It's been a hot minute since I've blogged. I always think of great things while I'm out and about to blog about. like "oh! this is something I need to blog!" but of course, never happens. My life has been great! I couldn't be happier! GREAT things are happening. My future is so bright! =) Since I haven't blogged in so long, I decided to go back and read some old entries. It amazes me at how far my life has come, along with my writing. It's like you can literally see me maturing over time through my blog. The words I use, the things I blogged about. So young, so immature. BUT I am still the same me! Just with different goals, different look on life, different LIFE in general! Well, no I take that back, I am not the same me, I am a BETTER me!
Where do I even begin? I got sick a few days before New Year’s Eve and ended up ringing in 2026 sick. Is anyone surprised? Because I’m not. I was down for a full week with a terrible case of strep throat—and I don’t even have tonsils. My doctor basically said I’m just prone to strep… because of course I am. Just my luck. Let’s back up to a few days after Christmas. My husband goes on his annual hunting trip every year, which is usually why I end up ringing in the New Year alone. But this time, I decided to go with him. We packed up the Frenchies, Bruno stayed with my sister, and we headed west for a long weekend of hunting. He always brings a couple of deer home, and that meat lasts us through the year. I know hunting isn’t for everyone. We don’t kill for sport—we hunt for food, and we use every part of it. This was actually my first time going to truly hunt. I’ve been out to the land before to shoot guns, fill feeders, and hang around camp… but I’d never gone hunting until now. I...