Isn't he cute? Sorry, I'm not usually this dorky, but I got bored...okay?

Now for the good stuff....

Here's all the good, wonderful, soap opera-ish scoop on the past couple of weeks.

Soooo, my dad has been a complete ass as of late. The deal was, as long as I came back to college, found a roomate and a place to live, he would support me until I got through college as long as I earned enough money to pay for my horse. So, I did all of that, and still no support from my dad. For those of you who know my dad, surprise surprise. He means well, I swear he does, he just has a really hard way of showing it. The great part is, I most definitely went a week with only water to drink, and no food, and then once my other roomate showed up...she took pity on me and started feeding me. I must say, she's really taken care of me.

So I came down here to college, moved in, went two weeks without so much as a bed, no money, nothing. So I've been scrapping what money I could make between classes and on weekends, to make things work, and so far I've been able to do a pretty good amount. But then, it came time to pay for books, and my dad didn't pay for books like he had promised. So I've been going to classes without any books or anything....it really sucks. But, that's life.

My roomates are great, and my house is FANTASTIC. I love it. It's a three bedroom house right off of the ECU bus route, so I can catch the bus to classes. The best part is, minus the bedrooms, the house is fully furnished, and Kim's mom did all of the decorating! So not only was it furnished, but it's gorgeous! It doesn't look like it belongs to three college students at all.

The barn that I'm out now, is WONDERFUL. Franklin is kept in a stall all the time, minus the occasional night turnout, his coat has finally returned to it's beautiful dark blue roan color instead of a sunburnt orange, and he's really put a lot of weight and muscle on. He's finally starting to look more like the horse that I like to have him look like now versus the horse that he was looking like (which wasn't very good) . As you can see in the pictures below, he's quite a sexy beast ;) ;) Yes, I love my baby.

Good news, I think the calvary is on the way. I think I have it worked out to where I will be saved soon. Everything will be taken care of and life will slowly drift back to normal (sorry, can't give any more details than that).

My buddy Zack went and tried to kill himself this weekend....lol. It's my fault for not making it to Tennessee to go see him, haha. Long story short, he took off running at the Celebration grounds (where the Tennessee Walking Horse World Championships are held) and while running underneath the stadium bleachers, he didn't duck low enough, and completely ran into one of the horizontal support beams. Talk about pain! He had to be rushed off in an ambulance, where he then got 26 staples, 6 sutures, and a shaved part of his head. They said that he lost a pint of blood, and had he have hit any lower on his head, he would have either killed himself or given himself a labotomy. How crazy is that? It scared me to death as he was telling me about it. And I still feel so guilty!!!

Well, I think that's enough for now. I'm going to go finish watching White Noise, and then I'm going to watch the Last Unicorn with my roomie Kim! I didn't think that anyone else on this planet knew that movie even existed! :) Made me happy to know that I wasn't completely insane.

Okay, so...I've been a little preoccupied...

Sue me already, okay?

Between going to class, working, cleaning house, taking care of my zoo of animals, trying to work out ways of getting everything paid for, etc...I just really haven't had the time to update. So, here's some picture to get you started.

That's Pearl and Georgette. Pearl is also Sweet Pea's Mommy. Sorry about the shelter in the background, it's currently under construction.
That's megs and Franklin out at my place. I forgot that I didn't have the barn in any of my pictures!
That's Sweet Pea. 2 year old Standardbred mare. Isn't she pretty? She can FLY!!!
That's my Dually baby. His registered name is Justa Dually, 12 year old Standardbred stud. Sweetheart.
That's my roomie, Christy.


One of the horses at the barn....Zorro.

That's my other roomie, Kim, riding my horse Franklin.

That's my "artistic" picture of Megs and Franklin. I was laying on the ground and he was basically standing overtop of me...super cute.

*Gasp*

I really just made a full fledge post, and the computer froze...and it didn't post. I'm protesting and waiting to do another one later. *ggrrrrrr* *grumbles and storms off from the computer desk*

Moving...oh so fun...

Well...

I know realize just how much I hate moving. I've done it so much in the past two years that I really don't care if I ever do it again. But, this move is for the best and should be final for at least a year, so I'm excited about the move. I have to go and get all of my tack out of my old barn, and pick up my horse and tranfer him to his new home. That's the part I think I am most excited about.

A friend of mine, Dee Huckeba makes BEAUTIFUL browbands, look at my new ones.



Aren't they gorgeous? You should see them in person...they sparkle and catch every single glimmer of light. I can't wait to try them out on Franklin. If you're interested, drop me a line, and I'll tell you how to get in touch with her. She makes them custom as well, and has all sorts of beautiful colors and styles!

Well, the Celebration is only three weeks away, and I can't wait! Even though it looks like I'm not going to be able to show this year, I'm excited just to be able to go and watch again. Looks like this year the might be a showdown on the last Saturday night...should make for an interesting night.

Sorry, I don't have much as far as pictures go right now. Come Monday and Tuesday I'll have a stockpile to put up here. But keep checking back, as soon as I get my camera charged back up there will be some more updates. That's all for now...

Just the beginning...

For the first post I'll just give you a broad overview of things. I am currently attending college, and training horses on the side. I have been riding since I was born, got my first horse at age 3, and have had one ever since. I am mostly interested in Tennessee Walking Horses, since I have been actively showing and later on training them since age 8, however I am venturing into several other breeds as well.

My life is a giant soap opera, and always keeps me on my toes. But that's a whole different story and a whole different blog...

Currently, I only have one horse due to financial issues, however I am in the process of working out getting some more and working towards getting a training barn (sometime in the distant future I'm sure...). My favorite horse in the world is named Push's Rhythm and Blues...affectionately known as Franklin. He's my baby. I've owned him since he was a 2 year old, and this November he will be 14 years old!!! What a sweetheart he is though.

That's a good start for now...I'm sure that I'll be updating quite frequently. Wish me luck in my ventures! My next one will be starting on Sunday, as I move to my new house and move Franklin to his new barn!

All for now...

P.S.---Figured I'd include a picture of my baby. :) That's him running across my field at 13 years old...hasn't aged a bit!