My 1st Bow Season
Last summer, I decided I was bored with rifle hunting & I needed more of a challenge. So, I saved up a lot of money & Hunter & I went to Archery Unlimited in Prattville to buy my first bow- a Bear Homewrecker. I practiced during the summer & when opening morning came, I climbed up my first lock-on stand into an oak tree. I figured out that morning that I didn't like lock-ons...I got half way up & froze, Hunter had to climb up & give me a boost!! Although we tried, I didn't shoot a deer last season with my bow...maybe better luck next year!
Practicing in the back yard last summer
Opening morning!!!!
I had a Critical Care test that next Monday, so I decided to study in my tree :)
Hunter got a doe with his bow, while I was at clinicals at Children's Hospital 11/5/12
We Got ENGAGED!!!
On October 20, 2012, the night before Hunter's 30th Birthday, we got engaged!!!! You can read all about our story here!! It was so perfect & I was so surprised!! I'm so thankful Hunter's sister & brother-in-law, Amanda & Matthew, were taking pictures & videoing! Here is the video, I still smile when I watch it :)
Hunter Turned 30!!!
The night we got engaged, we met our families at Outback in Prattville to eat dinner for his birthday. I got him new camo (so typical of me!!!) & a new book called, The Dummy Line by Bobby Cole. If you like hunting & suspense books, you MUST read it!!!
After dinner that night, we drive to Pine Hill to stay with Amanda & Matthew. Hunter had taken off work the next day so we could hunt in Camden!!!
While he read The Dummy Line in his climber, I was taking pictures of my new gorgeous engagement ring (notice my camo pants in the background)...
Deer Season!!!
My favorite time of the year!!! I don't know how I met someone so perfect for me, but I did & he loves deer season just as much as I do! Had I not grown up hunting with Daddy, I don't think I would enjoy it as much. I have so many childhood memories of being in the woods with Daddy & I feel like if I can get in a shooting house, I feel like a kid again & my worries go away. While the adrenaline rush of squeezing the trigger with the bullseye on a deer's shoulder is undescribable, I have to say my most favorite part of deer hunting is the sound of the woods & the view.
I got my first deer of the season, a 9 point 11/29/12
Hunter's 8 point from the dog run in Andalusia 1/10/12
Our First Christmas!!!
Christmas was SO busy!!!! Between both of our parents' houses & grandparents' houses, we ran the roads a lot!
At the Farmer's Market picking out our first Christmas Tree!!
Making homemade M&M cookies!!!
Isla Saige Mathews...
When Hunter proposed, I thought there was a Boykin Spaniel puppy in the big green box...instead, it was a picture of a Boykin with a note...
When I got home from Mom's house the Sunday before Valentine's Day, I peeked in the living room & saw Hunter lying on the couch, in the dark, watching TV. After talking to him for a little bit, I saw 2 little eyes...there was a PUPPY sitting on his chest!! She was so dark, I could barely see her! She was so precious (and still is)...I just cried!!!
Incase you didn't know, we're pretty obsessed with her...sorry if it annoys you :)
Turkey Season!!!
March 15...Hunter's favorite day of the year...TURKEY SEASON!!!! I didn't get to go much this year because I was busy with school & precepting, but I did get one turkey!! 3/17/12 we were in a 2 man turkey contest in Maplesville. You can read the whole story here. Long story short, I shot a gobbler, then a few minutes later, Hunter shot one & we won the contest!!! It was an AMAZING hunt!!!
Collins Elizabeth Wright...5/1/12
I found out September 10, 2011 that I was going to be an AUNT!!! I'll never forget it...Amanda told me she was pregnant as we were turning into the Sonic in Thomasville, AL...then she told me I couldn't tell anybody until they went to the doctor September 24. I couldn't tell ANYBODY, not even Hunter!!! I nearly killed me!!! After she & Matthew went to the doctor September 24, on a Thursday, we cooked out at our house & invited Rexanne & Bruce. Amanda told Hunter the big news before their parents got there...he was tickled to death!!! We set the video camera up on the book shelf, then Amanda handed her parents the ultrasound picture...Rexanne cried & Bruce jumped up & hugged Amanda. In December, Amanda & Matthew found our they were having a GIRL!!! After they found out the sex, it seems like the months flew by! Dr. Logan decided to induce on May 1, 2012. At 4:43pm, Collins Elizabeth Wright entered the world...8lbs 2oz & 20in long...absolutely PERFECT!!!
Well, that wraps up tonight's blog!!! In my next blog...GRADUATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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