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Aliciana and I spent most of the weekend in Bakersfield. We were there to celebrate Brock and Mandy’s wedding, which was beautiful. They had an evening wedding in Scott and Lisa Davis’s gorgeous backyard. The ceremony was very touching, including a special presentation by Brock to Brianne, Mandy’s daughter, promising to love her and to form a loving family. After the ceremony, the rest of the evening was filled with music and the usual wedding festivities.

The wedding was attended by our entire group of friends and it was great to hang out with everyone and catch up. In addition to our friends, the wedding was attended by Brock and Mandy’s families and family friends. There was around 60 people in attendance overall, so the evening was a small but intimate event. I was even given the honor to drive the newlyweds to their hotel after the party, which I was more than happy to do.

The joy experienced by all in attendance makes me wish that my own wedding wasn’t still a year away. I hope my own special day is filled with as much love and happiness as Brock and Mandy’s was. I hope that their union is filled with unending love, joy, and excitement. In the words of Ryan’s toast, may your marriage be as long as this pennido!

Aliciana and I went to the BMX and Band Show this afternoon at Cal Poly. It was a nice day to get out so we ended up spending several hours there. We saw some amazing professional BMX riders do some incredible tricks and stunts. We also caught a good performance by a band named Joose who sounded a lot like Dave Matthews Band. Before checking out the show, we went over to both Nick and Jessie’s labs and saw them hard at work.

Today Aliciana and I went for a hike on the Reservoir Canyon trail. This trail is located right before you start climbing up the Cuesta grade coming from San Luis Obispo. It is about 0.5 miles down Reservoir Canyon Road off of Highway 101. It is a nice and easy hike, only 2.8 miles long, and a 200 foot elevation gain. We didn’t see much wild life, just some lizards and a few fish, but it was still a beautiful area to walk through.

My parents were in town for this Memorial Day weekend. My grandparents also came to town for Saturday. We all met at The Hofbrau in Morro Bay for lunch and then headed to Cal Poly’s Chumash Auditorium for the 5th year architecture student final project show. Both my brother and his girlfriend Jessie had their final projects on display. There were a lot of good projects but I have to say that I feel my brother’s and Jessie’s were defiantly among the best there.

My grandparents left to go back to Bakersfield after the show and the rest of my family ended up at our apartment for a BBQ. The dinner was delicious and it was nice to hang out all evening as a family.