Halloween Festivities 2010

Saturday was the day we chose to celebrate Halloween,and it just so happened to also be the day of some Halloween festivities we wanted to join in on! We went to Huntsville, and met up with a few of Blake's friends.  One names Bethany who is so cute, and super sweet was having a Halloween party, and this girl, and her roommate know how to decorate, and plan! I wished I had snapped more photos,but unfortunately I did not.  They had replaced all the light bulbs with black lights or orange lights, a fog machine,and some great snacks! They really did a great job! After visiting for a little while at her Halloween party we headed down town to the HYP (Huntsville Young Professionals) party.  They had a really good band playing, and some of the costumes were very well thought out, and pretty much amazing! I think I need to start planning now for next years!  I'll leave you with some photos! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Gubernatorial Debate

Last Tuesday I was able to take part in WHNT's Gubernatorial Debate that they held at Athens State University.  It was my first time to witness, and help with.  Denise the News Director at WHNT19 invited me to tag along, and help her out.  Most people including myself don't realize what all it takes to plan event like this, and behind the scenes!  I already knew who I was going to vote for,but the debate just reassured me.  It was between Democratic Candidate Ron Sparks, and Republican Candidate Robert Bentley.  I will not disclose any details,but will say it is interesting to see how people carry themselves, and act when the cameras are not rolling ;) This was the day last week many remember that we had tornado warnings,ans watches about all day long,so we were worried about the turnout of people, but thankfully they were not deterred by it, and we still had a great crowd show up! I snapped two photos on my phone, which is why the clarity is not very good.

Fantastic Friday!

Friday was quite an exciting day for me.  Most of you who follow my blog know that I am interning at News Channel 19 in Huntsville.  I LOVE everything about the news business,and being at WHNT19.  The people who work there,the work environment, the way they conduct the news, it is just a great place all around! On Friday when I went into work I had one of the directors approach me, and............offer me a JOB!!! How excited was I you are probably thinking, well I will tell you, I really thought I might start crying tears of pure joy!  When I began there I knew this was the place I wanted to work after I finished school,but the news industry can be very competitive, so I was not sure about being able to land a job at WHNT19 out of college.  I thanked, and prayed to God almost everyday on my hour and half commute, first for blessing me with this opportunity, and secondly to please help me to be able to find a job in Huntsville after school! Not all the time,but a lot of times people will have to begin in a smaller market out of state or in another city then work their way up to the size of market they want to be in,so this is such a blessing to be offered a job at the station I wanted to be at, and so close to my friends, and family!  I had to call Blake on my lunch break to tell him the good news, and he asked what position I was offered, and I have no clue what it was or will be, but that does not matter! I will gladly take whatever they offer, so that I can gain the experience needed, and work my way up to the position I want, which is a reporter then anchor. 


After my day at work on Friday Blake, and I met up with one of his friends he works with, Brian.  We three went on the Downtown Huntsville Ghost Tour, and it was great!

 We had a wonderful guide, and the homes were gorgeous, they were the Antebellum 1800's style homes.  I have two photos in which I say is a ghost in the window.  My mom,dad, and Blake checked them out,and agree on one for sure, and the other is "iffy".  When I uploaded them onto Facebook you could not see the supposed ghosts as clearly :(  The ghost tours ended Halloween night, but start again in the Summer.  There are three different tours you can choose from, and we chose the Twickenham Historic District, so I would love to do the other two next year!