The 16 Hour Visit

I got to see Sarah twice in a two-week period. This doesn't happen very often, I feel so priviliged. She just recently got engaged on April Fool's, so of course we had to have an engagament party upon her arrival to Phoenix. We went to kind of a random place for dinner that I heard was suppose to be really good. Turns out it was a full on sports bar with 30 plus big screen tv's decoraitng the walls. Big mistake to take three men here for dinner (Dustin, Isac, and Zac). We still had fun despite the "not so intimate" environment. We just had to use our playground voices in order to be heard.



After dinner we ventured over to what has become a tradition each time Sarah comes to visit, a trip to Wal-Mart. I had to think of a good reason on the fly in order to convince the guys it was a necessary stop. As you can tell in the picture below they were starting to have their doubts.



Luckily in the knick(sp) of time I thought of something brilliant. Why it didn't come to me earlier, I don't know. We were going to each pick something out for Sarah in order to celebrate her new future with Paul, her fiance. We only had fifteen minutes and what we came up with was rather creative.



Sarah was able to keep herself entertained by winnnig this awesome bunny in one of those lame little vending machine games at the entrance of most Wal-Marts. Don't feel bad if you don't recall noticing them on your way into the store, mostly just children under the age of five are distracted by temptations. Needless to say, I was there by her side the entire time coaching her with my best strategy to win. She says she owes it all to me, but I don't know if that is completely true.



So here are the products of what each of us gave her as a result of our mission to Wal-Mart:
Zac: a light dimmer
Isac: a measuring tape key chain
Dustin: A candle representing an eternal flame
Becky: a handkerchief b/c everyone says you should go into a marriage with your eyes wide open and once you are married, half shut. I figured this could represent a blindfold. I also got her a packet of sunflower seeds that represents their new life that is about to blossom into something even more beautiful than deemed possible and lastly, a small candle indicating their flame they make together. Dustin and I were on the same page on that one.

Anyways, sorry this turned out to be such a long blog, but I am just so excited for Sarah. She is one of my closest friends and for a long time I worried she would never find anyone worthy of her love. I am convinced Paul is the one for her just by the excitement she exudes whenever she talks about him.

CONGRATULATIONS SARAH!!!