Bombproofing 101

This past weekend wrapped up the week long Cherry Blossom Festival here in Macon,Ga and Wesleyan College is the annual host of the grande finale fireworks. While this event certainly brings a crowd to Wesleyan and gives the college some much needed community support, it also brings about a large amount of stress for anyone involved with the Equestrian Center. The fireworks were awesome and an odd sight to see in the sky during March but they were also just a couple of football field lengths away from the barn! Anyone who has been around horses understands that loud...very very loud...noises and flight animals just don't mix! To prep all of the horses we stuffed their ears with cotton to muffle the sounds, loaded up some of the most skittish horses so they could be off campus for the show and then prayed that everyone would contain their crazy long enough to get through the show. Thankfully everything went smoothly and most of the horses settled down rather quickly once the fireworks were underway. During times like this I just look at Spence and think "By the time we get out to a show you are going to be so bombproof!" At this point Spence deals with children riding bikes, people fishing, softball practice, tennis practice and construction on a daily basis. Add fireworks to that list and now I'm pretty sure there is nothing that will shake us as a new scary object when we travel out to shows!

Spence with his "earplugs" 

The excitement for this week didn't end on Sunday, thankfully though the excitement became much less stressful after Sunday. This past Tuesday I was able to travel back to Savannah again to meet up with another long lost friend from VI, Erin!! Erin just happens to be in Florida this week for a wedding and when we looked at a map we realized that Savannah would be the perfect midway meeting point....2 1/2 hours seems like nothing when you haven't seen someone in almost a year! It was so wonderful to be able to vent, chat and laugh with someone who completely understands the VI point of view. We also got to explore a bit of Savannah down on River Street, even though it was insanely windy! The streets down by the river were all cobblestone and lined with little shops and cafes. Every where you turn it feels like you have been thrown into a Nicholas Sparks' movie set with all of the romantic details of the town. I am so lucky that Erin has a photographer's eye and we were able to scout out some great spots for engagement pictures for Mike and I. I am so excited for the next trip back and hope that Savannah continues to be a meeting place for a lot more friends!

Please ignore our lovely hair...like I said it was a tad windy!

I love all of the unique gardens, bridges, streets and trees in Savannah

Mike and I hope everyone is having a great week and hoping the weather up north is starting to feel more like spring! Y'all are always welcome to come down to peachy Georgia for a visit!