One of the best parts about being up early is the sunrise. Some sunrises take your breath away, some leave you in awe and some just make you thankful to be alive. The new year was upon me and what better way to enjoy the first morning spent in the valley then with three of your team GWG family in a duck blind enjoying the amazing sunrise that was before us.
Once again a few of us had the honor to go back down to Whitney’s family’s place and hunt ducks. The morning was perfect and the sunrise actually had us girls pause our talking for a moment. The birds were flying high that morning but once again memories and laughs happened. After the hunt was over Callie, Shianne and I were once again headed home.
Once I was home is was back to spending time with family and friends and working in the shop. But staying home doesn’t last to long. A few days after hunting with the girls I had the chance to once again duck hunt down in the Marysville area hunting with an awesome guy who is like my little brother. Nathan and I went down and hunted with his family member Butch. The two guys can work a duck call like no other. It was amazing getting to witness how they can make the ducks drop in. It was definitely another amazing day in the blind. I have found that it definitely isn’t about how many ducks you harvest but it is the experience that makes the day.
The rest of January was busy. I had the opportunity to once again work the Girls With Guns booth at the International Sportsmen Expo in Sacramento with the awesome team. Getting to work with team is the best. We have so much fun and the days fly by. The ISE offers everything you could think of for the sportsmen. Hunting, fishing, boats, kayaks, food, clothes and so much more. It’s a four-day show and by the end we are all worn out and tired but somehow always find the energy to have one night out. Saturday night usually ends up as that night.
After ISE was over it was onto the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale working the GWG booth there. The Bull Sale is one of the biggest events in Red Bluff. It is always great to see the people you haven’t seen all year.
January in a whole was an incredible month and a great way to start out the year. Work, friends and memories.
February brought a month that not only included work but also more time with friends and family.
February brought a new little man into my life. Nella who is like a sister to me welcomed into the world Mr. Desmond. And this auntie couldn’t wait to get to Sacramento to see them. He was absolutely perfect in every way. It worked out perfect getting to visit them because I had to take a trailer to Boise and it needed to be picked up not to far from where they were.
The road trip from Tracy CA to Boise ID was another success. My friend Patience was able to go with me and it is always nice to have someone road trip with you. We made it to Boise saturday evening dropped the trailer and enjoyed some karaoke at one of the local bars. I have to say that kareoke is one of my favorite things to watch because it makes for great people watching. Sunday we loaded up and headed back to Red Bluff.
Once we got back to Red Bluff I slept for a night and took the trailer I brought home to the LA area. Now the exciting part about this was that I would get to see my cousin Chandra and her family. Once the trailer was dropped I went over to Chandra’s place and spent time with them. I also was able to take that next day off of work so we took the kids to Disneyland. Which the inner child in me was of soooo excited for. I hadn’t been to Disneyland since I was in high school so I think I actually was more excited than them. We met up with my good friend from home Kenny who actually works at Disneyland. We were able to spend some time with him in the park.
The first character we ran into was the one and only Cruella Deville which the kids wanted nothing to do with so of course Chandra and I jumped in with her to get a sassy photo. The list of characters we were able to see was awesome. Yes I know im a 27-year-old woman who truly enjoys getting to see and take photos with them. I think it just helps me stay young. Goofy gave the best hug, Mickey was awesome, Piglet and Eeyore were cute, and the others were just as awesome as the rest.
The day at Disneyland was an absolute blast! I enjoyed all the amazing treats that they recommend to try. The pretzel, churros, beignets, and the best of all the Dole pineapple soft serve. We closed down the park that night after enjoying the light show in California Adventures. I was so grateful for the time spent with my cousin and little cousins. The memories we made will be with us for a lifetime and for that I am grateful.
February ended up with spending more time enjoying the road, watching my niece Makenna play volleyball and spending even more time with friends and family. It also brought the beginning of the 2018 softball season. This year I would be helping to coach a minor girls team which I was excited about.
News Years Eve we picked up Maggi from her station and drove up the coast to the Trees of Mystery and ended up going all the way up to Cresent City. We enjoyed seeing the giant trees and we just barely missed the last tour of the aquariam in Cresent City. It was definitely a great way to spend the last day of 2017.
Liz's Gypsy Journey 