....and my computer problems continue to haunt me....
I was SUPPOSED to get on-line last night to post about what I've been up to lately, and what has lightened my mental load.
Buuuut I put my back out at the barn feeding, so I came home, had a hot shower, and went to bed.
Please don't hate me.
ANYways......
I wish I had pictures to add to this post, but I'm at work. So those will have to come later.
As you can tell from the pictures from the other day, I've been having some fun lately! And so has my dear puppy dog.
It was a busy, yet relaxing long weekend. We started it off on Friday by attending the Cloverdale Rodeo. (rodeo runs all may long weekend, from friday to monday) It was a blast. The drill team had an unfortunate fall about half way through their grand entry, but got themselves together to complete their show. A couple of our girls ride with them so I was on the edge of my seat!
Saturday morning our Drill Team rode in the Cloverdale Rodeo Parade, and placed 1st overall in the Mounted Division! Way to go girls!
Right after the parade we took the ponies home, loaded up the truck, and headed up to the lake for the rest of the weekend. Tika's first camping trip!
And from the pictures the other day, Tika's first swimming experience. hehehe. I'll have to make an attempt to upload the video of that one.... what a silly girl! She'll figure it out one of these days....
Just imagine a dog swimming straight up and down, back paws searching for ground, and front paws high stepping and splashing out of the water like crazy as she panicked for shore. Silly pup fell off the dock and had to figure it out the hard way.....
Aside from the swimming, we took her for a quad ride, which she loved. I wish I got a picture of that. She also went for a ride in the fishing boat, and for a few hikes up the Trans Canada Trail.
It was a great weekend to cap off a great past week or two.
My stress level has gone down some now that I've successfully changed career paths. I start my new job on Monday. I'm no longer in the aviation industry. And I think I'm going to like it that way. For now at least! I change my mind like the wind....
I've also had a chance to go through a lot of things with mine and CB's relationship lately. So we'll see where things go on that front. They're good for now. But that can change.
Drill is going amazingly well. The Teamwork is really coming out with the group this year and I couldn't be happier. And we've added another Pro Rodeo to our roster for the summer!
We sold the extra car we've had kicking around. And as much as I wanted to take it all and pay off what was left, I've had to 'borrow' from it a little to catch up in some other areas. so the payments aren't completely gone. But almost! Only 2 more payments left!
And finally, Dad and I are working on putting together a 5 year plan. We'll see if it all falls in to place or not. But that stories for another day.... Any ideas what it might be? We have to wait until he retires from Air Canada in the next 5 years before we'll have the time and flexibility to put this latest plan into action, but I've been doing my homework for awhile now..... we'll see where it goes.
Well, the sun is shining, tomorrow is my last day at my old job, they threw me a BBQ lunch today and tonight I have drill practice. Now if only I could deal with my lack of computer issue.... then I'd be a whole heck of a lot happier!!!! And I'm pretty happy right now!
Bring on the guesses about my 5 year plan! There might be a little prize involved for the winner ;P Now there's some incentive for ya!
Tika is just over a year old now (15 months) and she works hard with her momma every day.
Did you miss me?
