Christeens was such an awesome event. I met some amazing people, made some new friends, and reconnected with some old ones. Here are a few videos of the weekend.

Christeens 2011 from Derek Henderson on Vimeo.

Jonny Dance USA from Derek Henderson on Vimeo.

Away from the girls all weekend will be tough.
But excited to see some old friends; and hopefully produce something worth presentable.
And thanks to Inis for this wonderful photo. Taken August of 1954.

I'm a little behind but getting caught up tonight; stand by.
But came across this image; grateful I caught it, happy to share it. She inspires me.

I was really inspired today. The sun was out to melt away the snowcrastination that tends to pile up during these months.
First, I took this photo of Steph and Ing to start our afternoon. How I adore my girls....and expired film, especially 690. Then I went on a walk/stroller ride with my lovely ladies. Am I one lucky fella or what? I can't ask for a better Valentine's Day. Then I took Ingrid out to see her Nana, Grandpa & Uncle Darren. Thanks to my mom for more inspiration. Going through old photographs is one of my favorite things to do; and today we found some cool medium format photos of her when she was growing up; which I will share later. But until then, this one goes out to you Steph - Happy Valentine's Day.

I love mini vacations with Steph. I love how she doesn't mind that I typically don't plan things; and if I do, I pretend I don't.
So, we headed to Memphis for a partially planned trip to catch the Lakers in town. I was excited to see Kobe and home-grown Fisher; as well as the dirty Gasol Brothers; but I wasn't expecting to see Snoop a Loop. I guess the D O double gizzle was in town for a concert. Anyway, it was another great game with my lady. A tradition I'm growing very fond of. The first year we saw Shaq and the Suns, last year LeBron, this year Kobe. It was cool to come in February and experience not only the Grizzlies tenth year as an organization, but during Black History Month. They had a cool pre-game honoring MLK as well as honoring a Marine who just got back from Afghanistan.

Snow Days from Derek Henderson on Vimeo.

This is a commercial. Let's get this back. Let's slow down. Let's cruise.

Tom: "Is that bacon on your turkey leg?"
Ron: "They called it a Swanson."

My favorite character on TV.
Swanson earned a spot on the 'Wall of Fame' in my ManCave. First requirement: epic stache.


photos courtesy of Mitchell Haaseth of NBC.