Beach Bum

Delta Day's

2010-02-15T12:47:00.000-08:00

We took advantage of a beautiful day and took a boat ride to the Delta with our good friends Beth & Barry. We didn't get to see any pigs, but it was so pretty out that we didn't mind a bit.

Birds in the Delta

Jeff at a friends camp.

Me cheesing as usual.

Modeling the camo look!

Our friends Beth and Barry

My love!!!

Woodpeckers cafeteria.

I'm back!!!

2010-02-11T12:54:00.000-08:00

I know it has been forever since my last posting, believe me my mom hasn't stopped telling me. I am so sorry for having neglected my readers (the few I have). How ya'll have gone on with your daily life's while I was absent must have been hard. I do admit that i have found time for my facebook but sadly not my blog. I am going to try my best from now on to keep it updated because it makes me have to take pictures more often and I love those memories.

To start off I will share my most recent pictures which are of course of my beloved dog. My dad bought Curtis a jacket this winter since it has been SO cold!!! He actually bought my sister and his dog a jacket for Christmas but sadly left poor Curtis out. He thought that he wouldn't need one since we lived in the deep south. As you all know it has been very cold, even down in my neck of the woods. So, I asked my dad if he would get Curtis one and sure enough a couple of weeks later the UPS man dropped off a box with this lovely red jacket. My dad even had his named monogrammed on it, a luxury that Pippa and Mack didn't even get. So yesterday I had Curtis put on his jacket and we had a little photo shoot. I took so many pictures that it was hard to pick which ones I wanted to post so I am going to post a few.

Such a good model.

This is one of his favorite ways to sit.

Modeling the jacket with the collar down.

Such a model pose looking over the shoulder.

This is my favorite picture of them all. Look how cute my little man is!!!

My Love!

2009-08-11T09:44:00.001-07:00

I love my Jeff!

Snapper

2009-06-20T11:01:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I did the craziest thing the other day. We wanted to go catch some snapper so we decided to take out his dad's 18ft boat 17 miles offshore. All in all we had a great time.

Outdoors

2009-06-20T10:01:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I have been enjoying the great outdoors lately.

Last Saturday we took his parents out to catch White Trout.

This is one of the fish that I caught.

Of course Curtis had to come with us.

He is so cute!!!

Jamie's wedding shower

2009-04-18T12:12:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we (Carolyn, Candice, Terry, & me ) threw a wedding shower for my sister Jamie. Terry Atnip was very generous and allowed us to use her beautiful back deck. She and her husband worked very hard (up to an hour before the shower) in there yard planting flowers, and making everything gorgeous.

(Thank you Mrs. Atnip)

We had tons of delicious food.

Candice, Jamie, Me & Carolyn.

Here is Jamie opening some gifts. I started off taking pictures of her opening every gift, but quickly stopped. I figured, "What am I going to do with a bunch of pictures of Jamie opening gifts?" Seriously, what?

Last of all, my beautiful niece Riley. She and my nephews came to the shower and behaved perfectly. Isn't she so sweet looking?

Space shuttle

2009-03-26T09:41:00.000-07:00

This is pretty neat.

Jeff brought the new boat down to West Palm Beach, FL. from New Jersey almost two weeks ago. Along the way they stopped in St. Augustine, FL. for the night. When they got there they got to see the space shuttle take off. What I think is really cool is the lighthouse that Jeff got in the picture which was taken from his phone.

Pretty neat huh?

Oldie but goodie

2009-03-20T10:44:00.000-07:00

This is an old video that I couldn't upload this past summer. When Carolyn and her family came to visit last summer, she and I got to spent the afternoon at the beach. We had a lot of fun goofing around taking pictures and building sand castles. We filmed a couple of video's, but due to the contents I think it would be better to keep them off the Internet.

Something squirrely is going on around here.

2009-03-10T07:35:00.000-07:00

Lately there have been some strange noises coming from our bath tub. At first I thought that there was something in my house, especially when I was laying in bed and swore I heard chiiip chipppp in my hallway. I just couldn't figure out how it was getting in my house. So, I went down stairs (our house is on stilts), and found a spot where the intruders were entering. Jeff was able to reach in the hole and raked out tons of pine straw and other foliage. We thought it may be a bird, but the only feathers we found were like seagull feathers. We think those came from the animal getting them down by the water. We have come to the conclusion that it is a squirrel. The good news is they aren't in the house all the way. They have found a crawl space between our tub and under the house. Today's the day we are getting them out. I will keep you posted.

Beachin it

2009-02-27T12:07:00.000-08:00

I spent this past week in Orange Beach with my good friend Sarah and her boy's. They just bought a beautiful new condo on the 22nd floor. The view is AMAZING!

Just thought I would brag a little bit.

Sneak peak

2009-02-21T14:46:00.000-08:00

Since Jeff has been in New Jersey, I have really been in the artsy mood. I thought of a super cool piece of art that I could make for Jeff. This tuna is only a small part of it, but I couldn't resist showing it off. I am so excited for Jeff to see the whole thing.
Stay tuned.

Cruisin

2009-02-19T20:32:00.001-08:00

We have been living in our house for over a year, and I still get a tickle out of seeing the cruise ship go by. (Yes, believe it or not I am standing on my porch in this picture.)

You can't help but think about the good time those people are about to have.

Welcome to the neighborhood

2009-02-18T10:45:00.000-08:00

I would like to introduce y'all to my newest neighbor. His name is Cody, which is an easy name for me to remember since he is black and white like the Dalmatian my sister had. Is so freaking adorable and rambunctious. It took me forever to get a decent picture.

AWWW, I could eat him up.

I am so lucky.

2009-02-17T20:30:00.000-08:00

Today was an early day for me. Jeff is out of town, so when he called this morning he got my day going extra early (not that I am complaining).

So, Curtis and I loaded up in the Jeep and headed to the Island. I brought my camera knowing that the juices were flowing and it was going to be a beautiful morning. It was such a beautiful morning! It really made me feel jealous for everyone who doesn't wake up to that.
It also made me feel grateful for were I am and who I am with.

I love you, Jeff.

I wish my dog could drink out of a straw!

2009-02-16T18:04:00.001-08:00

Curtis is the messiest drinker I have ever seen! Whenever he drinks, it comes flying out of the side of his mouth. I am amazed he is not dehydrated.

Seriously, If I could teach him how to drink out of a straw I would. My poor floors are going to end up buckling because of his drinking problem.

Man, I'm good!

2009-02-07T08:13:00.000-08:00

This past week I went up to Huntsville to visit with my family. While I was up there my mom asked if I would take down the dreaded wallpaper in her dining room.

Let me tell you, this was no ordinary wallpaper. The homeowners who put it up must have spent a pretty penny on it. It was fancy wallpaper!

I started my project Sunday afternoon around 4:00. Believe me by the end of the first night I only had two walls done and I was asking myself what I had gotten in to.
The next morning I pushed ahead and finished taking all the wallpaper down. Now my next task was repairing the drywall that was not primed before they put the wallpaper up.

After getting the walls as smooth as I could I primed the walls. Some of the spots I maybe could have gotten smoother, but I was so worried that I was not going to have enough time. I was stressed about leaving my mom's house a wreck. Not only was the dinning room torn up, but her kitchen was covered with all the china, glasses and all the other misc. stuff we had pulled out of her cabinets and buffet. Having all that stuff strewed out only added to my stress.

On the third day I managed to smooth the walls and put the first coat of paint on. WHEWW!!!

The fourth and final morning I put on the second coat. My mother came home at lunch and the house was still a disaster. As soon as she went back to work I hustled and cleaned up the ENTIRE house. I put all the stuff in the kitchen up and even cleaned rooms that I didn't even touch. She was AMAZED when she got home. On her way home she stopped and picked out some carpet that will be installed in a few day's.

Needless to say, when I left on Thursday morning I was so relieved that I had finished it. I am exhausted!!!

My weekend getaway!!!

2009-01-28T13:40:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I got to ride with Jeff to Florida to drop off the Junk Yard Dog.

We started off Friday in Orange Beach, AL.

The ride was great both days. You couldn't have asked for prettier weather.

The first night we stayed in Carrabelle, FL. We had a good time there. The dock hand picked us up after we cleaned the boat and took us to a local restaurant. The next morning was not the best for me.

Saturday we arrived in Anna Maria, FL. The water was so gorgeous!!!

When we were pulling the boat in to the marina, we were greeted by some curious dolphins.

On the dock tied up.

These were my crazy traveling companions. Jeff's buddy Matt, his deckhand Adam, and of course Jeff.

On the way off the Island, we stopped to take a few snapshots.

We all had a good time and Jeff did a great job as usual getting us there safe and sound.

Yes, it does get that cold down here!

2009-01-22T10:02:00.000-08:00

Some of you may remember an earlier post I did last summer on my "Africanized Ants". Well, the beautiful plant they infested has suffered from the cold weather. They have been outside all winter and have been fine. Yes, they might not have looked there best, but they were fine. That is until the other night. We had a really cold night the other night, and my plants payed the toll. Luckily after trimming away the frost bitten leaves, I found some life.

Keep your fingers crossed!!!

Please have a seat!

2009-01-19T12:39:00.000-08:00

This our new beautiful couch! It's very special to us because it was Jeff's brothers. He had this couch made and was so proud of it. I remember when he first ordered it, he carried the picture from the catalog in his wallet and would show it to everyone he saw. Sadly he only had it for a few weeks before his untimely passing. We picked it up this weekend and now we know why he was so proud of it, It is the most beautiful couch

P.S. - Notice where Curtis is sitting. He is not allowed on the couch.

So beautiful

2009-01-14T11:46:00.000-08:00

I took this picture the other day on my cell phone while leaving the Island. It was the prettiest sunset.

Goodbye

2009-01-06T16:24:00.000-08:00

Today I had to do the hardest thing. I had to throw away the rocking horse that my dad gave me when I was a little girl for my birthday. The reason for its untimely passing is due to my dog Curtis Low. While Jeff and I were out the other night Curtis got it off my dresser and used it as a chew toy. Actually it was three weeks ago, but I just couldn't let it go.

Dolly

2009-01-03T20:18:00.000-08:00

This past weekend Jeff and I went to New Orleans with some friends to go watch Alabama play in the Sugar Bowl (more on that later). While out on Bourbon St., our friend Sarah spotted Dolly Parton in a bar. We all stopped in our tracks and sure enough it was Dolly. Let me tell you, she is as sweet as she appears on TV.

Sugar Bowl

2009-01-03T11:33:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I went to my first college football game, the Sugar Bowl. Unfortunately, the team I went to support (Alabama) lost and lost bad. Even though they sucked it up, we still had a great time. We were in New Orleans!!! Who couldn't have fun there?

This was pretty cool. The game was at the Super Dome, and when its game time everyone in the city starts making there way to the Dome.

One of my best friends, Elizabeth got to go to the game and even sat with us. You like my team spirit? I bought that shirt just for the game.

We had great seats. No one sat in front of us making it easy to see the whole time.

Me and my lover!

The girls. Sarah, Elizabeth and me.

A new do for the New Year!

2008-12-29T15:02:00.000-08:00

I finally made myself go to the salon today after 10 months, and man did my hair need it. It was the first time I ever used this lady Kathy and now I will never go to anyone else. Now if only this new haircut will bring me good fortune in the New Year!!!

Fisherman's Christmas

2008-12-17T14:19:00.000-08:00

I finally got our Christmas tree up! This is our first Christmas tree in our new house and man does it look good. It didn't come looking this pretty, but my time and patience paid off. It all started when Jeff and I went to Lowe's to pick up our tree and there wasn't a single one left in the place. After a few tears I finally faced the fact that we were not going to find one. On our way home we stopped by Walmart to pick up a few things and to my surprise I saw a couple of trees out front. They were all bound up laying against a fence so it was hard to pick a good one. I just grabbed the tallest one and hoped I wasn't getting a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. When we got home I put it in our stand, crossed my fingers, and cut the strings. Whew, I was lucky! There were a few bald spots but I actually picked a pretty decent tree. Today I started to decorate it but had to make a trip back to Walmart when I found out I had picked out crappy lights. Finally when I got home I was able to put the finishing touches on the tree including my cute fishing lures. A buddy of ours use to live with a guy who sold liquor and when he moved out he had left these lures that go on top of bottles. I saw them and knew right away a great way to use them. So, this is our Fisherman's Christmas tree.

My top model

2008-12-03T12:22:00.001-08:00

He is the best model.

My new venture

2008-11-14T11:50:00.001-08:00

My first pig

2008-11-01T09:27:00.000-07:00

I know what your probably thinking, "Again!". That's what my mother thought when I told her that Jeff and I went hunting in the Delta again. We went yesterday in hopes of me killing my first pig. When we were on our way I realized I had forgot my good camera. That's when Jeff said, "You are defiantly going to kill a pig today. It's the only day you didn't bring it." Well, he was right. The first creek we went down we came across a couple of pigs. Being that I was the only one who had never killed one it was my turn. Now let me remind you this is not an easy task. Your on a small aluminum boat with two men whose every move rocks the boat making it an even harder shot. Not to mention my boyfriend who gets so excited and worried that the wind is going to shift where they can smell us and says, "I have them in my scope, I can take the shot.". That added on to the nerves because I wanted to get a shot in. I looked through my scope and saw the white fur and shot, which was followed by another shot from Jeff's gun. Not feeling to confidant about my shot Jeff and Ed got out to look for it. They didn't find a blood trail or the pig. It was the pig's lucky day. So, we headed off to another creek in hopes of getting on them again. We had only been in the second creek 5 minutes when I heard pigs grunting and rooting. Again, I stood up on the front of the boat with my gun pointing at the moving grass. A long minute later I spotted brown fur in my cross hairs. Not wanting to miss this one, I took my time until I had a perfect shot right behind the shoulder. POW, I hit it!!! It took off only a few yards and was easy for us to recover. I know some of y'all are thinking that I am some crazy, mean hunter, but I can promise you I am not. We eat everything that we shot and nothing goes to waste. Jeff's mom even dehydrates the fat and makes jerky treats for the dogs. There is nothing mean about what we do. Now if you will excuse me, I have some BBQ to cook.

Hunting in the Delta

2008-10-23T09:57:00.001-07:00

Jeff and I have been getting to do something that we really enjoy this time of year. We ride in our little skiff up to the delta to do some wild pig hunting. The delta is just north of downtown Mobile. It is so beautiful up there and hard to believe your right by the city. We were able to go on Tuesday and were on some pigs less than five minutes after getting up there. You have to be really quite and listen hard. Right now there is still a lot of foliage so it can be hard to get a good view of them. The first ones we came up on never came out in to a clearing so we kept on. We rode down another creek and not long after we came across more. Jeff pulled the boat up to the bank and got out. After a few very quite minutes he shot one. It was the perfect size (115 lbs gutted). I know this might be hard for some people to read, but Jeff and I do not let the pig go to waste. I took some pictures up there so hopefully you can get the idea of what its like. Believe me, if anyone went up there they would love it too. I know I do.

This is a Bald Eagles nest on top of a power line.

Flounder

2008-10-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

The other night Jeff and I went to our friend Tyson's house to do some fishing. Well, on my very first cast I reeled in a great flounder. It weighed about 4 1/2 lbs. Jeff and I cooked it two nights later and it was delicious. We stuffed it with crab stuffing and topped it with onions. YUUUMMMM!!!

Jamie's engagement party!!!

2008-10-17T08:43:00.000-07:00

I was looking through my photos yesterday and came across Jamie's engagement party pics. When I got home I quickly downloaded them and never looked at them. When I came across them yesterday I couldn't help but have a good laugh. First there was a million pictures of my dad and Jamie's friend Bailey, don't ask me why. Next I scored some great pictures of Jamie and Ben. I think they should be blown up and framed to show off at there next shin-dig. Finally I came across the ones that could have got me in a lot of trouble that night. Jamie and I were walking by the pool at the party and we were joking about going in. The next thing I know, I had done the unthinkable. I lovingly pushed my sister in the pool. By the grace of God Jamie was not mad at me. I can't say the same for her fiance Ben. I just kept saying, "If she is not mad then everything is OK.". Ben wasn't buying it though. In the end we all had a good laugh about it. Next time I will make sure the person being thrown in the water is not holding there cell phone (sorry Jamie). All in all it was a lovely night. Jeff had so much fun that he couldn't even find his shoes the next morning.

My father looked like he was having the best night.

Jamie and the Ben's

Why the sour face?

I wonder who wears the pants?

Notice my mother walking towards me. Uhhohh...

Now notice my dad coming to say something.

Sorry sis!!!

How cute does my lover look!!!

etsy again

2008-10-17T08:40:00.000-07:00

Etsy

2008-10-15T14:48:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since my last post(sorry mom), but I have a good reason. I have been non-stop working on my Jewelry. I actually just opened a shop on Etsy.com. I thought making the jewelry was time consuming, the Internet is ten times more. I have only listed a couple of items right now, and will keep adding more. Check it out!
chanceey.etsy.com

Gustav

2008-09-02T19:21:00.000-07:00

Thanks for all the phone calls from everyone checking on us. We have been staying on the boat and are doing great. I actually slept through the hurricane. We went down to the beach that afternoon and I was able to snag some photos. It was nasty out in the Gulf. You might be saying to yourself, "IF you were on a boat, how did you not feel the harsh effects?". We are staying at the Wharf in the ICW(International Coastal Waterway). The marina has floating docks, so when the water rises, we do too. Hopefully we will be spared again with the other storms. Hope you enjoy the pics.

They're back!!!

2008-08-30T12:19:00.000-07:00

Well at least one of them is back. The other day while I was sitting on my porch enjoying the view, I looked over and to my suprise I saw the biggest ant yet. It must have eatin the other two ants that I saw back in June. This sucker is at least an inch long. I told you they were Africanized. If anybody has any idea of what type of ant this is, then please let me know.

Wheewww.........

2008-08-22T15:42:00.000-07:00

I am finally taking a break!!! I have been working my a*$ off for two weeks straight making necklaces. The good news is I sold 21 of them yesterday. YEA, for my fist big sell. I am going to take one day off and get back at it tomorrow. If you know of anyone who is in need of a one of a kind piece of jewelry, then you know who to hit up.

Finally

2008-08-11T17:29:00.000-07:00

Yea!!!! I am proud to announce that Jeff and I finally got a bathroom counter top. I know we put it off for a long time, but I am glad we did. We scored an amazing deal on a beautiful sink. Now if we could only get the faucet running.

1st place

2008-08-08T09:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has taken so long to post a new report. Jeff and I have been busy this past week. I went on vacation and he went out and caught this beautiful fish. It placed 1st weighing in at 51lbs in the OBBC (Orange Beach Billfish Classic).

Patrick caught this beautiful fish.

Boat Ride

2008-07-25T11:53:00.000-07:00

Another activity that we did while the Wilson clan was here was a nice boat ride. This gave me some great photo ops.

This was out in front of the Bellingrath home. We were to chicken to get out on the lawn. Check out Riley's sour puss face. She looks so bored

This little girl is such a cutie. She didn't want to wear the life jacket and fussed. I couldn't believe I actually got these sweet pictures.

J.J. really enjoyed the boat ride.

Before we pulled the boat out of the water, my Jeff let the boys drive the boat. Later I asked each of them what their favorite part of the day was and of course they said driving the boat.

Luke is such a sweet older brother. I looked over at him and he was holding Jonah's hand. He is so sweet.

I got some really sweet pictures of Carolyn and Riley.

Girls day at the beach

2008-07-25T09:02:00.000-07:00

Carolyn and I got to spend a couple of hours on the beach Monday by ourselves. We had a blast goofing around!!!

This is our beautiful drip castle that we made. This angle doesn't even do it justice.

Our castle looked like a spooky mountain.

After we built the drip castle, we couldn't help but goof off in front of the camera.

These are our sexy poses. Don't you agree???

All in all it was a great day!!! Love you sis.

cute kids

2008-07-21T09:58:00.001-07:00

Family

2008-07-21T09:27:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have not posted anything in a while. My sister Carolyn and her family have been visiting since last Wednesday. We have had a absolutely great time. Of course you know me, the first thing I took them to do was fishing.

Luke and his first fish of the day.

Noah looks so pleased with his catch

Carolyn finally caught a fish.

I was so proud of the boys they did such an awesome job at fishing. Luke even learned how to cast on his own.

Rules, who needs them???

2008-07-15T11:51:00.001-07:00

Its funny when you see someone doing something they are not supposed to. Its even funnier when they are doing it right next to the sign that tells them not to do it

Top model

2008-07-11T15:51:00.000-07:00

There has not been to much going on here, so I figured I would photograph my favorite model. I can't believe he has not been swooped up by some major modeling agency. I mean look at him, BEAUTIFUL!!!

This one is for you mom

2008-07-10T08:32:00.000-07:00

My mom requested a picture of me. So, with Jeff out of town I had to put the camera on self timer and attempt to take one myself. Sorry its blurry.

Happy Birthday Jamie!!!

2008-07-09T11:03:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! For all of you who don't know, today is my big sisters 28th birthday. I got to spend this weekend with her and her fiance Ben. We had a great time thanks to my neighbor Randy who entertained them while I went to work. Everything went well except when Jamie got shot in the leg with a firework. She survived though.

I hope you have a great day sis!!!

Dumbo

2008-07-06T15:59:00.000-07:00

Keep your eyes in the sky. Curtis is ready for take off!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!!

2008-07-04T09:56:00.001-07:00

Man, it sure was hard getting on the ferry this morning. It is such a beautiful day and I am stuck in an office. At least my better half is getting to enjoy it.

Preparing for the big day

2008-07-04T09:19:00.000-07:00

Jeff grilled some of his awesome ribs for the 4th of July. There is nothing like getting off work, coming home and drinking a cold beer with the smell of ribs in the air. Awww, the lazy days of summer.

Biloxi

2008-07-01T11:38:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I just returned home from a nice two day getaway. We went with his mother to Biloxi on Sunday and stayed till Tuesday. I wish I could tell you we hit it big, but Lady Luck was not on our side. Even though we did not return millionaire's, we still had a great time.

Swimmin with the duckies

2008-07-01T11:15:00.000-07:00

The other night we went to our good friend Tyson's house for dinner. While we were waiting for the delicious London Broil to be done, Curtis and I walked down to the waters edge. I spotted some ducks swiming and went to take a picture. I ran to get my camera and when I returned this is what I found. Curtis had made his way down the bank and started swimming after the ducks. I snapped a few pictures before panicking on how I was going to get him out. No worries though there was a bank I just didn't know it.

Infestation

2008-06-28T12:47:00.000-07:00

Africanized-Ants!!!! Well, at least that's what I am calling them. Some how these crazy looking ants have maneged to find there way from some exotic rain forest on to my poor Peace Lilly. I noticed these little critters yesterday all over my plant as I sat an enjoyed the afternoon on my deck. If anybody has any tips on how to free my plant from these invaders, then please let me know.

Ferry

2008-06-25T16:29:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know, I ride the Mobile Bay Ferry almost on a daily basis. One thing I enjoy about riding it is the people or dogs I encounter. Well, maybe not encounter more like watch while I sit in the AC. Today I saw such a cute dog riding so perfectly in its owners vehicle. I couldn't resist snapping this photo.

Hey

2008-06-23T16:17:00.000-07:00

For my 1st post I thought it would only be appropriate to have a picture of what I do best, FISHING of course. These pictures were taken this Father's Day when we took Jeff's parents out. All in all it was a good day.