"Marry your best friend!!"

These past few months have been some trying times for my family, thankfully I have a strong relationship with the Lord and an A-Mazing husband; together they have helped me through it all and continue to stand by me each day.  

Part of a successful marriage is being there for each other through thick and thin, but another part is continuing to spend quality time with each other to grow as a couple.  Friday night Andrew and I went to the Warehouse Bistro for dinner.  If you have not been, I highly recommend it - especially the bread pudding!!  We then spent the weekend together visiting with the Loftin's, swimming, and the Archery Connection barn shoot.  It was a very relaxing weekend, and I look forward to may more just like it over the summer months.

"I found the one my heart loves."

~ Song of Solomon 3:4

New Hobbies

"You've got a lot of choices.  If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you're not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice."  Steven D. Woodhull

This past year has been full on!  School has kept me very busy, but half way through this last semester I finally finished up a whirl wind season of moot court competitions.  With all the extra time on my hands Andrew and I decided it was time to start a new hobby.  With all the options at hand like knitting, painting, learning an instrument, running...j/k that was never an option...we decided on archery.

How did we settle on archery you might ask...Well, Andrew and his little brother Keegan got bows for Christmas, with Mr. Pat following suit not too much later.  After playing around in the backyard with them, I decided to join in on the fun.

The original plan was to use them for hunting; however, we have discovered a whole new world of 3D archery and target shooting.  3D shooting is my favorite, you stand at an unknown distance and shoot at random 3D animal targets trying to hit the 12 ring.  Andrew and I have gone to quite a few shoots and are slowly getting better.  We have only won once, but the time we get to spend together having fun is what keeps us coming back to this new hobby.

Here are some random photos so you guys can see exactly what I am talking about

I think we got the gator!

Target shooting

Coyote Keegan

Hog tied

The first of many - hopefully

Well here we go, I am attempting to create a blog to fill everyone in on my adventures.  There should be plenty in store for you this summer with a full time job, a part time job, softball camps, a trip to the beach, a trip to New Zealand, and time with friends and family.

Watch this space and let the good times roll...

Andrew, Dolly, and I playing at the lake