Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving break went really well over all but there were highs and and lows...

Lets start with the lows. The traditional thanksgiving morning family hunt went on as usual but this year with out Tyler. He and Amy stayed in TN because the only had the weekend off however they will be here for christmas. The hunt was pretty relaxing because there wasn't much flying as you can see Bowen was especially relaxed.

So, out of the eight of us who went out we only got one goose.

After the hunt I was breasting the goose since I was the one who shot it. I had half of it done and sitting in a plastic bag next to me and was working on the other side when it happened. Murph, our devious, all black, barn cat grabbed the plastic bag with half a goose in it and took off running with it like a guilty bandit. Immediately, Dad and I sprinted after it trying to get the meat. We ran all around the barn chasing after him but never caught him. He was a fast lil sucker.

It was pretty irritating that we only got to harvest half a goose that day and lets just say Murph is lucky to be alive.

Other than that lovely incident thanksgiving was great! I got to enjoy a delicious meal with my Dad's side of the family and awesome cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

I am looking forward to being done with all my classes Saturday, then I have winter break!

Fall Has Fallen

Yesterday Chloe had her first experience with piles of leaves. It was a pitiful pile of leaves but she enjoyed it just the same. I know you might find it surprising that my four year-old puppy has just now experienced fall to its fullest but there's an explanation: The only large trees in our yard are evergreens so we've never had enough leaves to play in but this year our trees are finally big enough to create a pile substantial enough to withstand the wind.

So, back to Chloe's leaf-ey experience:

We went outside and I plopped down in the leaves and threw a few into the air. Chloe came bolting over --easily forgetting her bad hip-- and skidded to a halt, causing the leaves to rustle. When I threw another handful of leaves into the air she jumped up and tried to catch some of them in her mouth. Then, she got up in my face and licked me a few times, telling me to do it again. This process repeated a few times until the ADD kicked in and Chloe's attention shifted to something else.

I wish I had been able to take pictures because it was definitely a Kodak moment. So, until it happens at a time when I do have my camera, the memory of it will have to do.

Senior Pictures

I just wanted to let yall know that some of my senior pictures are up on the website if you wanna check them out. The site is timelessandtreasured.blogspot.com. If you need to go to the archives to find them. They were posted 10/14/09.

They turned out really well and I can't wait to see the rest, Thanks Mrs. Heather for taking such great pictures!

College Applications

Welcome everybody to my very first blog post on my very first blog. I am excited to start this and think that this will be a convenient way to keep people updated on my life. In addition to sharing about my life I would also like to hear about yours so if you have a blog of your own please let me know the address so I can follow you.

Lately, I have been keeping pretty busy by spending much time on my classes and college decisions/applications. I started writing my first college essay today. I am going to write 3 of them for this particular application but each one can only be 250 words so it shouldn't take very long.

Bragging section: Last week I won a photography project in my Photography I class. The project was to photograph the letters in the word "design". The contest was class nominated and I was not expecting to win it at all. I was really excited about it! :)

Much much more is in the works for my life and as my plans solidify I will certainly keep you updated.

Thanks for reading.