Meet My Groomsman Pt.1

I left most of the stress of planning the wedding to Shannon. In exchange for going to Israel for the summer I told her I would keep my opinions to a minimum. The only decisions I had to make were what the tuxs would look like, and the Honeymmon. I gladly stayed out of most everything else. Once I picked the tuxs I had to pick the guys to fit in them (that's not really true, I picked the guy's before the tuxedos but I used it as a literary device). While all the guys I chose were no brainers, I can not tell you how hard it was to cut it down to just nine. Yes you read that correctly, nine groomsmen, and you know what, I could easily have had fifteen or sixteen. I really have some of the best friends in the world and stopping at nine was TOUGH.

In any event, I thought I would do a blog post about each of them so you can get to know them a little better. I'll do it by order of how long I've known them. Today's installment is Jordan Walburger.

When did you meet?


Jordan and I have never not known eachother. Our moms were pregnant at the same time with us. I'm two months older. We went from Preschool to BYU together. When we got back from our missions we were roommates until he got married. He's my oldest friend.
Knickname

I call him Jordo. I think that is what his dad calls him when he is slightly irittated by him.

Where does he live?

Jordan lives with his darling family in Austin, TX. I have never visited even though I promised on numerous occasions.


Who does he root for?

Clippers, Cowboys, Cougars, Longhorns. I have a troubling amount of Clipper Fans amongst my groomsmen.


What does he like?

He loves MMA, Water Polo, collecting movies, he has his own MMA Website.


Which Star Wars Character  is he most like?

Han Solo


Things you should know about Jordan?

• Jordan is the greatest flag football free safety I've ever played with. On any number of occasions I would tell him we need a pick here and he would get it.
• Anytime I go to a sporting event with Jordan we never sit in our ticketed seats. We always upgrade. This includes the floor at the UFC we went to.
• When the 49ers won SB XXIX we watched it for his 14 birthday. That was a great day.
• We decided in High School that if we ever met Jonathan Taylor Thomas or Elijah Wood we would slap them.
• We used to be dominant at Saved By The Bell trivia. My skills have atrophied.
• I feel very comfortable telling him when gets fat. I feel thats my job. He feels very comfortable putting me in a guillotine choke.
• I once compared his cult of personality to Chairman Mao.
• I missed his wedding and am still haunted by that decision.
• He once fake quoted me in the school yearbook about my love of X-Men action figures.
• The only person who looks forward to playing football on thanksgiving as much as me is Jordan.