Posts Tagged ‘Family’

Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy have a unique sound.

Erin came to visit Mike and me over the Memorial Day Weekend.  Every Memorial Day Weekend, Medicine Park reverberates with the sound of Red Dirt Music during the “Mayor’s Red Dirt Ball”.  After examining the list of bands performing over the weekend, my bet was that the best music would be heard Sunday evening.  Two groups were were scheduled to perform, Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, 7:00–9:00 PM, and Brandon Jenkins, 9:30–11:30 PM.

We pulled into the old Medicine Park High School baseball field about 7:20 PM, and had no difficulty finding a parking spot.  From there, we only needed to walk the 300 yards, or so, down a blacktopped street and across the old bridge spanning Medicine Creek to be at Medicine Park’s “Main Stage”.  As we walked, we listened to the sound of music carried on the refreshing evening breeze. Read the rest of this entry »

Brandon and Leah Dance to their song — "Soul Sister"

Brandon and Leah now live in L.A.  They recently moved along with Leah’s daughter, Neveah.  Brandon is a neurosurgeon at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center.  Leah has a Master Degree in Nursing and Neveah is using her PhD in Childhood to her best advantage.  They are roughing it right now while awaiting the arrival of all their furniture from Little Rock.

"Hey Soul Sister"

My oldest son, Brandon, married a wonderful young lady, Leah, this weekend in Little Rock, Arkansas.  We just arrived home in Lawton, tired but happy, a couple of hours ago.  I wanted to get something up here quickly so here is a picture of Brandon and Leah during their first dance at the reception.  Earlier, Brandon shared with us that “Hey Soul Sister”, became “their song” as soon as it was released.  Here, they dance to their song as loving friends and family help them celebrate.  I’m pretty sure Brandon is singing the lyrics to Leah as they dance.  If not, you can only guess as to what he might be saying.

Please click the photo, or here, to view the photos I took at their reception.  There are 83 pictures on 5 pages so be sure and don’t miss any.  Please feel free to leave comments if you like, or dislike them.

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Happy Birthday!

Birthdays are important!  Mine is especially special because I share it with my son, Brandon!  There have been a few over the years that we’ve not been together, but for the majority we enjoy and share the day with each other.  It makes me happy that his girlfriend, Leah, considers his birthday special and has included me in his day for the past two years.

Leah planned another very successful surprise party.  She really puts a lot of hard work into the planning and does a great job.  The party wasn’t a total surprise, as it was last year. Read the rest of this entry »