Mr. & Mrs. Bruchman

Andrew and I were lucky enough to be invited to the wedding of my oldest, and one of my dearest, friends.  I grew up about 3 doors down from Alicia's family so for as long as I remember Alicia has been a part of my life.  Alicia's first word was "horse" and mine was "baby" so our interests obviously differed greatly but it never stopped us from being the best of friends.  As the years have gone by we haven't been as close as we were the first 12 years of our lives but I still consider Alicia one of the closest people to my heart.

Andrew and I travelled to Flagstaff on Friday afternoon and I had the opportunity to walk down memory lane as we roamed the campus of NAU.  Though it was many years ago **and I only lasted a year** I still have some of the most amazing memories from this place.  I got to show Andrew where I lived, where we ate, where I had class, and where some of my favorite moments occurred.  On Saturday my parents met us for lunch, and this is where things got interesting.  While sitting at lunch my dad's hip dislocated...again.  With Andrew's strength (thank God he was there) we were able to get him out of the restaurant and into our car and to the hospital.  Unfortunately the hospital there was unable to get his hip back in place and unfortunately my parents had to miss the wedding but my mom was successfully able to transport my dad back to Phoenix where they were able to shove his hip back in place the next day.  Needless to say this part of our trip was heartbreaking as I hate seeing my dad in so much pain and I saw the disappointment in my mom's eyes that she had to miss witnessing Alicia's incredible day.  Thankfully my dad's surgeon, who is out of the country, answered my phone call and was able to schedule a great surgeon to put him back together.

Now on to the beautiful wedding....  Alicia's wedding was perfectly Alicia.  The wedding took place just outside of Flagstaff.  The ceremony took place in a beautiful meadow surrounded by trees.  Alicia and her dad rode in on a clydesdale drawn carriage.  She was incredibly beautiful and it was so wonderful to witness the love between Alicia and Max as they became husband and wife.

The beautiful bride

Andrew and I had so much fun catching up with my old neighbors.  Andrew had the opportunity to talk hunting with my old neighbor Dave and I had the chance to catch up with April, who is due about two weeks ahead of me with a baby boy!  I absolutely loved the time I was able to spend with the people who have probably known me the longest.  

April and myself and the bebes

Alicia saying "Of course I am on a horse!"

**Why was anyone even surprised**