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| So I haven't updated this thing in about 300 years. Life has been too insane and stuff has been too up in the air to even begin to talk about. Random thought for the day...Isn't it wierd whe you see people on facebook or myspace that you knew in high school. I mean, people that never smiled, and people who looked like they were afraid of their shadows? And isn't it crazy how liberating life can be? I am constantly astonished by the people who learned how to smile in the last five years. So anyway, I'm back from Congress. It had its extreme high points and its extreme low points. I guess sometimes things go wrong to remind you that there are two ends of the spectrum, and in less than 24 hours, you can go from one end clear to the other. My horses were rockstars though. I couldn't have asked for them to be any better. I went for broke and did what I had to do. I learned a lot about what it takes this week. I was surrounded by the best people in the world. My wonderful trainers, my family, my friends...A huge congratulations goes to my lovely Lindsey Cox for being a Reserve Congress Champion in the Novice Youth 14-18 Equitation on her 3yo, Skys Buckin Blue. I also got to meet the Cooper Quarter Horses gang, and had a blast getting to know everyone involved with Dont Skip Zip and A Dynamic Curiosity. I came home with lots of pretty new clothes courtesy of Clarice and Angie. I also had a great time with Alan and Shannon Fisher. Good folks make horse showing fun. Anyway, we're taking a break for now. Shane is taking the 2yo, Dont Skip Paradise to the world show, so we're all taking some time off before we show again. That should be good. I don't know where we'll be headed next, but for now I'm doing laundry and taking some time to be a normal person again. What in the world is that going to be like? | | |
| My lord, so much has been going on in the last few months. I don't even know where to begin.
I've been boot-camping at the barn like nobody's business, because I've been working on stuff, and I'm riding really well. I've gotten to spend a lot of time with Shane and Cindy, and it's been amazing. Elliot's really coming around and he amazes me more and more. We showed for four weeks in a row, and then Ellie had a nice long break. We started back riding him last week. He was sooo good at the shows. We won the circuit at the Youth Show in Raleigh, and it was awesome. That was a very meaningful victory for me. Some of you know why. We're headed to Harriman, TN in a few weeks for the Country Music Circuit. I think it'll be good. Shane knows several people who are going, so it'll be a good show. I'm excited. I think I'm finally in the spot I need to be in headed into the Congress. I've got a few big wins under my belt and I'm feeling good.
There's been a lot going on. Mom got hurt at the show, as I'm sure everybody knows, but she's doing much better now. Cindy's been tuning on Romeo. He just hadn't been in a program for two years, and he just needed thumped on a little. The accident she had was just one of those freak things. It happens to everybody at some point. Most of us just had that kind of thing happen a long time ago. It's been beyond stressful around here. I was sooo grateful to go ride Saturday and get away for a while. One thing is for certain though. I have the best barn family in the world. My trainers and my friends are amazing and wonderful and I love them. Period.
I've got a job interview tomorrow. I'm not thrilled. I don't know why but I just have this sense of dread. I'm interviewing against one of my college friends, who's actually the Rowan County intern right now. Yech.
Anyway, I'm gonna go finish my presentation and help clean up the house a little bit. Bleh.
Maybe I'll get a chance to update this thing before another two months go by. Myspace is mucho better, but I don't really do the blog thing on there. I don't know why. Xanga is just more introspective.
Leave me love,
~*Em*~
P.S. This book is me. I am it. Everyone should read it. It breaks my heart. | | |
| Wow, so much has been going on in the last month since I actually wrote in this thing. It's not like anybody really READS it or anything, but I guess that's kind of Ok. It's kind of hard to have any inner thoughts on myspace. They just tend to get turned into...well, I don't know. I've confessed some great stuff to my dear xanga over the past two years.
I graduated from college last Saturday. It was insane. Surreal I guess would be the right word. Walking into the RBC center with thousands of people wearing a cap and gown and the maize tassel for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences was crazy. I just turned around to the guy behind me and said "can you believe it? how wierd is this?" It was nice. I really liked the departmental ceremony though, because it was more personal. Somehow, I managed to cry when I stood up to thank my family and friends. I thought I was fine, and I thought I had it under control, but I didn't. College is so different from high school. College is something you pour your heart and soul into. When you go away to a 4 year school, you eat, sleep, live and breathe that place. The buildings come to symbolize tears and laughter and pain and intelligence and struggle and people. All those people...There are never enough words to say to them on graduation day.
I've interviewed for one job, and they tell me they should have made a decision by the end of this week. That's great, because I interviewed on MAY 5TH and I've been twisting in the wind ever since. They need to tell me though, because I need to apply for a job in Rowan County if I don't get the one in Stanly. One one hand, I really want the Stanly job. The location is perfect. However, on the other hand, I'm terrified to be a grown-up. I hate it. I don't WANT to be one. Gah, I don't even want to write about it. It makes me feel somewhat ill.
The barn is great. Elliot is great. He's my sanity, but I haven't gotten to see him hardly at all with all the graduation and stuff. We're not going to the Redbud, which sucks, but I guess it's ok. Shane says we'll find somehwere else that's closer, but still big to go. Let's hope so. I'm a little frustrated because there's one major problem in our barn. There have been serious problems with this one person, and this person's limitations are limiting me, which isn't fair. This person is also jealous and is into causing drama. We are all walking on eggshells and it's just not good. Hopefully, everything will get worked out.
Shane took Elliot to Murfreesboro last weekend. He won the Jr. on Friday and said Elliot was awesome, as usual. Ellie then proceeded to take off on the lunge line and rip a shoe off, along with part of his foot. He was "one hurtin' hombre" apparently, so he didn't go show. Gag. Oh well, we'll take points where we can get them. At least he was good and Shane enjoyed showing him.
We had pictures done Tuesday. Larry Williams came in and took the most beautiful pictures. Elliot looked like a model horse. It was really fun. We shot in the Youngs' front yard, which is about a half mile down from the barn. Shane was running back and forth getting the trailer and loading up three horses at a time. Kip Butterfield brought one up, and it was hilarious. His big 6 horse trailer was pulled off in their front yard and Shane's was in the driveway. People were literally staring so hard they were running off the road. Cindy said "well, there had to be some excitement in Yadkinville today." I think the highlight of the day was Shane loping around the yard on Ziggy singing the "raiders of the lost ark" theme song at the top of his lungs. Too cute.
Anyway, now I'm going to go wash my dog. He's filthy.
Leave me something, dangit.
~*Em*~ | | |
| Ok, so it's just a few more days till I'm done with this lovely internship. I'm working on all this stuff for this job that I'm not even sure I want...Ugh. I don't know what to do. I'm too tired to talk about it though.
Easter was nice. A little stressful. I spent my whole freaking weekend cleaning, which was lame, but it's not like I had anything better to do. At least I did get to catch up on a little bit of sleep. That was nice. The whole family was over after Hannah's baptism. She was a good baby. I got to hold her for a little while. Of course it sort of sucks because she gets passed around so much. I rarely get to hold her. Oh well. Mom and I might start babysitting her here soon, so that should be ok. I'll get to spend time with her then.
Aaaanyway, I'm going to go do some stuff....or read a book. Somebody let me know how the show went this weekend.
~*Em*~ | | |
| I looooove being a grown-up and having a real job. Not. Ok, so I don't technically have a real job, considering I don't get paid...at all. But graduation is looming in almost exactly one month. May 13th and I get my walking papers from North Carolina State University. Yaaaaay! I can't wait for them to have to pay ME back for all the money, blood, sweat and tears I gave them over the years. I'm applying for a job as 4-H agent in Stanly County. It's in the south-central part of the state. It's a nice county. I sort of don't want a job though. I mean, I do, and I'm going to have to do SOMETHING, but I don't want to jump right into a full-time job. I need some time to rest and get caught up with things in my head. So far though, so good with the job application. I've just got to do all this extra jumping-through-hoops crap so they can decide if they even want to interview me. Fun fun. I swanee...
Anyway, we just got back from the East Coast on Sunday. Elliot was freaking AWESOME in the pleasure and we won the circuit. He was pretty good in everything else too, but he's a pleasure horse at heart and that's where he's happiest. I couldn't have been more pleased with him. I wish he'd gotten shown in the Junior, but he didn't and there's no use getting upset about it. It's just not worth it. He'll get shown sometime soon. We're not going to the Easter Bunny this weekend because we're all really really tired from the VA show. The weather was enough to take it out of you, and then to have to show on top of that. Everybody who was there knows what I mean. It's tough when it goes from nice to cold and windy to hot to freezing cold and raining. The horses tend to get pretty stupid. Gah. Oh well, we got through it and got some points and a really nice blanket. I looooove my horseyyyy!
Everybody has been so nice about it. There were a few people who had not-very-nice things to say, and they should really keep to themselves. It's also hard when people you think are your friends can't or won't even come to your defense. That's hurtful. But it's ok. I guess I know who my real friends are.
Sammy left to go back to Kentucky which makes me sad because I can't remember what we did before Sam. He was an enormous help and a joy to have around while he was helping us. I know his lovely fiancee and his cute dog were glad to get him home though. I'm sure they've missed him. He promised to come back and visit though, so he better. He also said we're all invited to the wedding, which will be some kind of hellacious party. I love Sam and Hope. They rock.
Ummm, I'm just killing time right now so I can leave work in like, an hour. I've got to go sing tonight, which should be fun because I practiced a little bit last Sunday on the way to VA, but I haven't really done a rehearsal since...two weeks ago. Yikes! That concert on May 6th and 7th is coming up fast!
I'll stop talking now though, because most people don't even read this anymore. I guess I'm just bored and felt like getting stuff off my mind.
Leave me love.
~*Em*~ | | |
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