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zagman.
adam. (love the 'stache!)
kevin.

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dusty. (and rex)
tim. (wow, he looks really funny!)
jeffry lee.
max.

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rex.
freddie. (and a finger)
aaron.

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aaron seems pretty happy to be there enjoying the night!
zagman, adam, and i having a good time.
i dont exactly remember the question, but apparently freddie things the answer is two.
dusty appreciates that mojo's is open for business tonight.

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adam, being cool.
jeffry lee, myself, and adam took over the dance floor and showed them how it is done!

jeffry lee, aaron, and i having a good time. it must have been really bright in there for me to need sun glasses...
a silly picture of dusty laughing hysterically!

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hanging at mojos, rex is looking rather pale, mostly because he was terribly sick and constantly wheezing.
i was told i needed to wear my sunglasses indoors, to assure everyone that i was the cool bachelor. dusty, zagman, and adam are in agreement.
the dance floor was pretty busy during the night, there were at least two bachelorette parties going on there as well.
aarona and adam bust a move on the dance floor.

bachelor party proper 1: the vibe

when we first arrived at mojo's there was a pole by the entry way upstairs. as we waited for everyone to come up, aaron took the opportunity to impress the ladies as they walked up the steps into the dance section. he struck a pose, and sent out 'the vibe'. i'm pretty sure it worked, because he was surrounded by hot women all night! *
* by 'hot women', i mean 'he was completely ignored by the ladies, just like the rest of us...
aaron was doing such a good job of sending out 'the vibe', that i figured i should take a turn...
my results were very similar to aarons, which i'm sure diana was pleased about!

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it seems everyone had a great time, it got the official seal of approval: a thumbs up from dusty!
random people sitting at the bar in the restaurant.
we finished up at the restaurant and headed outside. papa talks with timmy to try and figure out how to get to his car.
after dinner papa parted ways with us, for some reason he wasnt up for going to a really loud bar... i can't figure out why. it was really cool that he even joined us in the first place! i love my dad, and it was so great to be able to share the night with him. i'm really thankful that he stopped by!

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jeffry lee and i hanging out, enjoying the great night we are having.
a photo of the whole group, but it seems someone forgot to tell jeffry lee that he needed to look...
freddie and i going a little crazy.
zagman, jeffry lee, and aaron chatting it up.

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this is where we first were planning to go, but then we realized it was college basketball finals, so we quickly found a new place.
chowing down on the good food at bar divani's, aaron makes a goofy face. what's new?
i was eating on the other side of the table with jeffry lee and my dad, but a couple of times i walked around to visit with the guys who were out of ear shot range. myself, adam, aaron, and rex sharing a couch.
adam was kindly rockin' out the handle bar mustache, so that's always a victory in my book.

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they only sent a van and a car for all eleven of us (and their three drivers), and i have to tell you: none of us are small! i'm one of the shortest at six feet tall...
aaron, adam, and dusty chill out as we all try to wedge ourselves out of the taxi.
getting everything set, we made plans for where we wanted them to meet us at the end of the night.

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chilling in aaron's kitchen getting ready for the fun ahead!

as everyone starts rolling in, we wait outside for the whole gang to arrive. here's my bro-in-law timmy, aaron, rex, max, and freddie.
freddie relaxin', leaning against his car with chris. chris stopped by for a little while because he was in the area, but he wasn't able to join us for the whole night. and jeffry lee checking his phone, all dressed up and trying to look important.
dusty just got a new phone from work and he and zagman are checking it out.
we are still waiting on the arrival of adam and kevin. once they get there, its time to roll!

party eve

chris kootje and freddie enjoying a little relaxation at fridays. it was nice to see kootje again!
after we left fridays, i had a few things to put in jeffry lee's truck. i have a few pillars that i have been using to hold speakers on either side of the tv for many years now, but its time to get rid of them, so i am giving them to rex. he wasnt there, so jeffry lee took them for me. before loading them into the truck, he took a moment to reenact rodan's 'the thinker'.

crazy hair day

each year we have spirit week at school. one way that the kids celebrate is by having special days for the kids through out the week where they get to dress up and be a little bit crazy. one day, for example, was pj day, another was twin day, etc. well, one of the days was crazy hair day! usually i don't participate in the special days (not because i'm a poor sport, but because when i wake up in the morning i usually forget!) i knew i wanted to be a part of crazy hair day, so i pulled out my razor and got to work!
i had planned to cut off my beard for the wedding anyway, so i just took this opportunity to have a little fun with it before it came off all the way.
also, i blowdryed my hair back so it looked really big and poofy.

no more depot

on her last week, diana was the 'front end hero' at her home depot store. she had received the best customer survey responses out of anyone there! in honor of such an amazing achievement, she had her photo put on the bulletin board!