Wild wedding weekend

On Friday, we invited Trung's Mexican cohorts to our house for pizza, chicken wings, and Texas Hold'em (poker, for those less poker savvy). We gave away several freebie rounds, but then decided to bring money into the picture. 5 dollars, no pesos. :) Trung cleaned up nicely, but one of the Mexico dudes got second and walked away with some money, so it was fair...I promise! Well, the guys drank us out of house and home, so let's call it even.

On Saturday, we ate a quick breakfast and headed to good 'ole H-town for my friend Jasper's wedding. We go WAY back; he is my oldest childhood friend...and now he's gone off and gotten himself married. I am so happy for him! And for those fortunate enough to see a pregnant woman boogie, um, let's hope you never have to see that again. :P It's all good, Lydia's still here and she really slept like a baby that night.

On Sunday, we had dim-sum with the newlyweds. On the way to Kim-Son, Trung's mustang started acting up; the radio display kept flickering and the car started jerking. We made it to lunch and actually got the car started afterwards, only to be left stranded in a median on Bellaire five minutes later. The auto repair shop we were trying to turn into was closed, so we cooled off a bit at a Vietnamese restaurant next door. Fortunately, a tow truck stopped next to our car moments later and towed our car to a local mechanic's shop, stopping by AutoZone to pick up a new alternator on the way. All this within an hour's time. We were very lucky because body shops are normally closed on Sundays and the mechanic came in just for us. Thanks, Cecil, Salomon, Pastor Chang, and Mark for all your help!