Thursday, November 25, 2010

A Thankful Thanksgiving


Happy Thanksgiving, Friends!

Next to Halloween, this is probably my favorite holiday. Both have small expectations with great fun and rewards, these are my simple joys. We are going to our friends house in town for some home cooked food, drinks and hot tubbing. After MAJOR family Fletcher consternation, we decided that an 8 hour drive to Hettinger, ND in -20 to -40 degree temps on ice, for a pheasant hunt, would not be the wisest decision. Albeit, a tough decision, we had just driven this same stretch last weekend on ice, not fun!

The following pictures document our deer hunt last weekend near Ekalaka, MT. Let me say ahead of time that I did a fair amount of talking with God, given the cold weather and that I harvested a deer. This is never easy for me and takes a ton of mental preparation. Which is to say, that if I had a good shot, one that I was comfortable with, I would have to take it. This is my 5th year of deer hunting and I have only got one deer 4 years ago. So while this was a success for me, I owe it all to my husband whom is my #1 GUIDE and who ensures that all my equipment will provide for a successful hunt. This was a thrill to him too!

Game face,
with camo makeup.

And I got glasses to help me see
far.

My #1 GUIDE

Our buddy Don came along
for the first time.

A nice 4x4 Whitetail buck,
still in velvet.
After a bit of research,
we call this deer a stag.

It ended quick, one shot and
done.
I am grateful.

Home Sweet Home


Brother in Law, Steven,
cooking crab and brie stuffed salmon.
We always eat amazingly!

Da Boyz,
Steven, Don and Scott

Waiting in anticipation for the sun to rise.

Battle Butte (L) and Lone Woman Butte (R)

There was no shortage of whiskey drinking :)

A Fletcher Family Tradition,
the butt warmer.
Do it when no one is looking or do it when all your friends
can do it at once.
That way, no one sees.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Sam always brings Jagermeister,
for us deer hunters.

Tent camping

Fancy Cocktail
made by hubby.


Yummy lasagne and salad.

The pooper.

Brenda, my very fun
mother-in-law.





Wishing you the best of Thanksgivings.
Cheers,
Krissy Pants

Friday, November 5, 2010

Halloween Recap

It is true, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays,
next to Thanksgiving.
This year, the coworkers from the
real job dressed up and we had a sporgasbord lunch
while we giggled over costumes.
Kate and I rocked some sort of '80s get-up
so we could be thematic.
As you can see from the pics below, I had
way too much fun with my makeup.




Jill as Tim
Steve as Little Red Riding Hood

Disco Pete next to Obama

Kate and I
(Joe did the photo shoot)

On Saturday, we donned another get-up
and ventured out to the Filling Station to see
Cure for the Common, after having
jello shots, apps and other goodies at Jess' house.

Dia de los Muertos,
Me llamo Muerta,
as Flo so named me.


La Muerta and Flo
aka big time trouble


Would you look at those lashes?

Dancing Tacos and a Witch
with her bum hanging out.


Flo can balance wine bottles on her head.

Disco Ryno

Flo, Madonna and Sha



At the Filler,
Cure for the Common
Garret, below


And the cutest skeleton Max
Lowry ever,
I love this little guy.

Hasta Luego,
La Muerta