Hey-

I just wanted to thank everyone — even those who did not make it (Travis the man-god, Tony Redirect) — for making the bachelor party a great time. Arturo did a wonderful job coordinating, and everyone at MGA did well keeping the plan from Jim.

Some notes…
– Drinking Belgian beer, eating typical
Belgian fare and swapping wallets is not a good idea. Any combination
of the two is alright, but combining all three leads to mixed results.
– Pat’s “whit whiz” shack was fully staffed at 3am.
– Getting stuck in traffic at 4am — and coming to a complete stop — is usually not expected, as I’m told.
– Korey Kay, er, Jon probably contributed the most to the evening, including sacrificing his Blackberry for the cause.

Thank you, Arturo, for planning and driving; without you, the world would be a much more bleak place. You are the Howard Roark of the group.* Thank you, Soper, Matt and Jon, for making the evening memorable. And thank you, Jim, for getting married and giving us a reason do this.

I had a blast and enjoyed everything, guys, and I truly hope that our paths cross again. If not, I wish the best of luck to you.

God bless you, and god bless the United States of America. And Canada. And the ladies in Iceland, they’re supposed to be smoking hot. (Any confirmation on this?)

-Jeff

* And I’m Ellsworth Toohey. (I’m now sixty percent through the book, and I view Toohey as a major tool. Just my opinion.)

Also, there were two photos from that night included in the slideshow at the wedding — you may had seen them — and I’ll post the rest on Flickr sometime this week (link will follow).