Good News for Drew!

Drew has been doing a summer internship at Milwaukee Electric Tool this summer, working with the hammer engineering department. He is learning and doing some pretty snazzy stuff… stuff that I have no idea what it is. Either way, I, Vanessa appreciate him and that he had this awesome opportunity (and the fact that he did three summer classes this summer – go Drew!).

And so the good news is that he was asked to stay on for the fall as an intern again. He had to rework his school schedule to make it possible, but we are super stoked! No more weekends at Brennans for him!

This is what he has looked like for most of the summer… well until now that his classes are finally done and he can enjoy the last month of summer!

Patio Garden 2011 – Update 3 – Lilies

I’ve been taking photos everyday to document the changes in these plants, and I finally had time to weed through them and post them! This garden update we will call Lilies, because that is what was most in bloom this month or so. Next up will be the dahlias!

This is what is going to be in bloom next…Dahlias!

I have a couple plants that like to stay inside… like  a fern, an aloe plant that I call a cactus, a begonia, and a mini lion king tree from ikea.

Patio Garden 2011 – Update 2

Here is an update now that Summer is actually here! Now I’ve planted lots of things we had leftovers of at work, such as Lilies, Elephant Ears, Dahlias, Begonias, and more. So many actually I am having a hard time what is planted where. It’ll be a surprise later when they bloom.

We also got these super nice pottery containers from leftovers, which then I had to go buy something larger to place inside it. So I planted a rose bush and a few other things.

This poor guy got fried when I put him outside…

Melissa & Ben’s Wedding

My sister Melissa got married this past weekend, and it was lots of fun. I was the matron of honor and Drew was an usher. My good friend, Heather took some photos as practice for her own business, along with my other friend Amy who was the “official photographer.” Here are some shots from the wedding… more will probably be coming.

Our First Anniversary

Can’t believe we’ve been married a whole entire year. That just doesn’t seem right, can we still be newlyweds?

For our anniversary, we spent the weekend in downtown Milwaukee. We went to the zoo, comedy sportz, the domes, bradford beach and relaxed. We stayed at the Iron Horse Hotel. PS the hotel is the coolest in Milwaukee probably.

We had an awesome weekend together getting away from the real world. Can’t wait to do it again!

Patio Garden 2011

It is my goal this year since now that I work at a place that sells flower bulbs… to:
A. Have a patio garden
B. Not kill the plants.
It is still pretty cold here, but I started some seeds inside and outside. Here is their progress. Also, I’ll be starting some more “bulbs” later once we have stock left over once the selling season is over. Look for updates and keep me accountable for not killing them.

Date Night

This week has been a GREAT week. Drew had spring break and offered to make dinner each night, what a guy! It was nice to have a break. However, I’m often reminded that he cooked all week, for example when I find the jar of half used alfredo sauce in the cupboard instead of the fridge. Oh well, makes me smile.

This week for date night we went to our absolute fav, OG (olive garden) and saw Fast Five. Pretty good movie!

Married Life Live

LifeChurch does this thing every few months called Married Life Live. It’s super fun, full of laughter, yummy treats, and a challenging teaching. Anyone that wants to go with us the next time, let us know.

Here are a few funny videos from the past events, so you can get a taste of what it is like.

Love Lessons From The Kevins from Life Church on Vimeo.

Marriage Tips From a Single Guy from Life Church on Vimeo.

Married Life Live Promo from Life Church on Vimeo.