Hunting

Here in the picture is Shane and his 2 hunting buddies Roger and Daniel. Amanda & I stay behind in the Gator to watch the craziness. The men love to hunt wild pigs and chase the poor innocent deer out of the field. The "girls" like to take the scenic tour around the fields and pick up pretty rocks around the creek area. Every now and then we will shoot at a rabbit or two.

This trip I followed Roger through some brush to get to another field and ended up with a flat tire due to running over a gigantic log that we couldn't see. We had to get hauled home on a trailer and our night ended early. The men continued hunting and killed several pigs this evening. This is hunting "redneck" style.

Thanksgiving

This is one of those times that I could not get upset at him for not being able to go with me to my parents house for Thanksgiving. Cotton was more important than time off to drive to my parent's home, since it is what puts bread on our table. Thankfully both sides of our family understood. Even though it would have been much nicer to be together during the holidays we still had a good break. I had to do this holiday by myself while he spent his with his parents (who live right next door).
Friday after Thanksgiving my brother and his family came and stayed the night with us as they traveled home to Austin. We had a good time playing in the dirt with the kids, riding the gator, and playing with our dogs. Unfortunately no one could go hunting because all the places are leased and the hunters were in town. It kept us from going to far on the gator or searching for rocks down by the creek. Hopefully everyone still ha a good time. I know I did. I will put picture of this up later. I wish everyone the best of Holiday Season!!! I hope to see everyone during Christmas.

Cotton pickin' time

After Shane was so great for during volleyball season and all my long hours on the road or just in the gym; it is now trying times for me to endure Shane's long hours in the field. It is cotton pickin' time.
Shane usually leaves the house at 6:30 in the morning with his lunch and coffee in hand. He has been working as late as 9:00 in the evening. Not all that time is pickin' cotton I have learned. Mornings are spent servicing equipment, fueling up tractors and pickups while they wait on the moisture to drop (with a little coffee drinking and BS'n going on). Who knew "mother nature" controlled so much.
Since they got such a late start this year due to there not being a freeze until almost Thanksgiving, they are working hard to get things done as much as possible before Christmas time. No matter how hard they work this year, they will still be stipping cotton during Christmas. I will have to do the Christmas shopping and decorating myself this year. He did help me make outside Christmas decorations this last weekend when it was too windy. ( Will have a picture of that later).
There are days that they do not strip any cotton and they are like little boys twiddling their thumbs trying to find something to do. I know Shane can not sit still for more than a minute. "Mother nature" has given us days of too much wind, and too much moisture to be able to strip. I know I have been thankful for beautiful, warm days, but they would of liked the freeze a month ago.
Because of all of this that I am learning, I need a lot of patience and understanding so that I can understand what they are trying to do and why. I have tried to not get upset at small things.

Surviving volleyball season

Now that Shane has survived the first season of volleyball with me I believe he can survive a few more years. Throughout the whole season Shane was there for me to support all the trials and tribulations of being a coach. He and his family attended most home games and as many out of town games as they could. It was wonderful having that kind of support.

Now it is my turn to be supportive as he starts stripping cotton and his days are long with 12-16 hour days. I know it will be hard because he will not get time off to do holidays like I will. So I will have to share the time with my family and his work. I might even have to cook a meal or two. Hope I don't burn down the house. haha.

In the beginning

It all began 2 years ago while each of us were going through a divorce. We traveled each weekend so that we could see each other. We decided that we wanted to spend each and every day together. The weekend were just not enough. We were browsing through a jewelry store in Amarillo and both knew it was meant to be. I found the ring that was perfect for us & me. Once I tried it on, there was not another ring for me.

We didn't waste any time. We married less that 2 months later in March 2008. We have had a wonderful 7 months married. We have had all kinds of experiences in a short amount of time. We have moved in, moved out, built a closet, painted, stored, trashed, left a job, found a new job, selling a house and combined 2 households full of stuff. We have lost a dog and she is now burried in our back yard.

We have killed rattlesnakes on our front porch. Shane has been wonderful through all of this. When I ask why he does what he does or "Thank" him for everything, he says it is "part of the job" or isn't that what I am suppose to do? HE IS WONDERFUL!!!