Sean Patrick

New Home!!!

2009-09-23T00:30:00.006-05:00

My brother Chris and I just bought one side of a duplex by the new Ymca. It's a 3br, 2bath, 2 car garage, about 14000-1500 sq ft, built in 2002. We're pretty excited to move in!! Our closing date is October 30th. Just in time for a Halloween party :))

Newest Member of the Family

2009-01-29T23:39:00.003-06:00

Congrats to Kevin & Jaimie on the birth of their baby girl. Eliana Rose was born Wednesday night at 7:41pm. She weighs 8lbs 6oz. This makes me an uncle for the 9th time.

The Happy Family!

Nolan Looking at His Baby Sister

San Diego Hillcrest Tournament

2009-01-21T17:20:00.032-06:00

What a weekend. I don't even know where to start. My flight was out of Chicago on Thursday afternoon, so I left home Wednesday. I stayed with my teammate Kevin because we were flying together. Wednesday night I attended the gay basketball league open gym in Chicago. It was great to see Paul, Mark and all those guys again. In the morning I got a call from Matt saying out 2 guys weren't going to make it because their grandpa was in the hospital and wasn't doing well. Matt was wondering if I could call Paul to see if he could make the trip on short notice. Matthew works for southwest airlines as a flight attendant, so he was able to get most of our team free flights. Paul was able to join our team. I loved getting to know all my teammates. The guys on our team where sooooooooooooooo hilarious. I can't even explain all the jokes because it was non stop. Most of the trip guys where quoting this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZkdcYlOn5M . So funny.

I also enjoyed playing with this team. They were a very talented group of guys. Saturday we beat the defending champions San Fran by 12, then we beat LA Metro by 40...haha. That game we just clicked. Nothing could go wrong. Matt had 28 points (7 3's), and I had over 15 assist that game. On Sunday we had our final pool play game. We beat Utah by 16 or so. We ended up getting the 1st seed in the championship bracket, and played the 4th seed Dallas in the semi's. They were a very good/ smart team. It was a close game, but we beat them by 12. In the championship we faced LA Dream. It was a good game, but we beat them by 8 points. I was very very happy with my play the whole tourney. I was getting a lot of compliments from my teammates and random people who came up to me. Funny story....After the championship game, I came back to my gym bag, and there was a note on top. It had a name and number on it. Nice thought, but I don't like the idea of calling a stranger that I've never seen or met before. After our victory we went to a friends house. They live in the hills of San Diego. It had to be a million dollar place overlooking all of San Diego, it was soo crazy.

The weather in San Diego was amazing. 75-80 and sunny each day!! The nightlife was pretty amazing too. I'll post a ton of pictures below and explain who's who and what's what. There was also a photographer at the gym. I'm hoping to get some of his pics after he post them. He took a bunch of me, so I'll work on that.

Our Hotel

Darnell doing his thing

Me sitting by the pool

Our team at the opening party

Some guy from San Diego

Ned, Matt and I

My LA friends (they were really drunk)

Denton, E, and Glenn

At Urban Mo's...for the 3rd time!!!

some LA and San Fran guys

Darnell and I dancing with Francis

Darnell and I (it was hot!!!)

Didn't know I had a secrete admirer :)

Our amazing friends from San Diego

On the roof of their house in the hills of San Diego

Celebrating the championship in a nice way

Shooting a free throw

Darnell giving me love

team picture after the championship

The team minus Paul cuz his flight left early

West Salem Basketball League

2009-01-08T02:38:00.022-06:00

Our team went 3-0 again tonight. I'm not sure what our exact record is, but I know we have way more wins than losses (maybe 20-4?). Melisa came to watch us tonight and took a few pictures. I'll post those below. My teammates were complimenting me on how good and aggressive I've been playing. I think I had about 12 points with a bunch of nice assist tonight. But the important part is we got the win! There has been a huge change in my game, and I owe a lot of it to my new found strength :). I've been lifting weights and running at least a mile each day for the past month 1/2 at the YMCA. I've never been in better shape! Just in time for my gay basketball tournament in San Diego next weekend!!! :) We have a really really good squad. Not only are my teammates great basketball players, but they are sooo fun to hang out with. I think we have a great chance at winning it all. I'm also looking forward to seeing all the guys I met from the DC tourney (from San Fran, DC, LA, Chicago, Atlanta, New York, and Dallas). It's crazy to think I'll be in San Diego in exactly a week! This upcoming weekend I will be going to Chicago to meet up with some teammates. I'm sure I will post more about my upcoming trips...but for now...I'll just post the pictures and shut up.

Warming up

Lacing them up!

Changing from black to white

Running off a screen

Larry favorite 'position'

After the 1st game

Playing Lazy D

What I do best :)

Running the break with Larry

Ankle kinda hurt

That's how quick I am :)

Larry falling on his ass...HAHAHA!

Left handed finish

New Years 09!!

2009-01-04T00:48:00.010-06:00

Playing Catch Phrase @ Larry's Party

Melisa & I

Lindsey & I

What's this? Everclear? uhh oh

New Years call to someone special? :)

Greg, Lindsey, I, Brandon and Eric

New Years Kiss

Photo Booth

2008-12-31T16:59:00.018-06:00

Alumni Champs!!!!

2008-12-27T20:46:00.003-06:00

I just got done playing 4 games of basketball in a 5 hour span. I played in the Alumni basketball tournament at the High School today. I was asked to play with the class of 2002 because my class split up. Our first game we beat the 2007 class 102-54. After pool pay we ended up with the two seed in our bracket. We played the one seed in the other division which considered themselves the 03-07 All Stars. They were a huge team with a ton of great players. I had my best game vs them, and we won by 10 to advance to the championship round. We meet the class of 2005 in the finals. This was the team that was one game away from state. We came out hitting and didn't let up. We had a 20 point lead with 4 minutes left, but I guess we decided we didn't want to play anymore. They went on a 12-0 run, and brought the game within 8. We hit our free throws at the end to win by 10. I wish I had pictures to add to add to the blog. We took a team picture at the end, so it may be put in the paper. If so, I'll post the photo later.

Florida Trip!

2008-12-23T00:04:00.013-06:00

Chris and I at Clearwater Beach on the Gulf

At Daytona Beach

The Crew

Chris pusing me off my Gator

With the Girls at Disney

Working my game

Nolan and I

7 days away!!

2008-12-08T19:10:00.004-06:00

7 days from now I'll be sitting on the beach in St. Petersburg, Florida (with a fruity drink in hand!). The crew traveling will be Mom, Dad, Chris, Kelly, Kevin, Jaimie, Nolan and Jalyn. We are staying at a 4 star resort on St Pete Beach. The weather looks like it will be 70-75 degrees most of the week. Anything is better than below zero and 8 inches of snow we're receiving now!!! This will be the first winter that I have time away from the frozen tundra. In January I'll be attending another gay basketball tournament in San Diego!!! I'm hoping this Florida trip will knock some sense into my family, and show them there is life outside of the lame state of Wisconsin! :-)

West Salem Basketball League

2008-11-19T23:45:00.000-06:00

9-0 :-)

I'm Back!!!!

2008-11-19T18:51:00.015-06:00

Hey guys. I know I haven't been on here at all since I graduated. I'll try to pick this back up and keep you up to date with my life. Last night I attended the David Ford's concert in Madison. He is soooo sooo talented, it's unreal. He is by far my favorite music artist!!! He was the opening act, so he only preformed for 30 minutes. I really want to catch a show when he's the headliner. Towards the end of the night, I went to the rest rooms while Ingrid Michaelson was preforming. I noticed David Ford was in the corner selling CD's, so I ended up talking to him for a bit. He is such a down to earth fella. I got a picture with him, and he ended up signing a CD for me. It really made my night/week/month...maybe year?!!! The CD is going to be a present to someone else...but I'm not saying who (hope they're not reading...eek). I'll post some of the pictures from the show. The video is on Kelly's computer, so maybe I'll post that later.

David Ford and I

Baby Kendall

2008-04-29T21:23:00.005-05:00

Here is the newest family member, my niece Kendall Jean Sullivan. She was born April 22nd at 10:05am, and weighs 7lb 14 oz.

Speechless

2008-04-29T21:14:00.003-05:00

So today was my last day of speech. I am so happy to think I never have to give another speech in my life!!!! Tomorrow I have to present my Seminar in Marketing project. It'll be nice when that is done. This weekend my brother from Vegas and sister from Iowa are in town. Steve will also be in town as well, but he's gonna be busy with quartet all weekend. I'm excited to see all the family this weekend. But I'll really be excited next week at this time!

Countdown until school is out = 3 DAYS!!! :)

Endeavor = Scam

2008-04-27T23:24:00.002-05:00

So the job interview did not work out. This company lied in their career builder add more than once. Long story short...I'm not willing to work off commission or door to door selling!!! So the search continues....

This week is going to be 'crazy insane' with school projects and presentations. Wish me luck cuz I'm gonna need it!!

ONLY 6 DAYS OF SCHOOL LEFT!!!!

Check This Out!

2008-04-21T00:00:00.002-05:00

Just came across this David Ford video on YouTube. Sorry for blogging so much on him...but this video is crazy! The guy can make amazing songs out of anything...even kitchen items. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz35QpK6d_I

Update on the Job Search

2008-04-20T23:51:00.002-05:00

The interview on Friday with Endeavor went really well. There were a bunch of candidates for the open positon, and the interviewer (Kelly) narrowed the applicants down to 5 after all the interviews (to fill 3 positions). I was lucky enough to be one of the 5 finalist. I have to call tomorrow and set up my second round interview. Hopefully all goes well, and I'll have a job by the time I graduate!!!

Endeavor

2008-04-13T23:08:00.003-05:00

I just applied for my first job in the post college era. The company I applied to is called Endeavor Advertising Group, which is based in Minneapolis. I applied to Endeavor first because I WANT THIS JOB THE MOST!!! I feel like this job is everything I'm looking for! They deal with Sports Marketing (Twins, Timberwolves, etc.) which is very intriguing to me. I will keep you all posted on my job search. Hopefully it's not a long search (fingers crossed for Endeavor!) Wish me luck!!!

Keeping The Blog Rolling

2008-03-19T22:55:00.005-05:00

My Seminar in Marketing class has moved on from Blogs to Advertising to Baby Boomers (yes you mom). I'm not required to post on here anymore, but I can receive extra credit for keeping the posts coming. So, being the good student I am, I will keep you up to date on the main events going on in my life.

As of right now, I'm down to 7 weeks of school left (Only 20 days!!!!). I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and I'm definitely getting Senioritis?? or Sophomoritis is it?? But it sounds like these next 7 weeks will keep me plenty busy.

Tonight we had our second round playoff game for the West Salem Basketball League. We played a great team, which led to the end of our season. It was a hard fought game, but we only had 5 players, so we had trouble keeping up. At least we went down with a fight! Hopefully the Badgers don't follow suit and bow out like we did!!!

Pregnant Chicks Should be Fair Game

2008-02-25T16:41:00.011-06:00

My nieces and nephews have been itching to go sledding for a while now. The weather this past weekend was somewhat tolerable, so we decided to take them sledding at Coulee Golf Course. The crew that went consisted of Mom, Dad, Pat, Debbie, Joe, Jamie, Jayln, Justice, Chris, Kelly and myself. You would think that the kids had the best time, but Chris and I had a blast starting a snowball fight. It seemed like my sister Jamie, the little kids, and my mom were the target for most of our snowballs, mainly because the game would be over if we hit our dad with a snowball. And someone told me it's not politically correct to throw a snowball at a pregnant chick (my sister-in-law). I say everyone is fair game, but I behaved (besides pelting my mom in the back of the neck with a snowball). Below are pictures on the sledding hill:

Justice, Joe and I

The kids had it so easy
Even two at a time
Post snowball fight

I'm interested to hear what everyone else did this weekend. So please make a post on your own blog or in the comment section as to what you did this weekend (add pictures if possible). If I feel you had the best weekend, I will put your blog link in my next post!!

Take a Hike

2008-02-25T15:29:00.007-06:00

One of the most relaxing hobbies of mine is getting outdoors and "taking a hike". This winter has been horrible to say the least. Kinda sad when 30 degrees feels like a heat wave. So my mom, brother Chris, and brother's "friend" Ashley decided to take advantage of one of these scorching 30 degree days, and go hiking at Hixon Forest. Surprisingly, it was a very busy day at the hill with cross country skiers and hikers. Chris and I kept ourselves occupied by starting a snowball throwing contest. Whoever's snowball was closest to the selected tree won. Chris claimed to hit the right target every time after he threw the snowball into the the thick forest. Kinda suspicious when he just said i'm going for "that tree", but maybe he's the next Brett Favre? That game didn't last long, because I think Chris was cheating and I didn't bring gloves (BurrrZerrrs). I'm getting very excited for spring to roll around so I can hike on a regular basis.

Chris, Ashley and I

My Mommy and I

Thumbs Up or Down?

2008-02-24T18:59:00.013-06:00

This past weekend I got a haircut from my sister Jamie. She does a great job, and the best thing is, it's free! I guess I owe her a dinner, huh? I go through phases with my hair. When it's short I want it long, and when it's long I want it short. Well this weekend I decided to buzz most of it off. Below I posted a picture of my hair both before and after. I would like to hear your opinions on which hairstyle you like best. Trust me, you won't hurt my feelings (that much). So post a comment telling me if you like my hair longer or shorter.

Before

(creepy..I know)

After

(thumbs up or down?...and yes I have a lot of time on my hands)

Gravel WHO?!?!

2008-02-11T17:22:00.008-06:00

With the election talks heating up, I figured I would do a post about the candidates. I recently received an email with a link that had me take a survey on which candidates had the same beliefs as myself. After the survey is complete, it ranks the candidates in order by who I agree with the most. The questions include my opinion on Iraq, Immigration, Taxes, Stem-Cell Research, Health Care, Abortion, Social Security, Line-Item Veto, Energy, Gay Marriage, Death Penalty, Gun Control, Environment, and Education. The quiz only takes a few minutes, and I encourage all of you to take it! It's a great way to see which candidate you agree with most. After taking this quiz, post a comment on who your top 3 were. This doesn't have to be who you are voting for. Just interesting to see what everyone else came up with. My top 3 included:

1. Mike Gravel

2. Barack Obama

3. Hillary Clinton

Now I have no intention of voting for Mike Gravel mainly because I'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM!!!!! lol. I did some research to see that he is only on the ballot in 20 states. Maybe that's why I've never heard of him?? But take the quiz for fun, and inform yourself on the candidates positions at the same time. You might find out (like I did) that you have nothing in common with Mike Huckabee!

Here is the link:
http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460

enjoy and remember to post your top 3!

Ballin!!

2008-02-07T22:30:00.000-06:00

Wednesday night I had my West Salem basketball league. So far I haven't play well in this league, so I was hoping to get my game back on track. Before the game Larry and I went to the YMCA to shoot around. We talked about how I should be more aggressive, because that will open more looks for others. I feel our talk and the shoot around really helped. I was aggressive when it came to shooting and taking it to the hole. I was pleased with the way I played, and the way our team played. We won 2 out of the 3 games (1's and 2's up to 11). It should of been 3 out of 3 if you ask me, but one of their guys hit four 3's in the last game. But I was happy because it seemed as if I got my game back! Hopefully I can continue that next week!

Welcome

2008-02-07T18:24:00.000-06:00

Welcome and thank you for checking out my blog. The reason I'm starting a blog is mainly for my Seminar in Marketing class, but also to keep family and friends (and stalkers) informed on my life. I hope you enjoy!