And now, for the first time as husband and wife…

Mr. and Mrs. Toasty! Wait, or is it Mr. Toasty and Ms. Flitgirl? Or is it Mrs. Flitgirl-Toasty? Whatever… all that matters is that we all got to take a trip to Princeton this weekend to get drunk, dance, and watch these two get married.

Some of the highlights of the wedding were:

The slideshow of the lovely couple growing up; including photos of a young Toasty with Gary Carter, Doc Gooden, and wearing a “Kick Houston’s Ass” shirt while standing outside of Shea.

Everyone mentioning Toasty’s devotion to baseball and the Mets including all of his relatives, the deacon, and his new father-in-law (who happens to be… a Yankee fan)

The “walk-in” music at the reception which was a beautiful note for note rendition of “Meet the Mets” played by the wedding orchestra

All in all, it was an amazin’ day in many ways! I can't say it enough, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

One of the other fun things was Toasty’s gifts to the groomsmen. We all got different jerseys. That’s me doing my best Reyes impersonation. I think the winner for most original jersey goes to Sonny D. Knowing about Sonny’s complete love for the former Mets middle reliever who is now on fire all over San Diego, Toasty got a Heath Bell Mets jersey made. Now there are two people in the world who own a Heath Bell Mets jersey.

As for the blog, we all know that we have some big shoes to fill over the next couple of weeks, but with a powerful guest blogger line-up, I hope we’ll be able to keep it together while the new bride and groom are away. Over the next two weeks, we’ll have posts from me, Sonny D, Bookie D, Mr. Met, The Schwizz, Mikey P, and even the Bronx Lurker (damn that Colorado series). If anyone else wants to be “Toasty for a day”, let me know.

I’ll leave you with a quote from the snubbed John Maine that pretty much sums up my feelings on the All-Star festivities. When asked if he’ll be watching, Chowmein said “Every year I say I’m going to, but once it starts I might have a change of heart”. I’m right there with you Johnny.