30 is the new 20?

Today I turn 30 years old! I am not really sure how to feel about this news. I have always thought age was just a number. But now that I am the “Old” guy in the room it makes you want to reflect a little bit on where you have been and where you are going. The last 5 years of my life I have grown up a lot. I married my best friend 5 years ago this August. We bought a house, cars, changed jobs, and traveled a lot. We are very different people than we were at 25. So I wonder what our lives will look like in 5 more years. A new house, car, job, children, more traveling? Honestly who really ever knows what will come in the years ahead.

There are two things that I have learned in the last several years. One is that without a doubt I am now a “grownup”. I have real responsibilities and people count on me to be a productive member of society. Gone are the days of sleeping in till noon and staying up till 2 or 3 am. The second is the future is what you make of it. No one is going to give you anything, if you do not have a goal and focus you will wake up at 50 and wonder what the heck happened!

I found a quote online about a year ago that I keep on my desk at work. It is something I look at daily and has really helped me on those days were I feel like I am just floating along. The quote goes: “Having a rough morning? Place your hand over your heart. Feel that? That’s called purpose. You’re alive for a reason. DON’T GIVE UP.”

In saying all of that I could not be more happy with my life. I have gotten to do and see most everything I have wanted to in the last 30 years. In a week I will be going to Europe for 15 days (Paris, Venice, Florence, Positano, Rome) another experience checked off the bucket list. I am very excited about the next part of my life and ready for the challenging roads ahead. Look forward to giving tons of updates about Europe and of course DEER SEASON is right around the corner!

Till next time – M

Jer 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

I'm Back!

Its been a long time since I have posted anything! A lot has been going on and I have not had much time to get on and let everyone know what we have been up to. We have just about two weeks till the opening of bow season in Mississippi. In the mean time I will catch yall up on what the Mrs. and I have been doing to keep ourselves entertained. I have a few pictures below just to tease all the things! See everybody later this week!

Missing in Action

So the last couple of months I have been absent from posting. It’s been a really busy time of the year since Thanksgiving. I have been hunting twice, working my tail off, and visited NYC for the holiday season. Over the next week or so I figure I’ll share a little bit of each of those experiences. I am very excited to show you guy what was my first successful bow hunt after many tries! It would probably put everyone to sleep talking about work so I’ll skip that! The MRS. And I just got back from a GREAT vacation in NYC so you know I have a TON of photos to share. So in the upcoming days/week I’ll have several post about my last few adventures hunting and non-hunting related.  I've left a couple of pictures just to keep you interested.