Football and Flowers

Guns and Flowers

2009-05-24T13:06:00.000-07:00

(Because it's not Football season)

We went to Swan Creek in Decatur.

My Daddy

These are my Violas. I planted them last year and they bloomed again!

Choices

2009-04-07T17:29:00.000-07:00

I've had choices
Since the day that I was born
There were voices
That told me right from wrong
If I had listened
No I wouldn't be here today
Living and dying
With the choices I made

I was tempted
By an early age I found
I liked drinkin'
Oh, and I never turned it down
There were loved ones
But I turned them all away
Now I'm living and dying
With the choices I made

Living and dying
With the choices I made

I love the salt in the bottom of the pretzel bag....and my new Camera!

2009-02-09T09:54:00.000-08:00

I went shopping for a dress and a lawn mower...

2009-02-03T16:06:00.000-08:00

I headed to Sears, cause that's where you can buy both of those things. I get tired extremely fast when I have to shop.

So, I try on a few dresses and sit on a few lawn mowers. Really, I tried on six dresses and looked for about an hour for one that fit, with the right color. And I still couldn't decide. And I know I'll need shoes too....(sigh)

But I bought this baby in less than 10 minutes flat!

Is buying a lawn mower easier than buying a dress?

What I was doing 5 years ago...

2009-01-13T17:45:00.000-08:00

I was in the Marines, deployed to Afghanistan.

I'm 3rd from the left, 2nd row standing.

I took my Chicken to Walgreens.

2008-11-19T08:29:00.000-08:00

On my last birthday, I bought 4 baby chickens. I bought them out of the backseat of some lady's car. They were only $2.50 each.

They were so cute; all fuzzy and yellow.
But I'll tell more chicken stories later, this one is about the time I took one of them to Walgreens.

One Saturday, it was take-a-picture-with-your-pet-day. For free..You have to understand I did not pay for this. So, we go home, I chase down a chicken and take him to Walgreens to get his picture made.

Here I am setting him on the backdrop. He was so good and didn't try to run!

When I first walked in the store, you can imagine the surprise of everyone there. The photogropher was especially excited, he said he never took a picture of a chicken before.

This is my favorite. The chicken is looking dead ahead.
And by this time, there was quite a crowd. Because, you see, this chicken is a rooster...and he crows...alot. Even in the middle of Walgreens, he did it twice to make sure everyone heard him.

Here's his close-up. He's so handsome! I was so proud.
Then on the way home, he pooped on me. It was great.
(Sorry for the picture quality, I'll get better)

My New House!

2008-11-03T11:35:00.000-08:00

I've been wanting to buy a house for about a year. I only actually looked at 2, then bought the 2nd one after I looked at it once.

I Love It, absolutely love it.

It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom in Hazel Green.

The kitchen has cabinets they go far and wide. It has new slate tile and this snappy window that goes into the dining room. I've never had a dishwasher before, it's cool... I guess.

This is the living room end of the big room (or great room as they say).

I think the garage is my favorite part.

SKOL, VIKINGS!

2008-10-14T08:32:00.000-07:00

I try to make it to a Vikings game once a year since I left Minnesota. Lucky for me they played the Titans in Nashville on Oct 28th. Unlucky was the outcome....
Tenn 30 - Minn 17

This is JP, Peter, Anna, Me and Jug as we were waiting in line.

Here's my boy Chester Taylor waiting for a punt. I RAN/FLEW down the steps to get this picture!

It's fuzzy, I know. But I had to show you the holder of the NFL's Single Game Rushing Record (296 yds) ADRIAN PETERSON #28

There's Jared Allen #69 in the middle. He can lay a quarterback down, like he's gonna make love to him!

It's a nice stadium...if you're a Titans fan.

Here's an action shot. I'm sure Minnesota was gettintg a penalty somewhere in this picture.

We had a great time. I love just being at the game to yell for my team when they get a first down and annoy all those Tennessee fans! Like my Minnesota-born, Titan-Loving family!!!

Panda Bears

2008-09-30T10:41:00.000-07:00

It all started with an email, that my mom forwarded to me.

This picture was one of the many. Check out the guy on the ground in the back. How could you not fall in love with him!?

Then came this little gem into my life. When I told my dad about the panda email, he let on about this one. Not only is it funny as hell, but what a cute little baby panda bear laying there!

So, of course I head to Wikipedia for a little Panda info. There I learn alot of fun things about Panda life. I also learn that there are 4 zoos in the U.S. with Pandas; San Diego, National Zoo in Washington D.C., Memphis and Atlanta. Furthermore, a baby panda cub was just born 2 weeks prior in Zoo Atlanta.
And, you can watch Lun Lun and her new cub, 24 hours a day on the Panda Cam!

http://www.zooatlanta.org/animals_panda_cam.php4

I admit...I was slightly concerned about this obsession. I can't help they are just so darn cute. My dad did ask me if it was time for professional help. Not yet, but I'm getting there!

I was born a Gardner

2008-09-24T08:45:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love flowers.
I'm not big on large bouquets delivered to where I work. Then having to walk from the front desk thru the entire building back to my desk, carrying an embarassing (yet beautiful) display. I know it sounds ungrateful, but...I just don't like that kind of attention.
Anyhoo, every year I plant flowers and I'm getting better at keeping them alive.

These are Purple Wave Petunias. They are my pride and joy this year! I bought 4 of these back in the spring at Lowes. The other ones didn't do so well, but this one.....well, you can see for yourself. (You can see my flat leaf parsley on the left, too.)

These are my Dahlias. The flowers are so pretty and I like the shape of the leaves. The stems are hollow and are not very strong. Wind and the weight of the plant has caused it to snap in a few places. (Note the barbwire in the background!)

I bought these for the color. It has generated these great red flowers all summer long.

BG

I'm Bridgette

2008-09-22T09:17:00.000-07:00

I'm 29 years old. (And NO! I haven't been 29 for several years) March 16th, I will be 30. (sigh)
I thought this would be a fun thing to do to talk about things I like and things I've done.
Stuff like...I just bought a house last week. Got engaged last month. I like to Geocache. I'm going to watch the Minnesota Vikings play football at Tennesse next weekend. I have pet chickens, rooster to be exact.

I hate mundane life. In desperate attemps to suppress my wonderlust, I love to find adventures. And a cold beer.