Oh how I LOVE the sunshine!!

YAY....finally the sun is out and our snow is melting. We have not seen the ground since before Christmas. We have had snow for the past 60+ days.

The sunshine brings happiness and warmth to my soul. I've had a good week already and the sun will make it even better.

Why the good week? Well,this past weekend Bill and I went to Harrisburg to the Sportsmans Show at the Farm Show Complex. WOW was it big!! I was amazed at how many vendors were there trying to sell their things. I will get back to the show in a minute. While in Harrisburg, mom and dad happened to be there with their FedEx truck. YAY...we were going to get to meet up. We got to visit with them for about 3 hours. It was great!! We spent some time in their home, went to eat, and just had good fellowship!! Sunday was church and then a ride to go visit my pappy at the personal care home. We were there for a long time. He is happy and doing well and that made me happy!! Then Monday Bill took his last personal day. So...Bill and I got to spend the day together and it was Valentine's Day. The perfect gift for me....spending the day at home with my hubby!! More on Valentine's Day in a minute too. What a perfect weekend......the sunshine I needed.

Now...back to the Sportsman Show. WOW...I was overwhelmed the moment I walked inside the complex. There were so many people. As soon as you walk in they give you a map. Well....it was about 20 pages thick and we weren't carrying it around so we pitched it. Bad idea...we could have used it a couple of times!! (Hint for those that may go in the future). The first section we came to was boating. Lots of gorgeous and high priced boats. Bill and I saw a lot of nice ones, especially pontoon boats. Someday my parents will buy one and I will get to enjoy it. (HINT....HINT). Then we came across sections and sections of fishing. They had everything imaginable. They were even doing demonstrations on how to fish, how to bait a hook, how to fly fish, what kind of rod and reel to buy, etc....It was great watching two people compete against each other in a simulation fishing competition. That was fun!! We kept walking and came across log home vendors, hot tub vendors, bath fitter vendors....etc. I was wondering what on earth they were doing at a show like this, but people were actually at their booths. Oh well....they gotta sell their things too. Bill and I really didn't go there to buy anything, we just drove there to get away for the weekend. We did happen to find a set of knives we liked. It is for deer processing. I am excited to use them, but we have to wait until hunting season starts back up again. There was just so much to see in that place. Too much for one day. We came across all kinds of hunting and fishing clothing, games, boots, pictures, and other gifts. I got a Cabela's hoodie for Bill and I to share. He says that he will never get the chance to wear it....LOL. He is probably right. I loved it. It was on sale at the show too....so I couldn't pass it up. It was originally $55 and I got it for $25. Great price!! We looked at truck decals (hunting ones of course) and didn't see any that we wanted to spend money on. They were actually cheaper online. We finally reached the hunting and archery sections!! YAY....I was excited and I know Bill was!! There were vendors from all over the USA, Canada, South America, Africa, and others. They were trying to sell hunting and fishing trips. I was excited. Bill and I want to go to Alaska for our (late) honeymoon. He wants to go on a hunting trip there. I am ok with that for our honeymoon. I will still get to explore while he is hunting and we will have the evenings together....and we will be in Alaska. I can't wait!!! So I picked up at lot of brochures from the Alaska vendors. I also picked up some brochures from the Alligator hunt vendors. Most of them are located in South Carolina and Louisiana. Well....I could type a book about the rest of the show, but I will spare you. LOL. Bill ended up buying a Hoyt shirt that came with a free Hoyt hat. I bought him a Hoyt bow for his birthday/Christmas/Valentine's Day. He is really hooked to Hoyt now. His bow is awesome. It should be though, it was expensive!! That is why he just got it. We had to save up for it. SO.....after almost 4 hours at the show, we left. OH WAIT....I did happen to get a picture of Tiffany! If you are asking yourself who Tiffany is, I guess you don't watch the outdoor channel. She is married to a guy named Lee. She is on a hunting show called The Crush. She is beautiful and she hunts with her husband. Guys just love her and I am sure lust after her. I did get a picture of her though for Bill and my daddy.

Now...Valentine's Day!! Bill and I woke up and gave each other our cards. Both cards were heart felt and brought tears to my eyes. Bill wrote in my card and told me how much he loved me. WOW, what a great guy I have. Bill made me breakfast. We had ham, eggs and potatoes. He is a great cook. We then went to his Aunt Sharons and got firewood for Melvin and Ginny and then delivered that and went straight home. We spent the rest of the day just sitting on the couch cuddling and just hanging out with each other. We had some great talks. Bill also bought me my new camera. That is my Christmas and Valentine's gift. Oh how happy he made me!! I made lasagna and garlic bread for supper and we had chocolate cake that his Aunt Sharon made. We spent the rest of the evening watching American Pickers and Pawn Stars and just enjoyed each others company. Oh how I love my husband....he really is wonderful!!!

SO.....back to the sunshine! I have LOTS to be thankful for. I really am blessed!! The sunshine has brought joy to my soul today so I thought I would share this "Random Babbling" with you!!

Enjoy the sunshine and have a great week!!! I love you all. Continue to pray for me, I appreciate it!!