hunting season so far.

Last weekend marked opening day for dog hunting/rifle season in our neck of the woods! Saturday morning at our hunting club, this young fella score this 8 point in one single shot! Lucky joker!

Wednesday was our next opportunity to dog hunt. Cliff went down into the bay area in one block & came out with this here buckaroo.

 Too bad you can't tell what he is! Cliff shot his horns clean off! He thinks he may have been a 4 point, but he really doesn't know for certain, hah. Guess the saying is true "you can't eat the horns!".

After lunch we had been chasing a 6 point back and forth across the block when he finally got into the bay & we had to drive around to the other side of the club to get ahead of him. As we're driving in a line of four trucks back to back, someone yells on the c.b. "deer, deer out your window!". We all slam the trucks in park and jump out while one of the guys in the truck in front of us points his gun & starts shooting. The darn buck had been laying beside the road and as we rode by we spooked him! No dogs were running him, no nothing. One heck of a 6 point. Huge body on this deer & his horns were super thick!

Friday evening rolled around and we decided to go hunting at Mr. Alan's {Cliff's dad}. Two out of the four shot and killed bucks!

Cliff killed his biggest buck yet to date!

He was a young buck believe it or not. His body size was definitely not proportional to his 17 inch spread! He will be hanging on our wall in a few short months!

Mr. Alan killed a 3 point at the same time Cliff was shooting at his.

In the midst of all the shooting going on between these two fellas, my brother sends me a text saying he had just downed a buck too! Him and my Dad were hunting at a different place about 15 miles down the road. Cody hasn't been able to go hunting hardly at all this season due to playing college baseball. He's a lucky man too!

Today we ran dogs at another club we are members of. No luck for us, but my brother just sent in another text of this joker!

Him & my Dad are at our other club today hunting. Cody missed out opening day due to baseball games out of town so this is his first opportunity to go dog hunting! He has a horseshoe up his behind at all times!

As of now, Cliff & I had to leave the club early to drive a few hours away for our dear friends, Brooke & Joedee's, engagement party! We'll be back tomorrow :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend ♥

wedding wednesday's: a guest blogger

A Follower Becomes a Blogger

As a close friend and an avid follower of Caitlin’s blog, she has volunteered me to be “guest blogger” of the week. This is my first blogging experience and I hope to not disappoint those of you that stop by each morning or afternoon to see what cute new posting she has added. :) I want to first thank Cait for allowing me to share my proposal story with all of you. She mentioned myself (Brooke) and Joe several weeks back when we first got engaged. I am also going to be standing by Cait's side as a bridesmaid on the happiest day of her life, June 10th, 2011! Caitlin and I have now known each other for approximately 2.5 years but feel as if we have been lifelong friends. She has been a blessing in mine and my family’s life. I love the quote, “The best of friendships don’t just happen. But they fall into place naturally and easily, as if they were always meant to be.” Our friendship is a gift from the Lord and something I will forever cherish. Now, let’s get into the subject of “WeDDiNg WeDnEsDaY!”

On July 14th, 2010 around 11:00am, I said “YeS” to one of the most important questions a girl will ever be asked. “Will you marry me?” finally came out of the mouth of my future hubby, Joedee. After dating for almost 4 years, it was no surprise that rings, proposals, and weddings were on the brain and had been for quite some time. We had been looking at rings for a while but seriously began looking at the beginning of the year. As the months went by, I waited and waited and waited...it wasn’t very patient waiting might I add. :) May rolled around and I was a bit disappointed that it still hadn’t happened but I was CERTAIN that it would happen this summer, if I had to force him to do it! Just kidding, ha! I moved home for the summer and each day I woke up with the thought, “today will be the day!” but it never was. June came and Joe had planned a weekend in Atlanta for the two of us. Hmmm….perfect opportunity! Nope, didn’t happen. He had stressed to me that he would not be doing it when I expected it but I still had hope that just maybe, despite his stubbornness, he would succumb to my desires. I tried to explain that he would not be able to surprise me with a proposal due to the fact that we had been talking about it for so long, he said otherwise.

--Okay, so FINALLY we get to the proposal!-
Joedee had the day off and really wanted to go fishing at Paradise Lakes in Tifton. This is a PFA and has about 30 different ponds. We were up around 5:45am and headed to Tifton by 6:30. I, of course, am wearing no make-up, running shorts, and an oversized t-shirt. I thought that not in a million years was the proposal happening on the morning we go fishing. We stop and get a bag of ice and pull into "Paradise" around 7:15 and put the boat in for what I thought would be a long day of fishing, one of our favorite pastimes. It was overcast most of the morning as we slowly made our way around the pond, stopping once for 45 min to talk to an elderly man who wanted to tell us how to fish, where to fish, and what to fish with. The sun began to peak out from behind the clouds and you could tell it was going to be a beautiful day! We weren't even worried about fishing, we just talked and looked at lily pads and Joe was even picking me some of the pretty flowers that were on top of them. It never once crossed my mind that today was THE day! So around 10:30 Joe decided he wanted to go from Horseshoe 5 to Lake Patrick & have a picnic with the lunch we had packed. We loaded up the boat and headed down the dirtroads to the other pond. He pulled over in the shade where there was a nice breeze blowing & we had a wonderful view of the huge pond that I thought we were going to fish. We got out of the truck, put down the tailgate & pulled out our lunch of ham sandwiches, BBQ potato chips & Cokes. As we finished up eating, Joe said that he would put on my favorite Lime Green Trick Worm (my favorite lure!) for me to fish with (I had been asking him to do it all morning). He pulled out one tackle box and I sat and watched him dig to find them. He found the pink ones but I insisted that we use GREEN. Which he must have known I would do because he then hands me another tackle box and tells me to look for them in it as he looks through his third tackle box. The first thing I see when I open the box are the Lime Green Trick Worms. I pick them up and hand them to him. I look back down to see if there is anything else I want to fish with & THERE IS THE RING BOX! I look at him with my eyes huge & ask "what is that?!?" even though I already knew! He then picks up the box, opens it, and proceeds to ask if I am certain I want to spend the rest of my life with him, mushy stuff about his feelings for me, and then THE question!! Of course I say YES & am so happy I think my heart is about to pound out of my chest! We sat around being captured in the moment for another 30 minutes then decide we must start the calling to tell everyone! I couldn’t have asked for anything better or more perfect. Joedee later informed me that he purchased the ring back in March; however, he had been waiting for the right time. July 14th, 2010 was absolutely the right time.


My beautiful ring

The two of us before a small engagement party thrown by a close friend
One of the many engagement photos my mom will take

GTKY & a little surprise.

Sunday has rolled around again. The weekend seems to go by faster and faster with each passing week. I don't have much time at a computer during the week days, so I look forward to Sunday's where I can at least get one post in before church. 

This morning, before I get started answering Keely's questions, I have a little something to share. 

Remember in my previous post introducing my bridesmaids, this fabulous girl?

Well, this is Brooke. Her man, Joedee, popped the question last week! They are officially ENGAGED! 

I couldn't be happier for the two of them. They are truly amazing people & I am so grateful to have them a part of my life. 

 L ♥ VE is sweet :)  

These are few snapshots I stole from her Facebook page of the two of them:

Aren't they precious?! 

I wish you both the absolute best of luck!

I can't wait to get back to school so Brooke & I can start planning together!

That'll be our afternoon fun after clinical rotations.

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Getting to Know You! 

You all know the deal. Copy & paste the questions, then head over to MannLand5 and link up :)

Enjoy!

1. If you had to choose a country to live in besides USA (or the country you live in), which would it be? 

South Africa maybe? I could go on millions of safari's to see all of the amazing little animals of the world. 

2. Which would be worse, wearing flip flops in the snow or wearing gloves in the summer? 

Flip flops in the snow- I despise being cold, period. Especially my feet! 

3. Fried or Bake and why? 

I like both, but you will catch me ordering everything fried. I guess it's a Southern thang. I need to quit before my poor little arteries are clogged by the age 25.

4. If you were an entertainment reporter, which celeb would you love to interview and why?  

Faith & Tim. I adore them.

 

 

5. What was your favorite book as a preteen/teenager? 

I can't remember the names right off hand. But, I do remember the Judy Blume series. Those were fun.

   

6. List your top 3 guilty pleasure television shows.  

I hardly watch t.v. at all. Really, the only reason I watch it at all is because Cliff will turn it on before going to bed. The one's that catch my attention every now and again are: The Bachelorette, 

 

Cougar Town, 

 

& Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?  

 

 

7. What bumper sticker slogan best describes you/your attitude/your life?

  

8. If you were to join a circus - what performer would you be?

I have no idea. Maybe the ladies on the elephants? 

Have a great week everyone!