taking the bad with the good

I really cannot decide whether this weekend was completely fabulous and wonderful, or possibly full of a lot of bad luck? Let's start with the cons, shall we?

-Horkley's did not have the video we were in desperate need of watching. {really, is was necessary.} You know when you have seen a funny movie and you find out someone else hasn't? They HAVE to see it asap so you can talk about it, right? So we improvised. On the way to our second movie-renting destination, Ty decided to play a little game of "let's see how many potholes we can dodge at 50 mph on this country road." Bad. Idea. We got a flat tire...which leads me to my next item of bad luck.
-We didn't have a jack in the car. We're dumb. We know. So, a stranger helped us. (That part really should be on the fabulous items list.) Bless his little professional mechanic soul.
-By the time we got the car fixed, it was much too late to watch a movie. Plus, we had to find an alternative vehicle to take 150 miles away this weekend. Lucky for us, Ty's gparents live right here in little ol' Rexburg, and they have trusting and generous hearts.
-And what kind of bad luck night would it be without getting some drive-thru ice cream and being informed that they just ran out of waffle cones? We weren't surprised. Let's move on...

Pros
-We got to visit with some good friends and family. And my dad enjoyed telling us all about the wondrous beauty of North Dakota. Which consists of flat land, wind, 4 grown men and 3 dogs sharing a camp trailer, some more wind, and no showers for 50 miles. And a few other choice words which we won't mention. Jealous? Yeah, me neither.
-My mother, who is a better cook than your mother I'm sure, sent us home a lovely home cooked meal complete with homemade cinnamon rolls. Poor Ty, that doesn't happen often in our house. Or ever, really. I think he devoured half the pan of rolls.
-We spent time with/Skyped with ALL of the important Dad's in our life. Grandpas, step-dads, in-laws, etc. {The number of dads in your life goes up a lot when you get married.}
-We attended the exquisite wedding of two people who are madly in love. With every detail in place, a glowing bride, and a groom who couldn't stop smiling, it was perfection. Ty and I couldn't help but think of our own 'I do's' as we attended all the festivities. Nothing like a wedding for a reminder of how lucky we are to be married to each other.