Monday, August 25, 2014

Holy cow 2 months!


If the picture above is any indication of how interesting life has been then you may be starting to understand the craziness. As the summer came to an end here in Georgia I was able to wrap up summer camp and start to prep the horses for the return of the college girls. All 14 team members!! I'm so excited and insanely overwhelmed by all of the interest in our equestrian program this year, from a huge team to lots of phys ed students and an ever growing community program things are always busy at the barn. Amongst the craziness of getting the school horses ready I have also been searching for a new place for Lou pony to enjoy retirement. Sadly his retirement buddy had to be put down a couple of weeks ago so for the time being Lou is hanging out at college with his brother Spence. Searching for a new barn has been nothing short of interesting! I mean what could be more interesting than bumping into a zebra while snooping around a barn in the middle of Georgia?

And oh yea...we are less than 2 months away from the wedding!!!! Holy cow where did the time go?! Things are falling into place and invites are on the way so fingers crossed that things continue to go smoothly. Mike and I made a trip to Savannah a couple weeks ago for a hair trial and cake tasting. I am so excited about my hair and how wonderfully sweet everyone at Salon Twenty Ten is! We decided to try some local bbq at Wiley's Championship BBQ before our cake tasting and could not have gotten a better lunch. Be sure to stop in for some wonderfully yummy bbq during your Savannah trip. On the way home Mike and I made a pit stop at exit 98 and found some furry and feathered friends. So if you ever find yourself traveling down I-16 don't miss out on this hidden gem!





While we are in complete wedding planning panic mode we certainly aren't the only ones prepping to walk down the aisle and this past weekend Mike and I made a whirlwind trip up to Richmond,Va to celebrate the marriage of the beautiful Kristen and adorable Hass Wooten!
Y'all I got Mike to like bowties!!!
The weekend was a bit crazy with Mike and I hitting the road from Georgia on Friday night and arriving crazy early in the morning on Saturday but it was so so worth it. Being reunited with two of my best VI girls and all of the love was exactly what we needed. Plus everything about the day and wedding was absolutely gorgeous...and very well timed thanks to Kristen's schedule. I may need to get her to make my day of timeline! I'm not kidding everything was timed right down to the minute...just the way it should be.
After a night of celebrating the Wooten's, Mike and I were back on the road on Sunday but not before a quick visit with the Doyles and their absolutely adorable twins! It was so great to finally meet Timmy and Dory and made me even more excited about the family that I am joining in October! Fingers crossed our future children are that adorable and well behaved.
And drumroll please...... we just had to stop at South of the Border on our roadtrip back south. Y'all it is pretty much just as you would imagine it from all of the billboards, certainly a place we will only stop in the daylight but it was a great spot to stretch our legs and get some giggles. Plus you can follow "Pedro" on instagram at @sobpedro....and no I'm not kidding that is truly their name on instagram.

We made it back to Georgia safely and to two very happy pups. Now we are back to work and back to our own wedding plans. So bring on the ice cream so I can get through the final weeks of wedding prep!!
As well finalize more of our wedding plans please be sure to check in on our wedding website for updates on hotel room blocks, places to visit during your stay and much more!






Friday, August 1, 2014

Weekend escape: Kentucky Style

Praise the Lord summer camp is over!! Actually it ended last week and I have just been enjoying the freedom from campers all week by working like a crazy person but I did have a lovely escape last weekend. You know those times when you just need to run away for a bit? Yea that was exactly what happened, so much so that I didn't even mind sitting in crazy traffic on Friday afternoon as I headed north to Lexington,Kentucky.
One of my awesome college friends, Erin, landed a job with the USEF this year...which is crazy awesome and I am still super excited about it...so it was about time I made the pilgrimage to the home of Rolex and all other things horsey.
Thankfully Kentucky all does wine and vineyards pretty darn well plus we were blessed with amazing weather in the high 70's...in July!!

After a day of soaking up the gorgeous weather and sipping on delicious wine...Talon Vineyard was amazing...we ended the day out in true horse person style. We headed over to the Kentucky Horse Park for the grand prix show jumping and got to visit the headquarters of the governing bodies for the American horse world!
The horse park is so beautiful in the evening.

Sunday brought in some crazy weather but in the breaks of rain, hail and insane wind were glimpses of the perfectly green Kentucky horse fields.
Thank you so much to Erin and Juliana for letting me crash with y'all and showing me around! It was exactly what I needed for the weekend and I literally got to come home with a much more clear mind that was ready to tackle the week ahead. Plus I got to come home to our newest boarder and my newest dressage partner, Drummer! One of my students bought this big boy as her first horse so we are looking forward to lots of learning and great rides for the two of them. And added bonus he has some pretty awesome dressage training on him already so I'm looking forward to schooling second and third level movements with him.
I hope that y'all are enjoying the end of the summer and have been able to escape some of your everyday stresses as well! I'm so happy to be back to a place of sanity again...so now bring on the college students and wedding planning!