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last Friday’s ride.

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actually went out again yesterday but have been too busy studying (sigh. almost over. ALMOST.) to upload and do anything with those.

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to say the least, it’s my happy-and-stop-thinking-place.  Such goodness.  So worth it.

Talk to the PAW (Taken with instagram)

best place to be on a Saturday (Taken with instagram)

AKA. the best sort of study break, ever :D  so I’ve been doing this little bit called the FINRA Series 10 exam and it’s in 8 days. However, if I study without exercising at least a little bit, my body basically tells me to go to hell.  Plus, I’ve a horse to keep happy.

So I tackled both of that this afternoon :)  Lovely weather if a bit cool — but the hot summer will be here soon enough so I shan’t whine too much.

5.82 miles in 1 hour and 1 minute.  Not bad!

Saturday morning breakfast assembly in process :)

Watts Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

been on a bagel & lox kick lately.  YUM.  Although taking this photo reminded me that I have zucchini squash in the fridge and a weird urge to sauté them and see what I can do in an omelet.  No, not pinterest inspiration (also known as the land of unhealthy recipes for fat asses), but tumblr.  yeah, I can’t do this normally either.

Saturday alarm clock

Matty ALN Lens, Pistil Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

pathetic-worried is his default expression, I swear (Taken with instagram)

Epic Brewing, Wit Beer. I think I have a new favorite…

Jimmy Lens, Ina’s 1935 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Epic Brewing, Wit Beer, Belgian-style Ale
Release #6, 5.2% alcohol 

Week 4, but beer #2 (hey, it’s my birthday week. I’m allowed!)
This is a surprising beer to me, but one I LOVE.  I’m not sure what I expected — it is both more flavorful and hearty than I expected (given the name, I expected something … light! witty!), but also something I can actually describe as ‘crisp’ and absolutely PERFECT for summer (or overly warm spring days like today).  I rarely want my beers super-cold (blame my European roots), but this is actually one that I DO like fridge-cold and I suspect it would lose a lot if it were warmer.  

This is definitely one beer I could have in a consistent rotation without feeling like it’s a fruity indulgence (I love Brainless On Peaches, but can I drink fruit beer on a weekly basis? unknown.)

As I do these weekly beers, I realize something. I’m drinking a lot LESS and enjoying a lot MORE. Also, these are exception beers and not just worthy of spending time with them, but in fact good enough that you WANT to linger and enjoy them :)

POV today. Could live here. (Taken with instagram)

Most definitely my happy place :)  easy LAZY ride today, but I think that was in order. I’ll get into more of the epic trail rides in the weeks to come. SPRING IS HERE, so all is good in the world again. Sun. Green. Horse. Blue Sky.

tons of smiles :)

Must. Stuff. Face. (Taken with instagram)

NOM NOM NOM.

the grass is here!  I also got an almost-sunburn on my shoulder hanging out in the sun with her. OH YES WINTER IS GONE.

Mt. Horse, or rather Mt. Denali (Taken with instagram)

this joke probably makes a lot more sense if you understand that 1. my horse is named Denali and 2. Denali is a very very large mountain in Alaska (aka. Mt. McKinley), which is also the largest mountain in North America.

she is watching tv. No, really! Totally fascinated. (Taken with instagram)

chilling

Lucifer VI Lens, Blanko Noir Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

I’m really an english riding gal (eventing, which means I can also do dressage and all the snotty hunter stuff if I REALLY must…), but I have a western side and since I was too sick to ride today (sob! but I cannot breathe, ugh), I enjoyed bumming around in my western jeans and boots.  a good lunge and then hosed her off after some sunning in the round pen (last shot uploaded here).

hellllllo spring!

hanging out in the spring sun (Taken with Instagram at Corner Canyon Equestrian Center)

Gosh, Denali looks like a pony from this angle … she’s really 16.2 or more, really!  Hanging out in the sun letting my brain do nothing on the cold meds.  way chill.

Plain cheesecake and fresh strawberries on sale? well, if you insist …. (Taken with instagram)