Tommy Dunn Visits

Josh served his mission with some incredible guys that he happens to still be very good friends with. Jacob Russell (as in Jacob and Valerie), Garrett Koefed and Tommy Dunn (just to name a few). We're lucky enough to still be around Jacob and Garrett but Tommy moved to Georgia a couple years ago so we don't see him often enough. But Tommy and his wife Megan came to town this weekend so we saw this as a great opportunity to get everyone together. 

On Friday we all (boys and wives, since they're all married now) met up at Tucano's for dinner. Tucano's is this amazing all you can eat Brazilian buffet. They have a giant salad bar with cold and hot foods and then they bring around all this meat that's been grilled on skewers and they cut you off pieces of whatever you want. It's so delicious and we love going. We don't typically go all that often (because it's pretty pricey) so it's always a treat when we do get to go. We ate our little hearts out at Tucano's until we were so stuffed. Tucano's is at the River Woods which I talked about in my Christmas post (the little outdoor mall place) and so we did some walking around afterwards too. We went to Blickenstaff's which is this adorable toy store with all kinds of fun old-fashioned and new toys. They also sell British candy so I picked myself up one of my all-time favorites, Mint Aero! After goofing around in Blickenstaff's we headed to the Provo Beach Resort. It's basically a grown-up Chuckie-Cheese's...? Kind of...but not really. They do have tokens and tickets and all those games but they also have bowling, miniature croquet, food, ice cream, a ropes course and indoor surfing. We just walked around and looked at things for a little bit. Jacob and Valerie left (Valerie is almost 7 months pregnant and she needed to head home) and we planned on meeting them at their house soon. Then the boys (Tommy, Josh and Garrett) discovered the basketball game. There were three hoops and so they got tokens after tokens and played their little hearts out. It was actually pretty funny to watch. 

The girls just sat at a nearby table and watched and talked. It was pretty fun. Then the boys headed over and got some prizes for the tickets they have accumulated. They got parachute men, tootsie rolls, rings (for their wives), and these sticky things on a string. They played with those the most. They kept hitting each other in the face. It was pretty funny. After they were done with basketball we went over to Jacob and Valerie's. 

Garrett and Presley and Tommy and Megan had never played the game of Things so we decided with this crazy bunch...it was a must! I have to admit, it was the most inappropriate game of Things that I have ever been a part of...but it was kind of expected. Those boys get ridiculous when they're together. But we were all laughing so much and so hard. Jacob actually complained about his ribs hurting the next day. Ha! 

[Megan took these pictures so Tommy and Megan aren't in them but there's us, Presley and Garrett and then Valerie and Jacob in the bottom photo]

We had wanted to get ice cream after Tucano's but I think we all agreed that we were way too full so after a long round of Things we were finally ready for some ice cream. We went to Farr's which is one of those places where you pay by the ounce. It was delicious. I got chocolate frozen custard with brownies, cookie dough, butterfinger and caramel sauce. Ridiculous, I know. But it was soooo good. Valerie and I also snuck over to Five Guys (which is next door) and got some fries to go with our ice cream. Yum! I'm actually eating my left over fries right now. :) I wish I had some left over ice cream...haha

[Go me! I got everyone in the shot!!]

[I may or may not be standing on a chair...]

[the girls! Val, Megan, Presley and me]

[so fun!]

After ice cream everyone was pooped (it was close to midnight) and full so we all headed home. But it was such a fun night and I am happy to have such great friends. I can't wait until everyone is in town again so we can do this again!