Horse show/Engagement Party
My alarm went off at 6am on Sunday so that I could get out to the show for a 9:45 ride. Gah. I ended up leaving both my cell phone and my watch at home. When I got to the show facility, I found the tack room locked, the combination missing, and my cell phone at home. That was really fun. After a few panicked calls to my trainer from a borrowed cell phone in the show office, I managed to find the combination and get ready for my ride. I had to keep poking my head into the show office to check the time to make sure I wasn't running late or early.
The actual ride was okay. I was really tired, so about halfway through, I was ready to go to sleep. (Is this thing over yet?) I totally screwed up on my 4 tempi changes, and the end of the test was rushed and on the muscle, so my score was only 58%. I'm relatively happy with any ride at that score or above, so I'll take it. Afterwards, I pulled Monaco's braids, packed everything into the car, and took off for home so that I could take a shower and get ready for my brother's engagement party. Also, sneak in a quick nap that I totally didn't want to wake up from.
The party was fine. It was really more of a family get-together thing, and we got to meet Heather's family for the first time. In many ways, they're a lot like my family, so it was a pretty laid back easy afternoon. Eventually, Aaron and I took off and visited a vintage mall before heading home. We were looking for some patio furniture, but didn't quite find what we wanted. When we got home, I pretty much crashed. Crazy weekend.
The actual ride was okay. I was really tired, so about halfway through, I was ready to go to sleep. (Is this thing over yet?) I totally screwed up on my 4 tempi changes, and the end of the test was rushed and on the muscle, so my score was only 58%. I'm relatively happy with any ride at that score or above, so I'll take it. Afterwards, I pulled Monaco's braids, packed everything into the car, and took off for home so that I could take a shower and get ready for my brother's engagement party. Also, sneak in a quick nap that I totally didn't want to wake up from.
The party was fine. It was really more of a family get-together thing, and we got to meet Heather's family for the first time. In many ways, they're a lot like my family, so it was a pretty laid back easy afternoon. Eventually, Aaron and I took off and visited a vintage mall before heading home. We were looking for some patio furniture, but didn't quite find what we wanted. When we got home, I pretty much crashed. Crazy weekend.