Remain calm...

Well today was a day of big decisions, some I knew we coming and some took me a bit by surprise. I started my day by purchasing my tickets for Alaska, which I am very excited about. It is making the trip even more real as I leave in less then a month. I would like to say that I am fully prepared but I don't know if anyone can truly be prepared for something they have never experienced. While I have spent a majority of my life in the outdoors never for an entire month, never without people I already knew and certainly not in a place I have never been. I am excited more then I am nervous but the nerves are still there. I know that this is one of those 'once in a lifetime' experiences and the skills I learn will be incredible valuable to me but the 'what if's' are still there. For now I am just waiting for my new sleeping bag to get here so that I can give it some test runs before I pack it. I am a terribly cold sleeper outside and since Willie won't be there to keep me warm I'm going to need some synthetic goodness.

Next I headed up to the barn (which is in Richmond BC) to go see my pony finally. I think she sulked for a good ten minutes just to make sure I felt bad for being gone for so long but with the use of some yummy apple treats she came around. I have a lot of decisions to make in this area of my world and they are not easy. I have been struggling to ride as much as I used to, especially during the school year, and it is becoming more and more apparent the effects it has on my riding. I have missed all of my spring competitions and with AK next month I can't seem to get into any rhythm of training. Its frustrating to me to not be progressing at the rate that I used to but I also have school to worry about and with one year left it really needs to be my priority. I know that there is a balance of friends, school, family, riding and play time but I just can't seem to find it. So many places of my life need more of my attention but I just don't have anymore to give. I can't imagine factoring a full time job into this balance but somehow I will have to make room for it all hopefully without giving too much up.

While I pondered the predicament of my horse and life I thought that I would start mowing the lawn with the brand spankin' new mower we got my dad for fathers day. All was going well and I was just about done with the front lawn when BAM and then the awful sound of breaking glass. Yep that's right, I shattered my car window. I looked up to see the drivers side backseat window breaking into a million little pieces and falling all over the driveway and inside my car. I'm trying to remain calm and not think that the universe is trying to tell me because if I was to guess it would be something like 'Emily say in your bed, bad things happen when you leave your room'. As my dad noted it would be worse if it hit my door because that would be more expensive to fix then the window which is true but I'm still pretty irritated. I wasn't even pointing the cut grass shooter outer towards the car it was in the complete other direction!

So now I am going to make some spaghetti, that I have been wanting for a good week, watch the new Deadliest Catch on at nine and not think about all my troubles until tomorrow. Tonight is for relaxing and enjoying the family.

Better luck to all of you out there mowing lawns. Maybe just move the cars a little farther away.

Summer is here!

Well I am officially done with classes for this year and I am oh so excited. It was a little rocky to get here but well worth the struggle. There was the moving, studying, car accident, and then FREEDOM. I am currently lounging on the couch watching Deadliest Catch (the most amazing show ever) and already missing my brother. The whole little unit (Miranda, Joey, Chewy, and Shenanigans) rolled out this morning quite early so I got up to see them off. I am very sad to see them go but hopefully I will make it down to CA to see them before the summer ends.

You might be thinking at this point that I have been watching a lot of Deadliest Catch over my break so far but that simply is not true (except Tuesdays at nine). I have been mt. biking more then anything else with the arrival of my new and amazing bike. My dad had the last two weeks off so we were logging some serious miles. He went back to work Monday so Willie and I have been all on our own. We only got slightly lost yesterday and found five dear, which Willie chased like a wild African dog yipping all the way.

Before I forget I must tell all of you that the duckies are pretty much full grown now thus they don't fit in their old pool so I had to upgrade. Julia and I made a trip to Lynden in search of a kitty pool and we were successful. It took them two day to finally get in but once they did they were very happy about it. I'll have to take some pictures so you can see them in all their glory.

Well my show is now over so I must get dressed and head into town to pick up the Civic (AKA spaceship) with its new shiny bumper. I will try very hard to keep the updates coming until then adios amigos!