I know it has been a month or so since I last posted anything
but I have been busy. I have been chopping wood, fly fishing, building a house,
traveling to Mexico, and spending time with the family.
Let’s start with chopping wood; a real therapeutic chore. From
the sound of the chainsaw to the swing of the splitter (looks like an axe on
one side and a sledge hammer on the other). The smell of fresh chopped wood, a
cup of hot coffee on a cold and sunny fall morning is just relaxing. So is the
nap that I take afterwards. At the beginning of November Chris and I headed out
to the woods to chop some fire wood early in the morning. I have mentioned Chris
before and his random yet detailed stories that you just have to hear so you’re
in luck because here is a couple story 1 and story 2.
That afternoon, after chopping wood, story time, and a nap, I decided to
head to the water to do a little fly fishing. One thing I learned back in the
summer is that trout love cold water and if fished right they will bite all
through fall and into the winter. I made it to the river by late afternoon with
a few hours of daylight left, and even though I didn’t catch a single fish it
was a beautiful and relaxing setting. Crystal clear water lined with trees that
were covered with all shades of reds, oranges, and yellows. The top of the
water close to the bank was covered with the same leaves floating down the
river getting stuck in an eddy (a circular movement of water) and behind logs. It
was a good day.
The following week amber and I were packing up and getting
ready to head to Mexico for a friend’s wedding. The night before we left amber
was in an accident. She walked away without injury thank goodness but the car
never made it. The next morning we headed to the airport to fly south. After boarding
the pilot came over the loud speaker and stated that we were grounded because
they had bad weather in Chicago. By the time we made it to Chicago we missed
our connecting flight to Mexico and were stuck there until the next day, well
stuck at a hotel close to the airport. We made it to Mexico a day late but we
were there. The weather was cloudy but warm most of the time and we saw rain
almost every day except the day of the wedding. Aside from the mediocre weather
and being a day late we had a great time. Ate and drank our share, got to spend
some much deserve alone time with my sexy hot wife, even got in a night swim, had
a chance to do some snorkeling and fishing, and the wedding was beautiful. On
our way home by the way of two plane rides
and a three hour layover Amber was pulled aside twice for an extra security check
and when we landed in Atlanta we were sent into a what I’ll call an interrogation
area. We weren’t frisked or asked to strip and our luggage wasn’t even searched,
we were just asked a few questions about what we were bringing back into the
states, “a coffee mug and Christmas ornament,” were our answer. The guy looked
at us with a confused look and asked again, “Did you bring any alcohol,
tobacco, or drugs in with you?” Again we answered, “No just the mug and
ornament.” So he sent us on our way. We
finally made it home late that night exhausted from all the traveling.
We have been building a house, well contractors have been,
for the past few months and it has finally come down to the last few steps and
we couldn’t be more eager to get in. Watching go from just a lot, to a hole in
the ground, to four walls and a roof has been more than exciting but now we are
just ready for it to be done and for us to get in our brand new house.
Thanksgiving came up and we had a chance to spend time with
the family which is always nice we all chatted each other up about life and
drank too much but the most exciting part was the Iron Bowl. And if you don’t know
what I’m talking about then you need to leave now. No wait stay, I’ll tell you.
It is the Auburn and Alabama football game, a rivalry that has been going on
for over a hundred years and this year was by far the best game I have ever
seen. Number 1 Alabama playing number 4 Auburn in a true battle of the beasts
and it came down to the last second, the score was tied and Alabama has the
ball with one second left they decide to try a 57 yard field goal; the kick is
up it has the aim its going, going, this one could make it, no it’s short. Caught
in the back of the end zone by Chris Davis he brings it out to the 20, 25, 30
here comes Alabama players, down the sideline for Chris Davis past the 50
untouched by Alabama, 35, 30, 25 he could win it for Auburn, TOUCHDOWN!!!! Auburn
wins the Iron Bowl! Auburn beats undefeated Alabama! Auburn wins! Auburn wins! My
parent’s house blew up in a roar of excitement, the house was almost shaking with
all clapping, yelling, screaming, my sister may have peed her pants a little,
the neighbor came running over to add to the yelling and screaming, even penny the pup was excited barking along
with the family. Oh yeah did I forget to mention we are Auburn fans?
So that was my month of November. Definitely
had some rough times there for a minute but the good times always outweigh the
bad. I’ll try not to let it go so long before the next post either and I already
have some pics to post and I should get some more up before the New Year. Until
next time, WAR EAGLE!
“Twenty years from now you will be
more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do,
so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, and catch the trade
winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.” –Mark Twain
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