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CHRISTmas 2009

Our First CHRISTmas was when we were dating in 2008. We spent the morning at the Mills then spent time with the Nelms, & it snowed for a few minutes! Followed by dinner in Kelseyville at the McQueen's.

FUN FACT: Wes already bought the engagement necklace by December 2008, but did not give it to her until March 2009.

First MARRIED CHRISTmas will again be with Brittany's parents in Lakeport. CHRISTmas eve with family, will be brunch at the McQueen's in Kelseyville. Brittany plans to put in some hours at Lake County Vector Control over the weekend, in preparation for a presentation she will be giving about, you guessed it, Mosquitoes & their transmission of Dog Heart Worm.

December House & Holiday Pics: Here you will see
-Ultimate Layered Cheesecake of Doom; This one was for Adam's party. We made three this year!
-Green Glow of ropelight recessed in 4 inch bamboo around the ceiling of our bathroom
-32 Inch TV Hanging from the ceiling of our bedroom & shelf for blu-ray player (Thanks Adam!)
-Random Festive Dog
-Decorating our living room
-Hand Made & Decorated cookies; we were the dessert stop of our Church's progressive dinner!
-Packaging Our Wedding Video; We hope to have video on-line early 2010
-Beautiful Hand Made Wreath by Brittany's Grandma, hanging on our door
-30 Feet of Our Hand-Made REAL-Branch Garland! We started with the cheep 75 foot for $5 plastic stuff, doubled back for twice strength , then got free branch trimmings from Home Depot & used dark green twine wrapped it together! Then loosely wrapped that with a stand of "soft-white" LED lights! We garnished with cinnamon-scented pine-cones & CHRISTmas cards.

"Very large coastal-picture-thing that I can’t describe":
Photo by Wes, near Point Arena, May 2007. 3 poster prints from Costco [$9 each!]. Two outer windows Wes bought at a yard sale for $10, & the center window he uninstalled from an old house during a remodel. The weathered wood was salvaged during our honeymoon, from a wood pile on the coast, in the tiny "town" of Casper near Mendocino. The structural wood is 5, 2x4s & a cheep sheet of ply-wood. The shelf is filled with neat old things, mostly from Grandma Mills.
Total Cost: Under $100.

See It

Thanksgiving 2009: To back up to November, we visited Wes's Mom's family in Redding, CA. The Carpentier's include Grandma, 2 Uncles, 2 Aunts, & 6 Cousins. Plus one fiencee, Megan. Engaged to Matt not long after both attending our wedding... You are welcome Matt! We took their engagement photos on Thanksgiving day. To find out more about them see their site:
www.MatthewMegan.com

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Brother Adam's Light Obsession: For several years now, Wes's only sibling Adam & girlfriend Megan continually out-do themselves when it comes to decorating their [rental] house with CHRISTmas lights. This year Wes gave up a weekend [only second night away from his wife since marriage] to help Adam put up some cheer- including but not limited to climbing the tree & all roof lights.

Some Photos are from the pre-Thanksgiving install & the finished house was photographed on December 5th at their annual CHRISTmas Party

2009 CHRISTmas Letter:

We want to thank all of you, again, who helped with our wedding this past September. It was so amazing & beautiful; thank you, thank you, & thank you!

Woodland, the city of trees, is where we currently reside. We live in a wonderful neighborhood on the “established” side of Woodland. We are currently renting ½ of a duplex that was built in the 1950’s. It has a garage, a charming little back yard & two bedrooms. We love it! Apartments in Woodland are actually more expensive to rent & have limited space & parking. GOD has so richly blessed us & we are so thankful that HE’s given us this wonderful space.

Woodland Bible Church is our new church home. WBC is only a few blocks from our house & we usually walk there on Sundays. Wes was so thrilled when he discovered that WBC was graphically deprived. So far he has designed 1) a new church logo, 2) 1,000 new business cards for Pastor Verl, 3) postcards for a children’s CHRISTmas party, 4) new church pens, & 5) a poster for church announcements. Currently we are a part of the 20-something group at our church & also a marriage Bible study that we attend on Wednesday nights. It is an awesome church, on fire for the LORD, & we are so thankful that we can be a part of the body of CHRIST!

Wes is currently doing graphic design work & has a couple weddings booked, but is still looking for a more permanent, full-time job. When not working for money, he stays busy working on the house. So far, he has turned the bathroom into a bamboo paradise, the kitchen has a coastal/antique theme with a very large coastal-picture-thing that I can’t describe, so you’ll have to go onto our website (www.wesleybrittany.com) to check it out. We also used Grandma Berta’s antique kitchen items, that she passed on to us (thanks Grandma!), to help make the kitchen look amazing. He’s also taken to helping in mosquito research by building a mosquito vacuum that really sucks!!! The vacuum is very efficient at collecting live mosquitoes, which Brittany can then take back to the lab & dissect…what a team!

Brittany has finally gained admittance into the Entomology Graduate program at UC Davis, praise GOD! She starts classes January 4th & has a long & arduous road ahead, but GOD is faithful & by HIS grace will make it through. She will be doing research on overwintering Culex mosquitoes (the kind that can carry arboviruses) & dissects them to determine their resting state & also to see if they are carrying virus. She is very excited to be a part of UC Davis & the Center for Vectorborne Diseases, where she’ll not only learn about arthropods & the diseases they carry, but also about how to keep people safe from said diseases…saving the world one mosquito at a time! Please send live mosquito samples to: 33 Park Ave., Woodland!

We are so thankful for all of you, our family & friends! If you are ever in the Woodland area please stop in & visit us.