For the grand event of my 30th birthday, I was faced with a day off work with my husband and absolutely no idea of what to do. The problem with having a big birthday so close to Christmas is that no one is usually around. In face, we’re typically in a plane or car trying to make a celebration out of playing the “Alphabet Game” as the road rolls by. This year though, I made the request to not be…
Other possible titles for this post include – Lauren Gets Super Spoiled for the Equestrian Gift Exchange, Genny is Oh So Gennyrous and SQUEEE! During my post Christmas holiday staycation (oh so exciting blog post coming soon on that), I received an unexpected package at my front door. When I saw the return address was Genny from A Gift Horse, I did a little tiny squeal of delight and quickly went to open it. Immediately I spyed with my little…
I know it’s a little late for Christmas posts, but in my family we always considered Christmas a season that lasts until New Year’s… and therefore this still works 🙂 Even though we’ve been in Austin for four Christmases (five?), we’ve never been to the Trail of Lights. For those of you who aren’t local, the Trail of Lights is a Christmas “winter wonderland” located in our most famous and beloved park near downtown. Zilker park, home to the lights, is…
I am in the slumps right now. ‘The’ slumps is a lot like a slump, but it takes an article and a plural because there are more than one. Typically in December, I lose a lot of riding motivation. This is normal, and I step back from my usual 4-5 times a week to a more 2-3 times a week. I just tell myself that we’ve been working really hard, and it’s okay to take a step back and give…
Ever since I started dating my husband, he has wanted to rent jet skis. He’s a bit of an adrenaline junkie, and a jet ski is basically the motorcycle of the sea (he has a motorcycle). When we visit the beach in North Carolina with my family, there never seems to be enough time. When we were on our honeymoon, we couldn’t find a good jet ski rental place around the areas of Puerto Rico where we were staying. It…
Over Thanksgiving, my husband and I took a very anti-Thanksgiving cruise. This isn’t to say we hate the holiday per say, but when your relatives are spread out over two different states in four different cities (none of which you live in) the holidays get a bit complicated. So I said, “Screw it,” and booked us a cruise. Now I have only been one one cruise when I was thirteen (?) or so. I remember them taking my picture a…
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…
I had yet another decidedly unhorsey weekend this past weekend when I went to visit my friend in Los Angeles. Never having been to the city, I had no idea what to expect. Honestly I thought it would be all plastic surgery and south Florida feeling… but it had a very different vibe entirely. Not saying I want to pack up and move there, but I enjoyed the city way more than I thought I would! I knew I would…