Thank you for the good thoughts - they helped.  Sorta.   

We had a solid dressage test, considering Allie had to be next to the evil COWS (she's very afraid of cows) during the day, and our test was in the indoor arena, where she was convinced everything was going to eat her.  Even with her mental state of TENSE, we got an accurate test, which is a big deal.

Unfortunately, we were SO not in the game for cross-country.  I was feeling a bit over-faced, and I wasn't able to bluff Allie into believing all was well.  She refused Fence #1, I got her over that, then she refused Fence #2, and I realized I wasn't up to fighting with my horse over 18 fences, so I retired for the day.  I figured it was better that than an elimination being on her permanent record, and I'd rather have a positive ride, instead of having to chase her over everything and getting both of us tense and upset.

Now I'm at loose ends about what we're going to do for the rest of the season.  I'm just not feeling up to ANYTHING right now.   

I worked at the barn this weekend, so hair care = tuck into a ponytail and forget it until I showered when I got home.  My hair is feeling pretty nice today, but it was to slickery to put up in anything other than a basic pony.  Again. 

Saturday after morning chores I went over to my Mom's house to deliver some tulips for mother's day.  She took me out to an interior design place to look at window treatments for our new house (we settle on the 30th!) and then to a nearby resturant for lunch.  I had the most delicious steamed sea bass with ginger and soy.  YUM!     Since the resturant was in the mall, Mom ended up in a retail mood, and I ended up with a new Coach bag.  I learned long ago that when she's in the mood for 'retail therapy', don't say anything but thank you, or I'll be sorry.  Very, VERY sorry.

Sunday was Mother's day, of course.  Ages ago, I surprised my husband and got him tickets to see his favorite musical artist - Peter Gabriel.  Since it was June, I got a little silly and got him a Father's Day card and signed it from the cats and horses.  Ever since then, we both get gifts from our 'children'.  This year, they got me a new Nintendo DS, a game for it, and some accesories.  I was very surprised, as I'd mentioned thinking one would be fun, but didn't think I'd be getting one anytime soon.

I spent way too much time with it last night.  It's a time-sink of epic proportions!   

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Wicked good?  Yes.

Eclectic?  Even more so.  His 3 top musicians are Peter Gabriel, Loreena McKennitt and Kate Bush.  His second tier is Public Enemy and Rage Against the Machine.  And he has a very odd fascination with 80's pop.



His iPod is the total definition of 'eclectic'.   

We went and saw Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare Theater Company on Saturday.  Titus is Shakespeare's most violent play - full of cut off limbs, rape, murder, and revenge.  This is the first time STC has produced it.  It was quite good, and the very prevalent blood and gore did NOT prevent us from enjoying Tapas afterwards.  I was finally able to get ALL my hair into a french twist with LL sticks.  And have it stay more than an hour.  This acheivement makes me very happy, and much less likely to cut my hair off.    I still can't do a basic bun, but that's because I STILL have layers, after all this time and over 6 inches cut off.  A bun ends up with odd sticky-outty bits everywhere that look silly and cause the updo to fall out.

Yesterday we took my in-laws to see the new condo.  It's ALMOST done.  In fact, this Wednesday is our final walk-through.  We settle on the 30th.  It's wonderful and I'm so excited to move.  It will be nice to be homeowners again.  I have crazy amounts of pictures because we're going to paint before we move furniture in and I wanted to play with a neat on-line program I found that lets you 'virtually paint' your own walls.  I'm all about color on the walls - down with 'rental white'!!  

OH - there are pictures of Allie and me at our aborted show on the 6th.  :p  Sure, she's refusing the fence here, but there are a number of postives in this picture:

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• I stayed on.  
• She's SO FIT!!!  Look at those muscles!!!
• My brand new breeches fit me really well - that's the first time in a long time that my legs don't look like over-stuffed sausages in a show picture.

That last point brings me to my latest gripe:  I'm REALLY out of shape/much too flabby/overweight.  Normally, I could care less about such things, but I've been noticing I've got a bit of flubby belly that I've never had before, AND I'm not able to ride as long without my muscles protesting the next day.  Add in the fact that a number of my work pants don't fit anymore (this morning was an exercise in frustration) and you get one grumpy and stompy berkanna.

Must eat better and start working out again.  It's been over 6 months since I've done any yoga, and I can tell.  My husband wants to get bikes when we move, and I'm all for that.  Biking will do two things - increase fitness and save on gas money, since we'll be able to bike to the town center for groceries and other errands.

berkanna