Today is the last day of the Blog Every day in May… A Vivid Memory.
So it was the last weekend of April, Easter weekend. The Youth season for qualifying for the AQHYA World Show runs May 1-April 30 of the next year. So, this was the last show to qualify for the Youth World Nationally. I was already qualified to represent the state, but I wanted to nationally qualify, that was my goal that year. I was 1/2 point away from getting there and this was one last chance. I was the last horse to show out of 10 horses which gave me the chance to win 1 1/2 points so all I had to do was place 3rd. Generally no one wants to be first and no one wants to be last, but last has never scared me. I went in and had one of the best 2 1/2 minutes of my life. I walked out of the arena as the announcer said a score of 74. I did it. I nationally qualified with a point to spare. I went to climb off China (The horse in the picture above. This was actually in Ada OK at the 4th of July blowout the same year) and my foot got caught in the stirrup and I fell off. My dad was so excited for me that we were smiling and he was congratulating me until I fell off and then he asked if I’d ever ridden a horse before to which we all cracked up laughing.
Don’t you absolutely love having conversations with kids sometimes? You just never know what will come out of their mouth… seriously!
Ok so let me paint the picture… Sunday we were riding around on the 4-wheeler picking up rocks and sticks and looking for a piece to the mower when I killed the 4-wheeler. I figured hubby would be back soon so we decided to sit there on the 4-wheeler/trailer and wait for him when this conversation happened:
Tbug: How can cows eat this? (referring to the hay)
Me: Eat what?
Tbug: This…. (picking it up) Humans can’t eat this just like cows can’t eat chocolate. (more…)
Have you ever had to let go? Letting go is hard. Letting go of the lost for a loved one. Letting go of hurt feelings. Letting go.
I truthfully wish I was one who could give advice on how to let go, but just like most people, we’re all on this learning curve. Trying to grow and make God proud of us. Sadly, most of us fail from time to time because we’re human.
Lately I’ve been dealing with letting go. Letting go of the past and living in the present and dreaming of the future. It’s better to live in the present and deal with current issues then to hang on to the past.
So here’s the thing I can tell you… God works in mysterious ways. Everything works out in the end and eventually you’ll even learn to let go. Just trust and have faith. And if you don’t believe in God, have faith in who/what you do believe in. I believe in God. I’m putting my faith in his hands. He knows what will happen and he’ll get me through this trying time in my life with flying colors.
I’ll come out stronger on the other side. God will bring you to it because he’ll help see you through it.
All good and well right? Saturday morning it rained on it. Oh well, I won’t complain about the rain… too much… lol. The wind blew and blew on Saturday and Sunday. By about 3 pm or so on Sunday we thought we might be able to bale hay. What did that mean? Possibly not making it to Sunday Night Dinner.
It just so happens that hubby loves loves loves to smoke meat though and had volunteered to smoke a Pork Tenderloin. So we set the smoker to smokin, let Earl know we might not be there to bring the meat over, and headed to the hayfield.
Dad wasn’t able to bring the baler over on his pickup like originally thought so hubby headed to grandmas with the tractor. Tbug and I figured it wouldn’t be all that long so we decided to stay around the hayfield and drive around picking up rocks and sticks so we hopefully wouldn’t break the baler. She rode around in the trailer and I drove the 4-wheeler. (more…)
Today’s Prompt: Five songs or pieces of music that speak to you or bring back memories. Use Grooveshark or YouTube to include them in the post
Ok, first off, can someone tell me what Grooveshark is? I have yet to check it out. I guess I’m being lazy, shame on me! Anyway, here are the 5 songs that have special meaning to me and why they mean something to me.
5. The All-American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret
When I became friends with all my “crew” back in 2007, we got into playing rockband at least once a week and this is one of the very first songs I learned word for word and mastered on Rockband 🙂
As I have stated many times before, my husband and I were friends in high school. Because of FFA and Band is why we became friends. Our Sophomore year of high school was the big band trip (every 3 years) and we went to Florida on Spring Break. While we were down there, one night we were sitting on the balcony and there were like 3 guys chatting with 3 girls or something like that. The guys were all singing different songs and my husband sang this song. Well like any crazy high school girl, I immediately went home, bought the cd and listened to it over and over and over again.
So, if there is something you should know about me, it’s this… my mom didn’t want me to get my drivers permit when I was 15 1/2 (state age at the time) and my driver’s license at 16 (again age at the time). My dad made me a deal (which I’m sure my mom knew about) that if I could pass both on the first try, I’d get them. I did and well, I did. So finally in December of the year I turned 16, in fact New Years Eve, my mom sent me to town in her car to get the oil changed. She drove a 1999 Mitsubishi Diamante at the time which had a really light gas pedal. In her car, one of my favorite songs to listen to was Brooks & Dunn’s My Maria. Yeah, I saw a hi-po up ahead of me and I was jamming to that song. When I looked down I was running 90. I let up off the gas (which is what I always did in my Ranger) and let it coast down. When I passed the Hi-po I was running 65. I didn’t get a ticket but I always remember that day.
There are days someone should check the sanity of my poor husband. Between our first date and this… My husband loves to sing and he’s really good at it too. A lot of times words in songs have meaning, meaning to life. So when we first started dating, I asked him to pick a song that described me to him. I did the same for him (but couldn’t tell you what it was anymore.. shame on me). Now I always wanted to believe She’s Everything was written about me but that was just my imagination wishing for the best. Then, he said it, he said the song that reminded him of me was She’s Everything. My heart melted.
It has to be the original, not Alan Jackson’s version. I really don’t know how it happened but this became our song back when we first started dating. This was also our first dance as husband and wife. Even Tbug knows this is our song.
I’m not sure I have told you lately just how much I love you guys. You make coming to my little corner of the blogisphere fun every day. I love reading your messages of encouragement and uplifting thoughts. Here lately I have had a few moments of struggling. Some things in my life have been a little helter skelter and a little off path from where I thought I should be. Change is a big part of life but at the same time is very scary to me. I just hope you know that while I’m working out all these different challenges, that coming here every day and reading your lovely comments make my day.
I would also like you to know that my blog means an absolute lot to me. I have been blogging since October 2009 and basically it has been a time to document the growth of my little family. I started dating my husband in July of 2009 so there hasn’t been much that has been missed. I mentioned earlier this year how my pictures disappeared from 2009 and 2010 and I was placing them back on my blog. That time of reminiscing was truly a blessing in disguise. I can’t believe how I went through different feelings or foresaw what might happen in the months and years to come. It’s absolutely crazy.
One thing I’ve learned is that I absolutely LOVE to write. And oddly enough, here lately I’ve even thought I’d love to be a public speaker. Me, the person who never in her life thought I’d say those words. I’ve also really want to attend a blogging conference and some days wish I lived in areas where I could do more blogger meet ups.
I really just wanted to make sure you guys knew exactly how I felt though and I just wanted to say thank you again, from the bottom of my heart for listening and reading to my ramblings day in and day out. I hope you have a truly blessed Memorial Day and welcome to Summer.
Today’s prompt: Something you read online. Leave a link and discuss, if you’d like.
Ok first off, who knows what GMO stands for? If you don’t, let me tell you, Genetically Modified Organism. So lately (like I even remember it in college back in 2001-2005) there has been a lot of talk about GMO and what it’s doing for your food and for our population/economy/general overall health. So I read this article just this week. What you need to know about Monsanto and GMO food. I love what Leah is saying. She’s not trying to make you go Pro GMO or None GMO, what she’s saying is to educate yourself.
Just like with any study, depending on who is conducting the study, you can sway the results to go the way you want them to go. So you definitely need to find a reliable source. Just like they say that you can google a symptom you have and think whatever it is, maybe as little as a cut will kill you if you don’t go to a reliable source. And even then you’ll usually need to go to a doctor who knows how to diagnose completely. So just make sure you know where your source is coming from. Make sure they aren’t trying to sway it one way or the other. And make sure you are educated thoroughly on what you’re looking in to.
Revolt, oh how I love and loath you at the same time. During the workouts, they are intense enough to get results and make me wonder what the heck I was thinking, but afterwards, I love the reward afterwards.
So maybe I haven’t been as diligent this last week as I should have been… I confess. sad but true. But I still absolutely love the rewards of doing this program. In fact, when I miss, I love it so much I feel bad. I think I need help! lol.
So the take home message this week… Revolt is a program that works for me.
