Laundry list of updates

It has been some time since I have posted on my blog. That doesn't mean I haven't been experiencing life. A few weeks ago, Samantha and I decided to attempt gardening. Here are a couple pictures of our efforts.

On April 2, a childhood friend of mine, Sean Schultz, died tragically in an accident as a result from a seizure. A few of us from Springfield went to pay our respects at a memorial in honor of Sean. Needless to say, it was a sobering experience and made me reevaluate the important things in my life. 

Sean and his fiancee

There were happy times to be had recently too. I celebrated Rob Schaefer's 200th beer at the Flying Saucer in St. Louis. He was awarded a plaque on the wall for is accomplishment. Here is a picture of us celebrating the celebratory event.

As far as reading goes, I finished a charming book called The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma. This book is for those that love the art that is writing. If you happen to read this, please tell me you want to visit a writers' colony in Iceland too.

Of course, life is all about the small things that happen. Since my last post, Samantha and I ate pizza at a new restaurant called The Grotto, we had a fire pit party with our friends, and I played outside with Zamora. Here are the pictures for proof. Cheers!