Snow??

Apparently white fluffy things falling from the sky is no longer a myth this year in Jersey. While the accumulation seemed to be maybe only an inch, and the slushy rain mix now pretty much wiped away the white, it did happen. And I was awake, although not out of bed to see it! Its nice to have a window so close to bed haha.

It's days like this that my craziness wants to be at the barn. Just chilling (probably literally) inside, with my horse, and a brush, and just breathing the smell of hay. No one said horse people were sane. The road conditions have me slightly fearful, don't want to have to slam on the brakes (freaken knees!). So instead of being 2 miles up the road with my horse, I'll content myself to reading chronicle, eventing nation, horse nation, and doing wash and cleaning... Sometimes real life catches up to even the most evasive horse crazed people.

Oh, and maybe I'll get reallllly lucky and start studying (yeah, studying shows, events, and clinics I want to do).

Gettin back on the.. swing

Today my doctor informed me that I needed to stop going to PT, and start enjoying life. Apparently he realized (I didn't), that although probably accidentally, they were scaring me out of enjoying life. My PT crew was HORRIFIED that I was out at a horse show for 13 hours. At first I thought they misunderstood, and thought I was actually showing. Turns out for someone a month out of surgery 13 hour days are apparently unacceptable. Who knew?

So today I went to aerobics class. While I didn't necessarily DO half the stuff, I sure laughed and had a good time and got my happy back. Isn't that what life after surgery, or even anything is all about??

Horse related: Lizzy gave me the best hugs and kisses today. I cannot wait to see and groom and spoil her tomorrow!

Yesterday was a Big Day!

Yesterday I got back on a horse. Not just any horse, my mare.  I adore Lizzy. My knees do not

Sadly I'm going to have to listen to my physical therapist and doctor and take it easy'er... I never realized you could do less than nothing

This beautiful weather makes being unable to stand more than 45mins dang near intolerable...

Eventually I'm gonna be pain free. Eventually seems to never come. Until then I'll be sitting down, stalking any internet blog or chron o horse or eventing nation blurp I can.

No hour is wasted that is spent in the saddle; every minute out of it feels like an eternity. 

New Stuff!

Is it just me, or does everyone who rides feel like Christmas comes whenever the Smartpak box arrives??? Just bought a new pair of Tredstep leather half chaps and I'm super excited. Nevermind the fact that my room now smells like a tannery, I'm obsessed!

In other news, I'm also currently wishing my calves would cooperate. Im a smidge over one size and the other would have been huge, so now comes the fun part... living in half chaps until they stop strangling my limbs.

Its been a month since my knee surgery. Hopefully will ride tomorrow. Unfortunately my new Redback bootsarent in yet... Maybe by the time I get them, these half chaps will have stretched... Oh riding ;)

First, Love yourself

I have to apologize, although I doubt I'm doing it to anyone but myself. I havent had the spirit to update this blog ... at all.

See I've never been much of a journal-er, and although I love to write, I find it equally hard to post about things I've done prior in my day. Facebook status updates became too challenging, and lately so has Twitter.

I take things as they come, in stride.

Id really prefer getting back into this blog, so kind of as a late New Years Resolution I am.

However, Im not currently riding. And I was very blessed to have been at the barn period this week. I just had bilateral knee surgery. No big deal. They thought it was Chondromalatia (cartilige related) But it turned out to be Plica syndrome. The later is a slightly bigger deal yet a fuller recovery from my understanding, which honestly is very limited, thank you pain killers.

My horse is fantastic and so is my support team. Eventing nation and Chron of horse is keeping me very entertained. I do what I can to stay sane, even pushed myself to drive around the block today. Baby steps.

First, Love yourself

I have to apologize, although I doubt I'm doing it to anyone but myself. I havent had the spirit to update this blog ... at all.

See I've never been much of a journal-er, and although I love to write, I find it equally hard to post about things I've done prior in my day. Facebook status updates became too challenging, and lately so has Twitter.

I take things as they come, in stride.

Id really prefer getting back into this blog, so kind of as a late New Years Resolution I am.

However, Im not currently riding. And I was very blessed to have been at the barn period this week. I just had bilateral knee surgery. No big deal. They thought it was Chondromalatia (cartliadge related) But it turned out to be Plica syndrome. The later is a slightly bigger deal yet a fuller recovery from my understanding, which honestly is very limited, thank you pain killers.

My horse is fantastic and so is my support team. Eventing nation and Chron of horse is keeping me very entertained. I do what I can to stay sane, even pushed myself to drive around the block today. Baby steps.

Wow this was supposed to be published 1/8/12. Its claiming to. Be a draft... Ill attempt a publish now!