trail ride; happy v-day!

Today was fun! Happy Valentine’s Day :)

Valentine’s Day didn’t start out that great. You know, doing math can really burst a person’s bubble – especially if you didn’t get any chocolates.

I did math until around 2 30 PM, and then I went over to Bonnie’s. My mom’s boyfriend, Les, was driving his corvette – which, if you’re not a car expert, is a type of car that has only two seats. So I laid down in the trunk! Then, once we’d gotten to the barn, there were miscommunication issues, and Les & my mom had to turn around and come back to get us. Bonnie and I lied down in the trunk with the saddle and finally reached the house. God! Sometimes I find it funny, but it’s pretty freaking hurtful that they think so much of that car. "Hey Carly, do you think you can walk from the main road to the barn? We don’t want to drive Les’s car in the dirt." God! What the fuck?

Anyway, so we got to Bonnie’s and I had the sweetest Valentine’s Day surprise – from her mom, actually. We walked in and the mirror had cut-out paper hearts all over it, a jar of chocolate candies, and two balloons with gum attached to them. On two bigger hearts were notes to me and Bonnie – I was so happy! <3 Normally we never have big Valentine’s Day... It was a nice change.

It was too hot, so neither of us felt like doing a lesson. (Besides, I’d already jumped that week, and I didn’t really have anything to do with show practice). So, instead, we went for a bareback trail ride – riding double! Tonka can carry around 150 lbs. and still function normally, and together, Bonnie and I weigh around 140. So, yeah. It was fun! I hadn’t been on a trail ride in a long time. I really enjoyed it.

Afterwards, we hung out with Laura for a bit... Bonnie’s coming over again tomorrow. I’m looking forward to it! ;)

Saw the filly briefly during my five minutes at the barn. I wanted to see her, but there wasn’t really any time, and there were tons of little kids around.

I also went to Wannado City on Friday with my homeschool group. It was fun! Not much I can really say about it, though. Look it up...

written from my laptop, finished 11 38 PM [Sat, Feb. 14, 2009]