Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Just One More Time...

Growing up with a CFer as a sibiling you really never know what they are going through, well until it's too late. Sam and I were privileged enough to have the most awesomest person as our brother, "Bubba" we like to call him. As more of a grown up now then when we were when we had to say goodbye there are many things that I look back on and just wish I could hear or see him do just ONE more time...now we just have our memories to look back on and we are lucky enough to have each other to remind of us the things that many would just forget about (there were 2 of us he toted around with him everywhere). At the time we didn't know that was odd...but now we do, how many grown adult men want their younger twin sisters with them all the time??? But, now I Thank God that we were those little sidekicks to him, the odd 3some....cause many of my memories with him were just the 3 of us being US...So, here they are...the Just One More Times...

Going to the movies and sitting in the back to crack jokes...one of the 1st movies we remember doing this at was Wayne's World!

Getting stuck out in middle of home and Hulen mall in a broken down truck and Bubba having to walk to get gas...the gas meter didn't work...imagine that!

Getting in a Duke of Hazzard type car accident and Bubba and Brandon pulling us out, while Brandon yells, "It's gonna blow man!"

Sitting by his side the first time he broke up with his first GF, I think he was a Freshman or Sophmore in HS.

Playing goalie while Bubba practiced his soccer moves...boy we were dumb!

Having him at Thanksgiving to taste Mems's dressing before she started baking it...Thanksgiving was Bubba's favorite holiday!

Going to a Tripping Daisy concert and being the only people under 5 feet there...boy we saw things that day that children just aren't supposed to see.

Going on any sort of date with him...Sorry Holly I know we cramped y'alls style back then.

Going to the pawn shop, CD trading place or to Mom for some extra dough for something extreme...if you knew our brother he loved having the "IT" thing at the time.

Sitting around listening to new music...I know that is where WE both got our love for music and the arts.

Watching one more Corey Haim movie...Dream a Little Dream, License to Drive, Dream Machine, and our all time favorite The Lost Boys...

Waiting for the school bus in Willow Park...you may think this one sounds lame, and it may be, but every morning we would assume our positions of waiting for the bus...Mandy or I would be near the edge of the driveway to be able to see the bus from a distance, the other would be halfway between the house and the bus stop, and then Bubba in charge of locking the door and finding UB40 Red Red Wine on the radio...I kid you not, we literally did this every morning. Waited for the bus and rocked out...Oh to be young again...

We have many many more that we could list...but we want to hear yours...please leave your "Just One More Times"... in the comments section...

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well I have some of the same one more times as you guys do such as the running out of gas and some stranger picking all of us up and taking us to use the phone to call mom. I also have one that is probably the nerdiest if that's a word. I wish I could sing New Kids on The Block Songs with him one more time while you guys judged us or laughed at us or play a marathon tennis match or video games till the sun came up. I wish I could laugh with him one more time he could always make me laugh no matter what. I wish I could go fishing or riding horses with him one more time. I wish I could watch a cowboy game with him one more time. I could go on wishing for one more time forever. So I will end by just saying I wish I could tell him I loved him one more time.

Anonymous said...

I so remember sitting in the living room watching you two sing New Kids on the Block, contemplating for the school talent show...Wow, that's an awesome memory, thanks for helping me remember! Love you, Sam

Blankenship Babbles said...

Wasn't his laugh amazing...that is really the one thing I miss the most...he had this ability to make me smile and laugh even when I really didn't want to...Brandon, you guys were awesome together...

Anonymous said...

I'm glad that he had the friendship/bond/brotherhood he did with you Brandon, and I know that no matter what you are the person he would want us to turn to and consider our brother here on earth in his absence. Thanks for being there for Mandy and I...and Mom! You mean a lot to us!