Headache...

That's what I have right now, and I just took some ibuprofen for it. Where did my headache come from? From Luke's piercing cry, maybe? Or from not drinking enough water? Or from looking at too many different computer and TV screens? Naw, that last one isn't it. Usually my headaches come from a lack of water.

It kinda struck me yesterday that Luke is really growing up a whole bunch. He definitely seems bigger to me. Of course, I know it's supposed to happen. I guess the whole growth thing just amazes me. Here's a current picture of him...with me.

He's still quite cute, as you can see here...

...except for when he's crabby.

Okay, maybe he is still cute. Anyway, he's really into looking around at everything with wide eyes. His eye color hasn't finished changing into a normal color from that grey yet, but he definitely has Holly's eyes. My eyes normally aren't open very wide, nor can I open them wide. Holly's, on the other hand, are quite big, and very cute. Same with Luke.

So I just thought I'd share those pictures with you. We're at my parents house still, and have relaxed well. I helped out a family friend tear down her old deck on her old house, so I've been busy, and am sore. I got some cash for doing that, so it was indeed rewarding.

Take care and value music.

Finally...!

We have finally found a place to live in Milwaukee starting in August. We've searched quite diligently the last couple weeks, talked with many landlords, and turned in many applications. The problem we kept having was that places were getting taken, and the process took longer for us because we couldn't be there to see the place, thus we needed to see pictures. But, we found a place in a good part of town. It was the cheapest place that we looked at, which is pretty nice. This nice part of town I'm referring to is actually addressed in Shorewood, which is a suburb of Milwaukee. However, it's only like a mile from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee! So, I can walk or bike to school. That's the thing I probably like the most. It's a nice place inside, with decent-sized bedroom, but the apartment as a whole is kinda small, which was a major turn-off. It was difficult for me to convince Holly that we could make it work, but I succeeded. It's definitely a little bigger than our place in Prosser, and way nicer, so I'm sure she'll grow to like it.

We're back at my parents house now for the next week and a half. I'll report more later. But now, it's time for the Brown family to go to bed.

Take care and value music.

Arg...

Holly and I have been in the process of finding a place to live in Milwaukee for when we move there. Of course, we are unable to physically see a potential home before we decide to rent it, so we have to have the landlords and property managers send us pictures. That seems to slow the process down, and so far, a couple of nice places we were interested in were taken by someone else before we had a chance to express our full interest. It's kinda frustrating. So, the housing search isn't going too well. Good thing that Milwaukee is a large town, so there are tons of places. We just have to find a place that is not only affordable, but also nice and somewhat spacious. Our last place was just terrible. Too small, too old, too expensive for the price of rent, and our landlord really sucked. So we're not willing to settle with just anything. But, at the same time, we can't be too picky. It's very unlikely we'll find a place that has everything we want, so we're going to have to sacrifice something. Well, anyways, we have a couple more leads to follow up on, so the search continues. Wish us luck!

Oh yes, and Luke is doing just fine. Stop asking!

Take care and value music.

A new beginning

Yes, our lives have been full of those lately...well, changes, actually. But we positively look at those changes as "new beginnings". I've decided to get rid of my "Sean's Life" blog at seanbrownlife.blogspot.com, and create this blog to keep people up-to-date in as much of the Brown family's life as we're willing to disclose. Haha. This is especially helpful to those who we live a far distance from, which will be everyone we know soon when we move to Milwaukee, WI. So, if you want details, here they are...and I know there are some of you that will want the details. So keep up with it!

We currently are staying with Holly's parents. We're spending the next month going between my parents and her parents. We'll be back at my parents next week and most of the week after. We've mainly just been hanging out, taking care of Luke, and looking for housing in Milwaukee. We've turned in a couple applications, and have a couple more places to inquire about, so things are looking positive. I'm also getting some horn practice in, although not enough. Never enough.

Take care and value music.