Bride and Groom's first dance? Hokey Pokey.

We woke up on the day of Carter and Tary's wedding in Carmel refreshed and ready to finally relax after being lost the entire previous day. We met up with the Rice crew and decided to go to Katy's for breakfast. This was a place suggested by both Carter and our hotel. It must be good, right? (Foreshadow: It was)

Katy's Place specializes in breakfast. They had about a dozen different varieties of my favorite breakfast treat, Egg's Benedict. (Because I now consider myself a Texan) I never thought there were enough non-vegans in California to support such a menu. Of course, now that I think of it, they probably did have a vegan "Egg's Benedict" option made with spinach and uncooked tofu covered in olive oil. Disgusting? Sure. But at least that chicken is happy that it's infertile egg rotted in a corner instead of filling your tummy and making you go "yummy".

And, of course, we found the greatest painting anyone has ever seen.For our afternoon activity, Erica, Josh, Merri Su, and I drove the 17-mile drive near the coast that is inhabbited by the Pebble Beach Golf Links. We took full advantage of the rented convertible and took some wonderful pictures along the way. I think my favorite was a small tide pool we discoverred abot 200 feet from the road. I'll let the pictures say the rest.

LOOK OUT! The Loch Ness monster has found the Pacific!
And finally, there was the wedding. The ceremony took place on a deck overlooking the ocean. It was one of the most beautiful weddings we've ever seen. Apparently, Carter and Tary had originally considerred this location before deciding on having the wedding in the heart of Big Sur. When the fires hit a week before the wedding, they asked if there was any availability. Lucky for all of us, the Red Cross had the venue booked. But they were too busy because, apparently, there was a fire nearby.

The wedding was beautiful. The party was great. (Open bar, dude!) The food was wonderful. And, most importantly, the people were some of our favorite people. The weekend ended well and you would never know that all the events were planned at the last minute unless someone told you. Thank you, Carter and Tary. We love you guys. However, as much as you want to deny it, I know your first dance together as a married couple was to the Hokey Pokey. Just embrace it, already. Your kids will love that story!