What an awesome, fun-filled weekend! Kyle is my one and only friend from growing up that I have never had issues with. He is the most caring, generous, compassionate and good looking male friend a girl could ask for. We met in elementary school, became friends in middle school, best friends in high school and stayed close all through college (he went to USD too).When I went to visit Ali overseas in the summer of '09 I was gone for a month. The night I arrived back in Vermillion I went over to Kyle's house where the weekly Sunday Funday yard games, BBQ and beer drinking festivities were taking place. I was surprised to see two girls that I didn't recognize. Ryan and Kyle greeted me with hugs and excitement, all the while I was distracted by these two girls who looked a little frightened by me. I was introduced to them and didn't think much of it. Later that night, we all went downtown together and I had a better chance to talk to these girls. As it turned out Britt had started working at Leo's, a local sportsbar that a lot of our friends worked at, and Kayla was her best friend. They had started hanging with the boys the weekend after I had left for Europe. As we talked more, and I got to know them I realized that I liked these girls. As the days and summer nights went on I came to find out that Kyle and Britt had been hanging out. Vermillion terms for dating, but not really dating, but you're actually dating... I was 100% sure yet about this girl, but trusted Kyle's judgement. One night, soon after discovering that the two were hanging out, Kayla (Britt's best friend), told me that the reason they were initially apprehensive when I arrived home was because Ryan and Kyle had told them to be careful around me. That if I didn't like them, they would know it. Also, that if I didn't like them any and all friendships/relationships would most likely cease to exist. Lucky for Britt, but more so lucky for me I totally took to the fashionable small-town girl and her crazy best friend.
Kyle proposed last August, after they had been together for just over a year. They are the perfect case of "when you know, you know". I am so excited for and proud of my best friend and his lovely bride.
Kyle called me in February to ask if I would be a part of their wedding by reading a bible verse. I was bowling with my roommate Jamie and had just had my first beer in almost a month. I was buzzed and entirely too honored and started crying on the phone! It is so difficult to have so many great friends of the opposite sex-- when it comes to wedding time, traditionally you are not really welcome. Well, anyway, I was so honored beyond belief I clearly accepted the request. I read the passage Colossians 3:12-17. What a wonderfully perfect scripture reading! After the wedding we went back to the hotel, which had the reception hall attached. We had a beautiful dinner, amazing company and one of the most fun nights on the dance floor in the history of mankind.
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