, Me, Drew, & Pat looked like waaaay back in our ISU days

haha! I love it!

jax hat

Jax Hat is my favorite ultimate tournament! It's a hat style tournament, which means you don't go as a team, but as a individual, and get placed on teams. It's a great way to meet new people and catch up with all the friends you've made along the way! I've been to 6 of the 7 years Jax Hat has been held and I've loved every one of them!

I try not to gush about ultimate all the time and bore you to death of the subject, but I'm very grateful for all the many years I've played, all the experiences I've had, and all the people I've met (especially Kevin!!!). I'm not all that athletic so I can't even pinpoint how it started, but I used to be down-right awful at it and I kept going back... it was an obsession and it pretty much still is!

Here's my Jax Hat history in photos:

2006 with Willy

2007 with Carol 

2008 - Kevin's team won!!!

2009 with Kevin

2010 group shot

2011 group shot with the blue team - my team (purple) got second!

my feet actually left the ground!!! that never happens (cause this white girl can't jump)!!!

yes, I am wearing a skirt (whith shorts underneath) it's an old ultimate tradition, but since i'm kinda old now I try to maintain the tradition at fun tournaments like Jax Hat and Mel is wearing one too!

Kevin's team had bright orange shirts - no saturation required!

can't wait till next year!