Nightly Gathering

Open Thread Post 112 - Share a Memory

I tried this once before, but I think I’ll just do this every time I don’t know exactly what to write about. After realizing how cathartic it is to “talk about Morgan” after reflecting on the retreat, I’m going to give it a whirl. If you have lost any loved one, it doesn’t have to be a child, and want to help form this community, feel free to add something.

I guess since I’m the author of the blog, I get the luxury of adding a picture. If this concept catches on someday, we’ll figure out a way for others to add a picture if they’d like to, too.

The picture I use on this blog, of Morgan taking a selfie of her and me on a windblown beach happened June of 2020. She has just graduated college (during Covid) but before even Alabama got stupid with the masks. We rented an airbnb and had a couple fun days and nights. I have other pics from the night before when we went to a restaurant/bar to watch a live band who we ended up loving! It was three or four young men called the Ayers Brothers Band, who sang classic rock from the 80s mostly. They were good! Morgan and I had eaten at another restaurant and showed up there fairly early while the “locals” were still having their dinner there. The band was so good we ended up seeing the crowd change from the locals to the tourists, and I think we even closed the bar down. I can't remember. But we were within walking distance to our Airbnb. We sat near the boys parents (these boys were still in college themselves) and got to know them a little. But the memory stems from this one fairly drunk local woman, harmless but drunk, who wanted to have an intense conversation with Morgan. I actually took a picture because it was funny to me that she found Morgan so interesting. Morgan said that kind of thing happened to her a lot.

We had a great night and a great time and I just looked up this band and it appears the one brother is solo now and mostly still plays in the Mobile/Fairhope area (Our airbnb was actually in Fairhope) and private events. I hope you’re enjoying some great music up there Momo!