10 days!

In 10 days I am getting married. I never in a million years saw this one coming and thank God I didn't because this was the best surprise that He has bestowed upon me. I am so grateful for finally knowing exactly what it feels like to love and be loved unconditionally in return. I am grateful for knowing what it is like to find a friend in my partner. I find the circumstances that led Joseph and I to be together quite comical. When we first met in September I put him in the friend file. Neither of us were really looking for anything at the time and because he never made a move and was very careful about respecting me and my space I was sure that nothing except for friendship would happen between us. I kept hoping that it would change but after a couple of months I let it go. So much so that I even started wearing my baggie old ratty sweats and stopped wearing makeup around the house when he would come by after work to have a couple of beers and discuss evolution or help me with my math problems. How he ever found me attractive through that, I do not know. Seriously guys, I looked like a career college kid with a 7:30 am class. You know, the kind that roll out of bed, tie their hair up in a knot and wander into class? That was me. Yet somehow, through even that, he found me attractive and kissed me in the living room one night when I least expected it. 10 months later, I still look like a career college kid every day after work, he still kisses me in the living room, and we still argue over evolution and math but he's moved out of my friend file and into my forever file. Holy macaroni, that last sentence was lame. Just forget you read that. Apparently marrying your soul mate makes you mushy as hell.

This is probably something that I should not bring up but I am an open book who can not help but share my thoughts and feelings. The other night I was watching my sweet fiance doze off on the couch and I began to think back to my previous marriage. I know now that the feelings that I had then were always a warning sign. I always knew in the back of my mind that there was something that was not right and I did my best to suppress that thought, trying to make it work. When I look at the man I am fixing to build this new life with though, I do not worry about what will happen, all I see is the future that we will have together. The best lessons that I ever learned were lessons I learned from my previous marriage and I am truly grateful for learning those lessons so that I can be the person that Joseph needs to me, the person that I need to be. It is truly amazing to me the things that life teaches us along the way. I no longer regret any of the things that brought me to where I am today because those things are what put me on this road.

My father has spent a lot of time over the last eight years lecturing me about the way I should do certain things. Even though I have always taken in and appreciated his words, I am glad that I put myself in the position I did to learn all of my lessons the hard way and my way. I hope that the things I have learned will make me into a better wife and friend to my soon to be husband.

Just a little bragging

What a summer this has been so far! I will admit that I am tired and stressed out but so excited for the things that are fixing to take place.

First off... in 12 days I am marrying my best friend in a small little ceremony in Smokey Bear Park! I wish that it was the 16th already so that we could begin our new journey together.

I'm so excited to start a life with this guy! 

Honestly I can not begin to tell you how happy this cat makes me. I was blessed the day that I met him. 

Second... I am officially an NMSU Aggie again! 

I can not begin to tell you how happy I am about this! I am only a few semesters away from a bachelors in Criminal Justice and then I will start working towards my masters! Thank you Jesus for this opportunity!

Also, I feel the need to share how grateful I am to have met a man that understands how important finishing my degree is to me. He is very supportive when it comes to my education and I love how he is always there to give me an extra push when I feel like giving up. I am incredibly happy that I have his support and that I found a man that is so unselfish and willing to stand by me through anything.

Third... Little Tiberius is growing like a weed. We had to break down and by the little man a pool the other night. I think we are going to have a great hunting partner, he is learning so fast! And he loves the water! 

Fourth.... Murph has adapted so well with having a new baby in the house. He and Ti have become BFF's and wherever Murph is, Ti is right behind him. As of this week though Ti is the same size as Murph! Good thing he got his bluff in on him! Although they have been in a lot of trouble together lately. For example, the other day they both had baths and by baths I mean, the bath, brushing, blow drying, fluffing, etc. and then... Murphy rolled Ti around the yard in the mud a few times. I was not a happy Mama!

Flying Snake of Death

So for the past four or so days I have been nursing my poor infected kidneys back to health. Which has not been fun at all. I've done a lot of sleeping and staggering around the house and missing all of the beautiful weather that we have been having. So today, I decided during my lunch hour as I was sitting in the porch watching Ti mutilate one of the cats that I was going to do something productive. So last year when we had that big freeze and everything under my house burst the majority of the plant life in my yard died, including the mosquito vine. I don't actually know what the vine is really called but I refer to it as the mosquito vine because if you walk near it in the summer time, more than likely you are going to contract malaria, or west nile, or whatever it is that you get from mosquitoes. Anyways, half of the vine came back, the other half did not and now I have this big, dead, crappy looking vine that needs serious help. But as of today, I will not be helping it.

Here is a picture of me with the mosquito vine, back in the day when I was 18, not afraid of contracting a mosquito disease and when I thought this was attractive enough to post on myspace. WTF was I thinking?

Anyways, so as I was sitting on the porch I decided that I would walk over and look at the vine and see what all I could do about hacking up all the dead before the mosquitoes officially moved into it this summer. What I should have done is asked Joseph to do it when he got home from work because, that little grass snake he said would never hurt anyone and that he let live last month has officially moved out from under my plastic pond and into the mosquito vine.

So there I was, tugging at a dead portion of the vine, trying to rip some of it down when a flying, ninja, grass snake came flying out of the vine and landed directly on my shoulder. Kidney infection problem solved, I peed my pants. They are working again. (Ok, I did not actually pee my pants, but trust me, I could have.)

So then I screamed, or rather screeched, ran out of the yard, did a ninja dance in the driveway, and decided I am never going back into my yard again.  In fact, if Joseph ever wants me to cook dinner for him again, he will have to build a bridge from the carport to the front door because I am not stepping foot inside the gate to that yard ever again.

So the moral to this story is, next time your fiance tells you that you should kill the snake under the plastic fake pond and you say, "It's just a grass snake. It won't hurt anyone!" and your fiance says, "yes, I will hurt myself trying to get away from it if I ever see it again!" You should just listen, and kill the damn snake.

Also, I am not sure if that really was THE snake, but I am going to believe that it was to get my point across.

Woke up in the Twilight Saga

Guess what?! After four days of tormenting us, it finally decided to rain here!
(Also, I finished my finals. No more homework, tests, labs, etc. for the next 3 weeks. This blog has all of my undivided attention. Prepare for wedding planning whining. It's going to happen.)

Anyways, check this out...

Finally... a cloudy, rainy day.

My poor trees are grateful! 

 And so are my vines, that I thought were dead and almost hacked up the other day. Truth is, I'm not much of a gardener these days. Probably because this guy, eats everything in my yard and by everything I mean EVERYTHING! Wood, plastic, metal, he's a Honey Badger.

 

Get it together!

Apparently I hate finals, because I would rather be doing anything than what I should be doing right now. For example, it's been months since I have written a blog, yet here I am, blogging instead of writing a term paper or taking a final. Actually, this blog has been a long time coming, a lot has happened since my last blog.

Exhibit A

Yes, that is in fact a diamond ring and I am wearing it on my left hand. 

This is the guy that gave it to me. Yes, you are correct, he is in fact a hottie.

Exhibit B

 I turned 25. :( And I panicked about it a little because 25 is really the last exciting birthday.

But then that hot guy bought me a sweet camera and I ran around playing paparazzi and felt better about being old. Also, my vehicle insurance went down considerably. $98- full coverage on two vehicles. Winning! 

 Also, my camera takes sweet pictures. For example this Mallard I caught at the Rio Ruidoso this last weekend. Look at the wing spectrum on that baby! Pretty much a professional right now. 

Exhibit C

Look who's all grown up!, and very Bitey. We are seriously ready for the teething to be over. I miss being able to scatter random pairs of flip flops through out the house. :(

However, someone is still a little upset now and then but getting use to Ti the Tornado all up in his personal space. Poor old man. 

So, now that I have wasted a good thirty minutes, I guess it's back to finals. Wish me luck.

Heartbeat at our feet

We became traitors in the eyes of three fuzzy creatures on Saturday when Joe brought home a new baby.

Sleepy Baby

Say hello to Tiberius aka Ti, future hunting companion for my Manfriend, attention thief, and receiver of ooo's and aaa's.

Jealous! 

And don't forget to say hello to Murphy who use to be the attention thief and the receiver of ooo's and aaa's. He has been a little angry at me lately. Although today we finally decided to play with Ti during lunch. Watch video HERE. (It kills me how Ti just rolls. Like a little alligator! ) Anyways, that is enough of me sharing my Murphy and Ti obsession for the day. :)

I've got mad skills

So!, I actually have a little bit of free time and being as how I have this little bit of free time, I believe that it is time to play catch up. Also, I'm still upset that you all have not sent out the search party for me. You should still feel bad about that. Oh!, and don't listen to anything that Happy Cobra has to say, I am not a fishing en-titlist. (Happy Cobra by the way, is my new agent. So if you do not like anything I have to say, you should take it up with the Cobra. Fair warning though she is very bitey.)
Anyways, I just wanted you to know that I have not been completely honest lately. I haven't just been buried under my mountain of homework I have actually been doing a lot of fishing and hunting these last couple of months. See check it out y'all. I killed ducks...

My first Pintail

 

 

And then....

Little Rainbow caught with a fly rod

I killed fish. This last picture does not do my mad fly fishing skills justice however. I actually caught a huge Rainbow before this but of course I did not take a picture. Sad face.
Recently I have been brainstorming about how I am going to become a millionaire and I decided that the only way for me to do this is to use my super sweet blogging skills. I discussed this with my very bitey agent and I decided that I should become a millionaire by telling you all about my adventures. Which totally sounds like a good idea, even if I do not become a millionaire. However the other night while I was discussing this with my Manfriend he pointed out a very good point to me. He said something along the lines of, "How are you going to be the great white huntress blogger if you hate early mornings and cold weather?" Apparently most of the little creatures that I am after only like freezing ass morning temperatures. I guess this is a valid point but what he does not realize is that I motivated. Even though I plan on griping for at least the first hour of each of my adventures. Griping is something I do very well!

Me: "Damn it's cold out here! This sucks! Why do we have to be out here so early?"
Manfriend: "Because this is when the ducks are most active."
Me: "But why? My feet are cold. My hands are cold. I lost feeling in my right butt cheek an hour ago."
Manfriend" "Will you be quiet?"
Silence for about 2 minutes
Me: "I can't feel the left butt cheek now."
Manfriend: "Ssshh"

Anyways, stay tuned for more adventures.