Reel Cool

Over the years I have gone from am extreme tomboy to not so extreme. I still hate the process of getting ready and try to make it through as fast as I can, but I have started to pay attention to some of the more girly details. I get pedicures every two weeks and have not only started to paint my finger nails, but I have painted them RED!!!! I have two standard rings I wear every day, even though I habitually take them off and leave them places. I even make sure I have on mascara at all times so as to not look like a corpse. My closet is now full of business suit pieces, girly dresses and even, dare I say it, pink.

Please do not get too disappointed at these small changes as I begin to grow up at the age of 26. I still throw on the camo hat, wear the boots, choose a day at the farm over a day at Eastchase, plan to have a campfire at my reception and rarely shower when at the Bay. I mean, seriously, what is the point when I am just going to wake up and jump in the water anyway?

Even though some may say I have drifted from my tomboy ways, there are still things that stick hard in my soul......LIKE...... watching Saturday and Sunday morning fishing shows.

I cannot get enough of these, but you do have to get up early to watch them. What can I say? Early bird gets the worm!! I learn so much about the career I REALLY want and the skills I need to get it. I have even found my new best friend, even though she does not know it yet. (Sorry, LC, we could have been really good friends, but Collin never set up that Tee Time.)

Here is my break down of top three favorite shows:

1. G3 Sportsman: www.g3sportsman.com
These guys do some awesome fishing all over the place, but really show great highlights of Florida and the Keys. I was offered an internship in the keys when I was a senior at AU. And I chose Destin? What the…?

2. Arron’s Outdoors: www.aaronsoutdoorstv.com
These guys are just funny to me. It is a Dad and his four sons who are all under the age of 10. Most of the time the kids do better than their Dad! They are really family oriented, and focus on the importance of taking your kids on outdoors adventures and giving them these unique experiences. This is something I really believe in, and would love to put into action personally and professionally.

3. Melissa Fischer: This girl is awesome!!! And she kind of looks like me. Maybe? Melissa and her husband Chris host Off Shore Adventures (www.offshoreadventures.tv). She does everything from fishing guides (deep, dive and shallow), hunting guides, mountain terrain, you name it. She is even married to a hot boat captain who can keep up with her!! I mean, is she living my life or what?

I cannot really pin point what it is about these shows that makes me crave them. I think it has something to do with my fantasy job of wanting to get my captains license and work for an outdoor adventure outfitter. Who knows.

Did you know there is a fish called the Sheepshead Fish with black stripes like a Zebra? Now why didn’t they just name it the Zebra Head Fish? You learn something new every day!

So, eventhough my nails may be red and my toes may be "did", do not think for one second I would not get them dirty. My life would not be half as awesome as it is if I gave up on my tomboy tendencies.