Catching up

I finally found my photo-uploader-chordy-thing, so I am back on track now! Lots of crazy stuff has happened since I graduated, so here is a quick run through:

Graduation- May 9, 2009:

Trail Ridin with my sister Kimberly:

Kitty Kat Photo shoot (Chai couldn't wait for the hammock to be assembled fully...*sigh*):

Barrel racing around the burn pile:

Lawn Time (they're both almost shed out now- just hairy legs left!):

The Wranglers and Riders 4H show went well, even though we only had about 20 riders show up. We broke even, but had some sponsors come though, so all worked out there. Unfortunately, my pictures did not...

Trail Ridin with TrailridinRN (mom!) on the Landsburg trails/pipeline after coming out of the hills. It was quite muddy...palomino isn't good enough for Starlett anymore, lol!:

Mercy and I went to our first REAL gaming show this morning! I don't have any pictures (only video...kinda....) and I am too tired to continue, but I will write something up real soon.
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Skywatch Friday No. 45

I just wanted to share the last picture because through that window I have taken all of my best sky shots. I finally moved from Pullman, so we will have to wait and see what Western Washington skies can offer us now!

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Almost ready to blog again...

Well, I've gone n done it! I graduated this past Saturday! My mom and dad came over the mountains with a Uhaul trailer on Friday. They started packing things up in boxes while I went to take my last final. When I finished, we went out to dinner and called it a night. Saturday morning we pack all of the big stuff and headed off to the coliseum for the ceremony.

On Sunday, we finished packing the small stuff, loaded up my 3 goldfish and 1 beta, and headed out before 8AM. I picked up my friend and her puppy on the way out to give them a ride home too.

When we made it home, we quickly unloaded everything and I am now in the process of sorting through everything and getting organized again. I was just feeling 'off' yesterday, so not much happened except for a quick trip out to the feed store to get some supplements for Star, stall pellets, and new barrel reins for Mercy. I plan on getting my act together again soon, so until then enjoy any sun that breaks through the stormy clouds. ;)

Skywatch Friday No. 43

Finally the rain and lightening was letting up....:

.... and maybe ten minutes later a beautiful, rosy sunset:
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And yeah, I know it's not really Friday here yet, but I have one more exam to study for, as well as move out this weekend... so being online on-time is not going to be possible! Have a GREAT weekend everyone! ;)

Sunday Stills: Flowers and Plants

This is my first shot at Sunday Stills. My other computer with all of my great plant pics is currently not in operation (grrr...) so, here is what I have!

Tree leafing out on the Washington State University campus:

At home in Western Washington last weekend-looking at the underside of our Red-bark Japanese Maple up at the cloudy sky:

At my apartment, the only flowers that weren't smothered by the heavy rain and strong winds from this past evening:

That's it for now, I can't wait to get some time to look at all of your beautiful pictures!

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Enjoying the SUN!!!!

Wow! What a difference one day makes here on the Palouse. Yesterday it was sunny, but still cold and windy. Two days ago it snowed multiple inches over night.Today we got above 50*! YES! :) It felt like a vacation to somewhere tropical compared to what we kids have been dealing with the last couple of months.

So today I went out with some friends to watch the WSU Cougars Scrimmage. It was great to get into the football mood again. We saw a lot of players that we recognized from last year, plus a few newbies who were definitely holding their own and more. I must say, I think we have finally found a decent kicker-or two! Here are some pics from this morning:

The guy at the bottom of this pic looks very pleased with himself holding that down marker, lol...

I know they are hard to see, but there were these two kids running up and down the stadium stairs... I see football in their future if they like doing stairs that much! And, I kid you not when I say they went up and down every row twice around the stadium without stopping once! I wish we all had that much energy...
After the 'game' was over we headed over to the vet hospital to get free stuff. They were having a tour and had booths out, so we loaded up on free samples and goodies, mainly candy! YES! There was a lot of good informational displays and of course they had the live cow and horse painted on to show the skeleton and digestive tract of each. The canine police demo had just wrapped up when we left, so we headed over to Ferdinand's instead. BIG mistake. Actually, what the hell were we thinking? Ice cream on Mom's weekend. Ya, we got there and the line was wrapping around the building. No thanks... we live here everyday. We'll be hitting it again on Monday, with no lines or waiting....

Out of luck, we went over to the craft fair being held in Beasley Coliseum. Unfortunately, unless you like the soap slices, iron work, or jewelry, there wasn't much there. So we left quickly from that and on our way back we say this guy, climbing the side of one of the buildings:

He went up three stories before we decided to leave.

After getting back to our cars, we went our separate ways. I hit up Subway ($5 foot long!!!!) and have been doing laundry and dishes ever since. There are two magpies building a nest behind my apartment, so I fed them some of my stale bread, mostly to get them to shut up. But I do enjoy them, so I don't mind giving them a head start on their nestlings for the year. Anyway, tomorrow I will be starting, and hopefully finishing, a few papers. If I have some time, I will continue the 'how Mercy fell into our lives' story too. ;)