Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Christmas Catch-Up
He are a few from my family's Christmas celebration! We celebrated at home for the first time in seven years! It was nice to wake up in my own house on Christmas with my whole family there! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful and loving family.
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| Freefall, Chirstmas Day |
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| Dad with two of his four legged kids |
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| aftermath |
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| Traditional Christmas Breakfast, Bread Pudding Smothered in Butter Rum sauce |
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| Dad carving the bird |
Bucket List Post #1
I was so excited this past weekend when I got to cross something off my bucket list!! My extended family is full of hunters and fishermen and I am an avid fisher woman myself, but have never been hunting for real! I have always wanted to get a deer, but I wasn't sure I would have the guts to kill Bambi's mom! I chalked it up to that I was eating the meat and that it wasn't just for sport!
My dad owns a ranch just outside of Weesatche, TX and our neighbor has a deer camp! He had a few extra doe permits and asked if we would like to use one! I was so thrilled but nervous about the whole ordeal! My dad and I took some practice shots early in the day with his 30. The kick was less then I remembered so I was feeling pretty confident! We headed over to his camp about 3:30 and got the grand tour. We set out corn and climbed up into the deer stand! The feeder went off at 4:30 and 5:15 and we didn't see anything! About 10 minutes before sunset we were feeling pretty down and thought for sure we weren't going to see anything. Out of the blue a few little does showed up and ran away before we could get a clear shot. As they ran away we turned to the other side of the stand and saw 6 or 7 larger does! We decided that this was our chance and my dad handed me the gun and I got ready! I was shaking so much because I was so excited and nervous! I knew it was a one shot deal so I took a deep breath and went for it and I did it! I was so proud of myself! My dad said that The shot couldn't have been better and I think he was excited that I had the guts to do it and did it well! I can't wait for next year, maybe I will even get a big buck!
My dad owns a ranch just outside of Weesatche, TX and our neighbor has a deer camp! He had a few extra doe permits and asked if we would like to use one! I was so thrilled but nervous about the whole ordeal! My dad and I took some practice shots early in the day with his 30. The kick was less then I remembered so I was feeling pretty confident! We headed over to his camp about 3:30 and got the grand tour. We set out corn and climbed up into the deer stand! The feeder went off at 4:30 and 5:15 and we didn't see anything! About 10 minutes before sunset we were feeling pretty down and thought for sure we weren't going to see anything. Out of the blue a few little does showed up and ran away before we could get a clear shot. As they ran away we turned to the other side of the stand and saw 6 or 7 larger does! We decided that this was our chance and my dad handed me the gun and I got ready! I was shaking so much because I was so excited and nervous! I knew it was a one shot deal so I took a deep breath and went for it and I did it! I was so proud of myself! My dad said that The shot couldn't have been better and I think he was excited that I had the guts to do it and did it well! I can't wait for next year, maybe I will even get a big buck!
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| December 29, 2010 |
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