When I was a kid, Thanksgiving was pretty much my favorite holiday. It was the start of the Christmas season, very predictable as far as food, family and fun. As I got older, Thanksgiving was a lot more up in the air until Tim and I started our own tradition of doing whatever the f we felt like. Sometimes we Thanksgiving by ourselves, sometimes with friends, sometimes with family… and sometimes we boycott it entirely by going on vacation. So…
First off, thanks everyone for their encouraging comments yesterday. I didn’t get a chance to reply individually to all of them (crazy trying to get ready for vacation and work and life!), but I really appreciate all the support. I am feeling much better about all this! Now, back to day two of the show. Sunday morning rolled in, and I wasn’t exactly feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed. My throat hurt, my head hurt, I was nauseous from worry and…
I have both a ton to say about this show, and nothing at all. Luckily (or not so luckily) for you, I’ll write out the ton I have to say in two parts. For those of you who want the cliff notes, I have both a pessimistic and an optimistic version. Pessimistic: I spent a decent amount of money to go to my year end show, and kinda sucked. Optimistic: I had one of those ‘learning experience’ horse shows that…
I know you’re probably expecting a show report… because the show did happen. However, I’m a) still processing things and b) sick. So hopefully tonight I’ll get a chance to get my thoughts together and write everything down, but until then here is a fabulous start to the return of the OTTB Spotlight! Today’s OTTB showcase has one of the most unique names I’ve heard for a mare… Bacon! I secretly want her to get a barn mate called Pancake. 😉…
I believe it was Ainsley Carter who first brought the phrase, “Monogram is a lifestyle” to my attention – and I certainly love it! There are lots of great vinyl monogram companies out there for the equestrian world (sneak peek – we may be visiting one later this holiday season), but Swanky Saddle first caught my attention on instagram with an entirely different kind of monogram. Check out this saddle plate folks. Have you ever seen a saddle plate as cool…
Elvis was my best friend for seven years, and made a lot of my dreams come true. Sometimes I regret selling him, and other times I realize it was a good decision for both of us. When I see pictures of him on Facebook like the one below, I think it was a good decision. This is an acquaintance’s daughter who’s learning to ride on Elvis. She’s 4.5 and he’s 21. Her mom reports that Elvis just follows her around…
One of my favorite blog titles ever is Diary of an Overanxious Horse Owner, because I can sooooooo relate to that title. Really,I’m jealous that I didn’t think of it first! Anxiety hasn’t always been present in my life. Through school, I was pretty care free. Sure, stuff would come up but I always just kind of assumed that everything would be okay and things would work out for the better overall. I’m not exactly sure when or why it…
When my mom was visiting most recently, we headed out for a day of wine tasting and shopping in Texas hill country. While we played the “let’s see which white is the least sweet on this tasting menu,” a glorious idea happened. It’s the fall Thoroughbred season at Retama Park! My mom had never been to a horse race before, and going to the races in Texas was on my 30 under 30 list… so we headed out to the…