Still looking back at 2005
Looking through my calendar book, it's like a personal journey through the year. Here are some of my most memorable dates from 2005:
- January 5-6-7 - the great ice storm! I was trapped in the house for several days, the roads were almost impassable. But it was a nice little break with the family, we sat around and watched a lot of movies.
- March 28-April 2 - Band trip to Florida. I spent 3 nights lying awake worrying about what could go wrong, all for naught! It went so smoothly, it was a week of great memories and a great performance.
- Monday, May 2 - memorable day because our band plants were delivered, but what made the day most memorable is that it snowed in May!
- May 21 - A memorable show in Edinburgh, Indiana, where Courtney earned her first youth points under saddle on taylor, and we both had an extremely successful day.
- June 10 - I finished the 2 mile Battle race and was the first woman back for our team...a great accomplishment for someone like me who NEVER runs!
- June 25 - Corky takes 5th place at the Tom Powers Futurity in Michigan...a HUGE accomplishment for me and my little breeding program!
- July 10 - Taylor wins the Hunter Under Saddle Classic at the Findlay Firecracker circuit, and earns me some good spending money for Florida. It was nice to win something closer to home, and Kevin got to share in the moment, which made it extra special.
- July 16-25 - Our family vacation to Florida. Memorable times...including a wine tasting tour (yuck!) and tubing down the French Broad River in North Carolina...brrrr!
- August 13-14 - I headed out in 100+ degree weather across teh state to a place I had never been, all by myself (well - with Pasta and Taylor!) to an AQHA show, and had a successful weekend showing completely on my own.
- September 13 - Getting that phone call that Corky's injured leg had gotten worse while I was in Kentucky...coming home the next day and having x-rays done and hearing that she may never be sound for riding.
- September 20 - Corky's scheduled surgery, whcih was cancelled since the antibiotics were working on her bone infection.
- October 19 - Showing Corky in the Open Hunter Longe Line at Congress...a huge moment for us since only a month earlier our prospects of ever showing looked bleak.
- December 16 - Unloading 203 bales of hay, with kevin there helping me. Not a fun time, but I look back at the momemnt and remembered that he offered to help, and helped so willingly...reminds me of how our marriage truely is a partnership.
There are so many more memorable moments that weren't written on the calendar! Moments spent alone, moments with family, moments with students...each year just keeps getting better and better.
