Got get away to where the boat leaves from

Tomorrow makes a month since our first offshore trip of the year. We left at 7am and the fog was so thick You couldn't see the pass bridge 30 feet in front of you. Eventually the fog lifted and we ran about 40 miles off shore. On the way we stopped and picked up an I love you balloon about 20 miles offshore that Sonny swore he sent out there for me. Five more miles into the trip we came across a large tank most likely off the oil rig that exploded. We also came across huge area's of what we thought to be  oil but turns out it was algae. Overall we had a great trip and it did wonders for my winter blues. Enjoy the sunshine we can't get enough!


Sorry the Pictures are not rotated but I added them from my phone  and wasn't able to!

We Saw about 50 Sea Turtles

We're Gonna Miss This

This will be a two part blog. On this day last year Sonny proposed and our new journey started. Part one will be dedicated two our engagement story. The second part will be how we spent the one year anniversary of the proposal.

The Proposal

As told from my wedding planner binder written the weekend of the engagement

Date: 2-12-10

Time: 11:45 a.m.

We were outside playing in the snow. We received 6-7 inches which is very uncommon in South Mississippi. We built a snow man (Alabama Crimson Tide theme of course. Had a snow ball fight mostly me throwing snow at him and running away in his defense he had been sick. I was freezing and ready to go in. He insisted we stayed out because the snow was so rare. He had his arms around me trying to warm me up. I kept suggesting we go in. After about 20 minutes he said "We have  to do something before  we go in. We have to become engaged" I said "are you serious...3 times" The first two time he said "yes" the third time he said "no" he then got down on one knee with the most gorgeous ring in the entire world and said the best five words "Julia  will you marry me?" My eyes were full of tears and I kept burying my head in his chest and hugging him.and saying "are you serious" he then said with tears in his eyes "so is that a yes?" to which I replied "of course that is a yes!" He handed me the ring so I told him "you have to put it on" his response "which hand?" He can never remember. We then took pictures with the ring in the snow. He offered to change out of Camo and believe it or not I declined. Then we began to spread the news.

My parents were the first people to get a phone call. My mom answered and told daddy and Jerrad. They were all excited but knew it was coming because Sonny had asked Daddy for his blessings.

We were going to the beach so we were dropping the dogs off at Sonny's parents in Mobile so we decided to tell them in person. We had been at his parents about ten minutes. I had hidden my hand. Sonny said "Show them what I got you" and I pulled my hand out. They were so excited and  had a million questions. Where, when, etc.

I think Erica was the most excited with Jordan in a close second. Everyone I told I called and just started a normal  conversation "what's up? We played in the snow, had a snow ball fight, Sonny proposed, I fell down".

It was a perfect. weekend! Today makes four months and ten days of marriage!



Today we spent our engagement anniversary outside. We have been wanting warm weather so bad and today we got a taste of some. Our precious niece Maggie is spending the weekend with us so after breakfast we headed outside for about 5 or 6 hours. It was wonderful we had a fire in the pit all day! We roasted hot dogs and made yummy smores and enjoyed some music. I wish we had more days like today. To top it all off Maggie  is a pyro freak like her Aunt JuJu gave us a wonderful grand finale fire to go inside too!



The Trunk May be Haunted

I have a small trunk that I put all the important things in I want to keep. Cards, letter, items from important events and special happies! Well the one I have is so full even the lid is full and it is so hard to close. We registered for one but didn't get it and then I was going to get it with some Christmas money but I didn't. I found one I like at Ross last Friday night but didn't get it. So Saturday Sonny needed new boots so we were downtown at Sacks and just happen to look across the Street and saw what I believe to be the antique store we were looking for a few weeks before so after going all over Hattiesburg looking for boots I reminded Sonny and we went to the store.

We were walking around the store and I walked up on this old trunk most likely for the 30s or 40s like something you would see on the Titanic and looked like it had been under water. It has the great light green tint to it which is fabulous because that is the color I have been accenting our guest room with. I had to have this trunk. I told Sonny "I want this trunk!" as I was saying that he said "I want Julia to have this trunk" what??? He point and started to read again "I want Julia to have this trunk" was hand written inside the lit of the trunk. Normally stuff doesn't creep me out but this was a little strange. The trunk had no price on it so I found the shop owner and the trunk came home with me! So far it hasn't moved across the room or appeared by my bed. I haven't hear crying or laughing during the night but hey I've only had it a week.

If you look closely at the pictures below you can read it!

I'll take a Burrito

In the previous post I made mention to how picky of an eater Sonny is. He only eats meat, bread, and potato. When I tell people that these questions usually follow: "what about pizza" no "what about Chinese" no "Mexican" NO "Italian" no "You really don't like pizza" no.

Now I will give credit where credit is due since we started dating almost eight years ago. Sonny now adds ketchup to his plain hamburger, and Tony's to his fries and will try things here and there. Over the summer I almost died when he called me at work and ask if I wanted Pizza for supper which he basically took off the pepperoni and sausage and ate that.

Sunday night two weeks ago took the cake. I am a lover of Mexican. Now I know lots of people claim to be lover of Mexican food but I'm one of those people you don't ask where I want to eat because you already know. I can eat it five days in a row and think nothing of it. I love Mexican Kitchen just as much has I love Taco Bell, and Box Taco and home made Mexican, and then your normal Mexican like El Rancho and pretty much most other Mexican resturants. So two weeks ago I talked Sonny into going with me after he put it off from Friday night to Saturday night and Finally Sunday. Now I usually get a Burrito no red sauce add cheese sauce and a few fresh onions on top and bring my own hot sauce.

So we sit down at the table and Sonny says "What is in a Burrito" I filled him in. His next question was "Can you get  it plain" yes I told him just be very Specific. "I think I'm going to get a Burrito" I fainted and he had to revived me. HAHA okay maybe not but I was in shock. Still I figured the waiter would come and he would order his normal chicken strips and french fries (meat and potato's) but no he order a Burrito and liked it. WOW we haven't been back though so not sure what that tells me!

Best Hot Sauce Ever!

Before

The After

Antique Saturday

Sonny and I woke up with very different ideas of how to spend today. He of course woke up three hours before me and ventured out onto the clear cut. He was nearly ran over by a cow-horn, 4-point, 8-point, and 10-point deer chasing a doe in rut. Unfortunately for him his gun was here at home.

My day started off with the story of the ones that got away. Once I was awake we realized we had very different ideas of how to spend our Saturdays. Sonny wanted to go to State Line an hour and 15 minutes way to hang a ladder stand and hunt until dark. Keep in mind he had been 4 out of 5 of the previous days. I wanted to stay in Hattiesburg. After a friendly discussion we decided to go the the antique mall so I got a shower and got dressed and off we went.

First stop was for deer corn of course. Second stop a quick run through at the Walgreen's drive through. Then we and by we I mean me decided to follow the GPS to what I though was an antique mall I had heard about downtown. After some bad directions and a dead end into some train tracks we found an antique mall but not the one we were looking for at least I don't think so. So we continued on to lunch.

We ate lunch at McAlister's a place Sonny refused to eat at for years because he claimed they didn't serve anything that he liked. He is the pickiest eater in the world but that is another blog. Now he loves it and he always wants to eat there. I remind him of that every time we eat there!

After lunch we went to the antique mall on 49. Antique malls and flea markets are somewhere Sonny and I can always agree on. He is always looking for the same thing. Old reels hoping to find a green Penn for a steal or a rods he can strip down and rebuild. I never know what I'm looking for just that I'm looking. I am a lover of modern and contemporary design so an antique mall may not seem like it is up my ally but I'm always looking for that thing that is different or unique and lets face it these days antique consist of the old, the good, the bad, and the JUNK! If I'm lucky I may just find something I can strip down and redo which is my new found love along with sewing of course!

Here are some pictures from our trip!

Today was his lucky day! Found a Penn Six-Alt and he went home happy!

I know soon we'll be together and I can't wait till then

This is the beginning...

On May 27, 2003 Julia Hinton and Sonny Hovatter first met. Though our paths had crossed many time over the years this was the beginning. Sonny lived in Gulf shores, AL. Julia had just graduated from high school in Laurel, MS. Sonny visited every weekend for two years. In May of 2005 Julia and Sonny both were now living in Mobile, AL. For one year they had all the time in the world. Lunch and dinner dates, Julia walking in the park while Sonny fished, weekends on the beach, and ball games. In August of 2006 Julia started graduate school and Sonny started TK and 80-100 hour work weeks mixed with 40 hours of classes and clinicals not including studying for Julia. Then came 3 months of clinicals in Pensacola for Julia followed by three months in Hattiesburg. In December 2008 Julia graduated and Moved back to Hattiesburg. On August 15, 2009 they bought a house that Sonny visited on the weekends. In February 2010 Sonny proposed and on 10.2.10 they made it official spent seven wonderful days in the Bahamas and on Monday Sonny returned to work in Mobile. This blog is dedicated to documenting their time together no matter how few and far between because after all "Hovatters Stick Together"



2.12.10 The Proposal

Nassau, Bahamas