Sunday, October 28, 2012

Tick Season!







I can't believe how bad the ticks are right now around here. I just pulled 6 off of my cat (Mitch)... That's adult ticks, there were tiny things moving around the hair and I realized there were like 2 tiny tiny probably deer ticks that hadn't attached yet around the other ticks. Crazy! Brantley and Pretty at the barn have been picked so far as the favorite tick hot spot of the season. Poor ponies :(

Yes, I'm a Giants fan from RI
So I had given Brantley two days off this week. I wanted to see how long it would take for him to pick up where we left off. I know there will be some review but I'm not too worried about it. It's funny to see people work with their horses for two or three days,  give them two weeks off, then get upset when they don't remember anything that they went over with them. It's like that review session the "good" teachers do when you just come back from summer vacation. How are you expected to divide when you don't even remember how to subtract. But hey, everyone has their own way of doing things.

In honor of Brantley's days off and the "holiday" coming up (I love Halloween... When I can celebrate it), my friends invited me out Friday night to a local pub's Costume Party. I've gone the last few years and it's packed and usually a fight breaks out and everyone's miserable but hey, it can't be the same ALL the time. There were probably about 30 people (maybe 35) there and I have to say, I had a lot of fun. Never been so photogenic but Jen is obsessed with taking shots (on and off camera). I was the sober one of the night **winning**


I had worked all day so thinking about a costume was last on my list. She had said she had a costume for me but I always try to be prepared so I threw stuff in a duffle bag and away I went! I got stopped on the way there by a phone call from my friend I hadn't seen in 4-5 years and I was kind of early (go figure) so I thought I'd stop and say hi at the park 'n ride. 45 minutes later, 3 phone calls from my friend, I'm late. Real question here is, when am I on time? Got to her house and she was halfway ready (complicated watermelon costume) and handed me the makings of a female Green Hornet costume. I was stoked. Problem was... No costume, just the hat, mask, stockings, and arm warmers. Not wanting to go almost stock naked I decided to pull on some paintball gear, overhaul the make up, make some bruises/paint splotches and BAM! Halloween ready.


Place was empty... But we knew the DJ so it was okay. We danced, we played games, had a Scavenger Hunt and the man dressed up as a princess won the costume contest! Ran into some old friends and finally the night was over. No fights, no drama, just pure smiles and fun.


This is a woman you should want to marry...














If only every night was like that.

Back to work with Brantley before the hurricane!




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Tick Season!







I can't believe how bad the ticks are right now around here. I just pulled 6 off of my cat (Mitch)... That's adult ticks, there were tiny things moving around the hair and I realized there were like 2 tiny tiny probably deer ticks that hadn't attached yet around the other ticks. Crazy! Brantley and Pretty at the barn have been picked so far as the favorite tick hot spot of the season. Poor ponies :(

Yes, I'm a Giants fan from RI
So I had given Brantley two days off this week. I wanted to see how long it would take for him to pick up where we left off. I know there will be some review but I'm not too worried about it. It's funny to see people work with their horses for two or three days,  give them two weeks off, then get upset when they don't remember anything that they went over with them. It's like that review session the "good" teachers do when you just come back from summer vacation. How are you expected to divide when you don't even remember how to subtract. But hey, everyone has their own way of doing things.

In honor of Brantley's days off and the "holiday" coming up (I love Halloween... When I can celebrate it), my friends invited me out Friday night to a local pub's Costume Party. I've gone the last few years and it's packed and usually a fight breaks out and everyone's miserable but hey, it can't be the same ALL the time. There were probably about 30 people (maybe 35) there and I have to say, I had a lot of fun. Never been so photogenic but Jen is obsessed with taking shots (on and off camera). I was the sober one of the night **winning**


I had worked all day so thinking about a costume was last on my list. She had said she had a costume for me but I always try to be prepared so I threw stuff in a duffle bag and away I went! I got stopped on the way there by a phone call from my friend I hadn't seen in 4-5 years and I was kind of early (go figure) so I thought I'd stop and say hi at the park 'n ride. 45 minutes later, 3 phone calls from my friend, I'm late. Real question here is, when am I on time? Got to her house and she was halfway ready (complicated watermelon costume) and handed me the makings of a female Green Hornet costume. I was stoked. Problem was... No costume, just the hat, mask, stockings, and arm warmers. Not wanting to go almost stock naked I decided to pull on some paintball gear, overhaul the make up, make some bruises/paint splotches and BAM! Halloween ready.


Place was empty... But we knew the DJ so it was okay. We danced, we played games, had a Scavenger Hunt and the man dressed up as a princess won the costume contest! Ran into some old friends and finally the night was over. No fights, no drama, just pure smiles and fun.


This is a woman you should want to marry...














If only every night was like that.

Back to work with Brantley before the hurricane!