My September

And in a blink, September's gone!  Where did the time go?  Let's see, September started off with.....Labor Day.  Amie went to NY with the kids and I had the weekend to myself.  Not truly to myself with a full Family Camp.  It was however the wettest day of trail rides we'd ever had with a torrential downpour over lunchtime.  The horses, saddles, pads, and workers were all quite wet by the end of the day.  After rides were over, I started the drying process that would surely take several days.  Sunday was a very lazy day.  I got the chores done and then went on an amazing almost 4 mile run in the rain.  I ran the entire time and it felt amazing!

Dad made me this!

September has been full of work but I did get the chance to go home for 3 days to see my childhood friend and go to her baby shower.  It's always fun to make surprise appearances, especially when you haven't been home for a while.  It was good to see some folks whom I haven't seen in a long while and as a bonus, got to see my nephews for a few hours.  After a few lazy days at home, it was back to work.

I've gotten to take a few riding lessons this month and my last one was amazing.  Instead of riding Anthony, who we are trying to sell, I rode Keeghan and had an awesome lesson where I truly experienced "sit and lift" and bringing the power with each rise of the trot and how the canter is like dribbling a basketball, up and down.

I had one of the worst days of trail rides I've ever had happen in September.  It started off with 2 people calling in, unable to work.  This was going to be a 25 horse weekend and it was necessary to have those extra people.  We struggled through the morning with the horses acting the worst they have ever been partly due to the cold and wind and a recent trimming by the farrier which made them sore on the rides.  I'm sure my blood pressure was through the roof as I practically held my breath each ride that went out.  Amie had been in Nebraska for the week and was getting ready to drive back.  I called her up just to hear her comforting voice on the other end as I was ready to cancel rides for the day because it didn't feel safe and I was so shorthanded.  I ended up finding Josiah and Annie and they came in to help me finish the day.  Whew!

After that crazy weekend, Amie and I left at 3:30 am that Monday to head to Michigan for a conference.  That is way way too early to be up in the morning.  :-)  It was a CHA conference at Camp Innisfree in Howell, MI.  We picked up some good tidbits here and there and thankfully settled into our hotel beds that night.  We left around 5 pm on Tuesday and headed back home and I was so excited to see the NCIS premiere that night.  Yeah!

Last Friday, I was invited to go to Braydn's school for grandparent/family day.  It was so much fun to see his reaction when I walked in to the classroom, then hear him talk all about the different things in his room and what he was learning about.  Then we got to work on a project together and he left school with me and we got to hang out for the afternoon.  Memories!




September was busy, full of ups and downs, good and bad.  But I'm so excited that fall is here.  The crispness of the air, changing of the colors, and the dark nights that come earlier (makes me want to curl up on the couch and relax!).  October is here which has to be one of the best months of the year!