This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending one of my best friends bachelor party. Cory Wiederin is due to get married in October and I also have the pleasure of standing up for him then, but this wkend was all about one last go around as a single man. We planned a great wkend for all. It started off with Tdub and I driving down to Fuzz's Friday night to meet up with him, Cory and Fred. We ended up grilling out and have a few drinks there. Pretty sure Fuzz had 10 beers down before TDub and I arrived, the apple doesnt fall far from the tree. After dinner for some reason we decided to go to Tonic - a little bar on the north side of Ankeny. This is where the night jumps into over drive. It is only right to have a few shots with the bachelor, so each one of us (TDub, myself, Fuzz) bought a round of drinks & a round of shots. Not even thinking, we all looked at our phones at the same time. All 4 of us got a text message from the same person asking what bar we were at. We all knew what he had in mind. It was Pudy. Not that he was going to meet up with us or anything, the kid was probably sitting on his couch in Las Vegas playing Xbox, he wanted to participate in the night some how. Low and behold I finally told him what bar we were at and Pudy calls the bar, orders a round of drinks plus Patron shots, gives his credit card # over the phone, which would be great and all if he wouldnt have closed his tab. Pudy thanks for the shots/drink by the way!! After that happened we all jumped into the normal routine whenever we get together, telling the same stories, laughing like its the first time we have heard that story and talking college football. After a few more rounds of drinks, me trying to hussle a few pool games it was time to leave. Fuzz's sister was supposed to pick us up, but that wasnt happening. So we decided to hoof it home. This walk was brutal and TDub was the drunkest guy in America. I wont bore you too much with the walk home, but TDub was all over the place, dont know how many ppl he called on the way home, and Fuzz, Cory and I beat him home by atleast 10 minutes. The walk took us over 30 minutes, not the most fun thing to do at 1:30am.
The next day which I thought was "the official Bachelor party" was full of even more fun. I lined us up to play 18 holes at Briarwood Golf Course in Ankeny. Everyone was hurting from the night before, especially TDub, but the rule was that you had to have your first drink of the day on the #1 tee. Fuzz, Cory and I were amazed at how good a cold beer actually tasted at 9am after a long night of drinking. Now to set the story up, Cory and TDub had been talking smack to eachother all week about this golf match. TDub thought he was going to wipe the floor with Cory and Cory thought he didnt have a chance, but I kept pushing him to get a few strokes a side and then he would have a chance. Well after a few drinks Friday night the 2 of them agreed on 7 strokes a side (14 total) which I thought was very generous on TDubs part, but he did say he was playing good. Corbo drained a 40 footer on the first hole for bogey, and TDubs jaw about hit the ground. Everyone had a blast playing golf even Fuzz, who was playing in flip flops (one actually broke cuz he was swinging out of his shoes). There was only 1 birdie of the day (I chipped in on the 4th hole). One hole I attempted to run over TDubs ball, but ended up hitting the side of it and knocking it under his cart that was parked next to him. Fuzz and I were laughing so hard and looking back at Terry that we almost ran into a tree. But the swing of the day had to be when Cory hit a big ol'slice and it smoked a house. Everyone lost it, and it was great seeing Cory tip toe into the homeowner's yard to retrieve his Top Flite XL. When the golf ended and the beer cans were empty the match of the millenium was TDub 105 and Cory 116. He had done the unthinkable and took down the Giant.
There really isnt much to report on from Saturday night. I attempted to drink more but ended up back at the hotel before 10pm & the rest of the crew (including Cory's dad Bob bitch'n) were home before midnight. It was a great wkend, capped off with a great breakfast Sunday morning - thanks Embassy Suites. Thanks for Fuzz & Janelle for the rooms at the Embassy Suites. I am glad it was my last bachelor party of the year. Thanks again Cory for the invitation and I am looking forward to a few more tee times with you at Briarwood & the Carroll Country Club this Fall.
Time to switch gears quick and talk about our plans for the next few weeks. It will be Hope's birthday this Friday (Aug. 27). She is turning 21......hahaha....just kidding, but I am sure Jennie A & her will be partying pretty hard. After Hope's birthday we will be attending Tyler & Renee's wedding in Ames, IA on Saturday Aug. 28. I am trying to schedule some golf that morning at Ames Golf & CC with a few buddies, hopefully I can get 18 in before the ceremony starts. Since we will be in Ames for the whole weekend we are planning on picking up our ISU Cyclones season football tickets. We are both looking forward to attending all the home games this year. Stay tuned for pics and posts from the 1st game Thursday Sept. 2nd against Northern Illinois.
Remember the main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.
Brad
After dinner we headed to Wallabys to meet up with Danny Petersen, one of my buddies, who was bartending. The girls dabbled with a few different drinks there thanks to Danny's cocktail skills. Martinis and Dirty Shirleys were ordered, plus a beer for this guy. Next stop was Capones to see one of Hope's favorites Fritz Stevens. 
Shortly after we decided to call it a night since we had a long day planned for Saturday. I met up with Danny, Nick Knute and Chase Steinkamp for a golf match at Honey Creek in Boone, IA. Nothing like being on the golf course at 8:30am on a Saturday morning. Teams were Nick & Danny vs Chase & I in 5pt. We ended up losing by 7pts, but here is a quick photo of the scorecard. Nick shot 83, Dany shot 82, I fired the 78 and Chase shot 87. 
Thanks again boys for a great time on the course and to Danny Pete for hooking me up with a new white ISU golf polo for tailgating this year. 
The main event of the night was the Roth Wedding. Tyler and Renee had a gorgeous wedding that day at the Gateway in Ames, IA. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding. The picture above includes McBride, Drama, Myself & PHall. We enjoyed great food, great music and great conversation. Once again the boys performed the Soulja Boy dance for all to see. We used to kill it at SIPS, then we performed it on Drama's boat (please check facebook), our wedding we tore up the dance floor & this time we even got Renee involved. It was great to reconnect with many friends that we havent seen in a long time. One of my favorite parts of the wedding were the M&Ms on the tables. And yes I did take a picture. 
I just wanted to thank Tyler & Renee again for allowing us to take part in their glorious day. I look forward to seeing you guys at some Iowa State football games this season. Here is a quick photo of me and Mr. Roth. 
