Brandon and Jamyla's Wedding, April 25, 2015

On April 25, 2015, Brian's cousin Brandon married Jamyla on a deck in Malibu overlooking the beach.

It was limited to 100 guests, and we considered it a privilege to have been invited to share in their special day. When Brian and I were married almost 18 years ago, Brandon would have been right around 12 years old. He's been in southern Cal for a number of years now, and it was very strange to see him all grown up and getting married! He has grown into a pretty cool guy, and although we do not know Jamyla, she seems like such a sweet gal! Not to mention she was a triple major at Pepperdine. Wowzers. Both Brandon and Jamyla are in the film industry.

Here's a few pictures from the day-

 Above, Brian and I heading to the wedding. Below, Brian's mom, Nancy, and me at the wedding.

 Brian's parents figuring out this whole "selfie" thing.

 Cousin Brandon

 Jamyla and her pops.

 This could have been a great pic, but alas....the pole.  You get the idea...beautiful wedding, beautiful background, lots and lots of wind.

 My contribution to myself (so I thought)...I was happy to share with the mother of the groom and I have no idea who else, but it made its way around the room.

 It was super windy and my hair was attracted to Brian's face (in both below pictures)

 The wedding was at the Malibu West Beach Club. For anyone besides me who finds this interesting, it's on Broad Beach Rd....same road as Bruce Jenner's house.  This was also the day after Bruce's interview aired.

 This was welcoming the wedding party back to the party after they did some pictures on the beach.

 Brandon and Jamyla

 Brandon, his Grandmother (Kathy's mom), and Jamyla. I'd love to know what was just said : )

 Jamyla's dad giving a speech about both of them, it was really, really good!

 Cousin Kyle giving a really nice speech about his older brother Brandon and Jamyla.

 Brandon and his mom, Aunt Kathy

 Brian's mom, Nancy, and her brother Phil, who was the father of the groom.

 Bouquet toss. First attempt was a bust as it hit a beam and fell straight down. If you look hard you can see it in flight straight back from Jamyla's backside.

Such a special day! 

We had such a great time and really appreciate being included!

Brandon and Jamyla, we wish the two of you a lifetime of happiness and adventures together!

For Your Info

Just a quick post for any family who are wondering or want to make a note of it - 

Sophie's 5th Grade Graduation is June 10th.

A Collection of Random Photos For You!

Not a lot of blogging around here lately, but there's been a lot of livin' life! I'm leaving these original size, feel free to click on them if you want to get a better look.

 Brazen Wings go to the butterfly house at Six Flags.

 Grandpa on a swing.....

 Grandpa on a bike.....

 Brian and my hotel in San Pedro this weekend (thank you, dad)

 Cousin's wedding at the Malibu Beach Club.

 I don't drink wine or beer, but I know how to bring my own whiskey, and found out I do enjoy champagne! (Thank you, cousin Kyle for the pink bubbly stuff!!)

 Wedding dance.....

 Brian's parents having some fun......

 A blurry pic of Cousin Kyle giving a speech about his brother Brandon (the groom).

 Uncle Phil w/Brian's mama, Nancy. (They are bro and sis, he's father of the groom)

 Drove 1000 miles in 3 days.

 Grew some coral......

 Painted my nails in a hotel while drinking coffee w/no kids within 500 miles : )

 A hotel room that was amazing.....

 Some awesome shoes my mother-in-law got me.....

 Dealt with a kid with a random, terrible toe infection.....

 Grew some beautiful flowers......

 Potted a few plants....

 Endured cotton wood season (can you see all the cotton balls in the air??) Side note, yes, this is our very, very green front yard. We need to get permission from the rental company to stop watering as our rental agreement gives the owner total control of watering in the front of the house, although we pay for the water.  We are only supposed to water 2 days a week, or face a new $10,000 a day fine....he currently has it set watering nightly. Not to mention the 25% surcharge on all water use, and having to cut use by another 25%.

 Got my hair skills on.....

And lots, lots, lots more!!! These pictures are all off my phone, there's so much more in the camera. I'm trying hard to get caught up, but life just keeps on rolling!

Look at That Countdown ticker!!!

Do you guys see it, over on the left of this page??? I believe we started with like 189 days??? And now it's a 1!!!! We are so excited to be getting way away for a weekend. The kids are being left in very capable hands, so we will have nothing to worry about. We are heading down to Malibu for Brian's cousins wedding. It's a quick trip, but we are so looking forward to it!!!

Going Back a Few Weeks

I'm going to have to go backwards to get ya all caught up!  Let's go back to GARTH!  This was the first concert I had been to since Brian and I got married, and we are coming up on 18 years.  We were both super excited, and realized fast that the whole concert scene has changed a bit. There's now a whole parking lot party before the concert...and then another parking lot party after that happens. And, once again...my purse ended up soaked in beer, and I don't drink beer. I tried so hard all night to keep it sitting on top of my boots and not the ground, but I failed. This also happened at the bull riding event earlier this year. Live and learn, it's now my go to purse for any country event.  As for Garth, he's still amazing. It was great!

 Not bad seats, and I gotta say his tickets were extremely reasonable!!

 

That's Trisha.

So that was fun. Also going back a minute, Myles had a concert/play at school that was super cute!