I wasn’t able to ride today cause everyone was done so I took the opportunity to do some beauty school on Cook. Like I told my 10 year sister about waxing her eyebrows… “Beauty is painful”.

So she trots up to the gate when I call. (I bet she won’t do THAT tomorrow!)

So I “pull” her mane (I hack at her mane under Mere’s guidance - another words she felt sorry for Cook and decided to have mercy on her so Cook didn’t end up with a roached mane). Then I clipped her. (again. she just got clipped like a week ago).

THEN Mere clipped her ears (while I twitched her with my hand). She was MAD. I mean MAD. She stomped her feet and was fussy! Too bad!! Then we cleaned her ears out. It was DIS-GUST-ING.

Anyway, she looks awesome! Her ears made all the difference cause they were wayyy fuzzy.

Here is a pic  of her ears afterwards.

How freaking cute!  Here is a pic of her mane after it was done.  Not too bad!  Pretty even.  (For non horsey people, hunters like the length to be pretty short.)

Here is another pic of Rachel holding Cook while I take pics of how fabulous she looks.

Very yay. Go ahead, Lauren and comment “ur obsessed”. No, in fact, I’m not. I just don’t like Cook to look like a homeless, hobo pony.
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Here is a quote that I absolutely, totally, completely adore. I got this from Ricky, my childhood friend. I faxed it to my favorite person / twin cause people never read this blog.
I LOVE THIS. Please take the time to read it.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.’ We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we subconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

by Marianne Williamson

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I have to get serious about dropping weight (~10lbs) so I am running with Scott again. Wait, let me rephrase that. Scott is running and I’m dragging behind him, dying. He yelled at me from across the track.
I was huffing so bad, coughing, choking, dying.

C: “Scott…wait… dying… seriously. I think I’m gonna throw up.”

S: “Good.”

C: “I hope those bushes u put ur shirt on was poison ivy.”

I’m not a runner! I won’t ever be!! Must keep going tho.

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So does anyone have any suggestions on any decent places to have a birthday dinner?

Right now I’m thinking like JK’s in North Hills…. but I’m open to suggestions. I’m totally already planning this. It has to be more on the dressy side since I’m making all the boys wear ties. Cause we are taking pics. With them. In ties. I know. I’m pushing my luck here. I don’t care. It’s my birthday and I’m boss on that day. Ask everyone about my birthday last year …. I made everyone wear khaki pants and white shirts with collars. Oh yeah, a few boys tried to band together, buck the system and rebel… but they got the smack-down and had to make a run to the outlet mall 3 hours before hand in order not incurr the wrath of Hurricane Crystal.

“I thought u were kidding” - Richard at OBX on June 3rd

“Did I sound like I was kidding? Is there anything about my face that says I’m kidding now?” - Crystal, in response.

and of course, the end of the story is that everyone loved the pictures we took. :-)