Keep moving on

So today was Callie's "big move" back to Jens.. except Callie was completely unfazed by the move. Everything went very smoothy from start to finish and everyone seemed to get along fine. I even got to ride since it was fairly nice out today, and my girl was very well behaved!

I'll hopefully be able to do some more stuff with her now since I'm an eventer and not a hunter. (My old barn was hunters, Jen's is eventing.) I'm too lazy to explain the difference between the two, you can google it. =]

Won't be seeing her again until Tuesday.. I'm working tomorrow, going to Jared's for Super Bowl Sunday, and I work monday. Woohoo.

First snow of the winter!! .. I think.

First time we get snow on the ground and we already had a day off school today. =( I want all the snow days I can get since I don't have to make them up at the end of the year for once! (Yay for being a senior)

So I'm spending the entire day in my jammies, I didn't wake up until noon, and now my friend Taylor and I are laying around in my room playing Animal Crossing.

Sounds like a good day to me.

Never Enough

So I'm moving Callie back to her old barn. Why? Because both her and I have nothing to do at my current barn. The girl I moved over there to ride with is very busy with her own life and doesn't have much time for horses. Riding by yourself at someone elses barn is depressing after 10 times of being completely alone. It also kinda scares me how excited Callie is to see me when I go out there; I'm all she's got for once.

This'll be my fourth time moving Callie over the course of six years. I hope this'll be the last time I move her to a barn that is not my own (someday!). I know she'll be in good hands down at Jens in Tyaskin, even if it is a hike away.

 

In other news: I moved my World of Warcraft character back to her original realm to play with my brother and cousins.. I feel like I'm doing the same thing with my video game that I am my horse. So many moves and new faces at once is giving me a headache. Oy.

Baby horsey, please?

So today during my last day of test prep class, we were able to get on computers in the computer lab. So I decided it would be a good idea to depress myself by searching for a suitable stud for Callie if I ever do move within the next 2 years and 2 months (she'll be too old after that to have her first baby). After a long, long time of searching, I found her perfect match.

He is a beautiful black and white tobiano paint, 16.3h (very tall), and his stud fee is very cheap.

His name is Chickaleo Traveler, very weird I know.

Without further adieu, I present you with him in all his beauty:

Isn't he gorgeous? God, I fell in love right away. Too bad I probably won't ever get to breed Callie. =( I sure do hope I will, though. I would give my limbs to move to my own barn and have my baby have a baby. I'd be the happiest girl alive, no lie. I already have baby names picked out for crying out loud! Yeesh.

Words are ways to reveal us

Isn't it funny how before I hit the age of probably 15, I used to make fun of my mom for crying over EVERYTHING, and now I do it, too? I think so.

I'm probably the biggest cry baby in the world, and I'm not afraid to admit it. I cry over a lot of things, but I just like to think of myself as passionate and devoted. It's not a bad thing to be very emotional, sometimes..

I tend not to watch a lot of TV, but the one show I do follow religiously is Grey's Anatomy. It's probably the saddest show I've ever seen; it's a rare occurrence that I don't sob over an episode.

Like today there was an episode where a serial killer wanted to donate his organs to this kid who was gonna die.. :x So sad.

Anyways..*proceedsonwithevening*

HOW BOUT DEM STEELERS!

AND Cardinals. I was petrified it was going to be a Ravens/Eagles superbowl (My two LEAST favorite NFL teams!!) But I'm thrilled how it turned out =)

I am, however, NOT thrilled over all the sore losers.. I handled my #1 team (Giants.. Steelers being my #2) losing in first game of the playoffs a hell of a lot better than a lot of people are handling this, and I got grieved for WEEKS! Oh well, it happens.

Can't wait for the Superbowl!!

Also note: I posted this last night, and somehow it ended up on Jared's blog.. but he's never logged into his blog on my computer... strange!

Stupid work.

I hate going into working expecting a slow night and being extremely busy. Or even expecting a busy night and being dead slow. That sucks, too. Today was one of those "gee, I hope we're slow so I can read my book!" nights, that ended up being busy as hell. I made $50, so that was nice.. but I feel like I should of made more. We had a 37 top of a group of barbara shop quartet guys/gals (wives I'm guessing?) come in around 7, and they were there until about 10:30, which left a lot of cleaning up to do. /endrant

Back to my point: Me and my manager got into a little disagreement at the beginning of my shift. Apparently someone pointed out to her that I do not feel it is my job to be a dishwasher when they do not schedule one, because I am the buser; and how if infact I am told to dishwash, I should be paid minimum wage. She said as a buser it is my job to also dishwash, which makes no sense.. and no one told me this. My job is to bus, I do not mind helping out with dishes if we're busy, but to do two jobs at once and only get paid what I make for doing one is ludicrous to me. I wonder what the labor board would have to say about that. Hmph.

Being forced against my will.

First posts always suck, and are hard to figure out what to talk about. Especially considering I haven't "blogged" since 9th grade. 

I guess I could introduce myself? Even though the only people reading this already know me pretty well.. oh well, don't care!

My name's Katie. I'm a 17 year old senior at James M. Bennett High School. It's... interesting, to say the least. I really enjoy school, except for the whole waking up when it's still dark out thing. I plan on going to college to become a high school history teacher, so it's a good thing I like it. I used to hate school only up until like, two years ago. I mean HATE. I would text my mother everyday begging her to come get me or let me leave, I could not stand being there. I'm not really sure what came over me, but I think it was when I realized I'm actually smart, when I apply myself (thank my momma for that one, it was forced upon me!). 

I work at Goin' Nuts Cafe, it's okay I guess. I keep being told that I'm not supposed to like any crappy high school job, which sucks. I get paid decently since I get tips, even though sometimes it feels like it's not worth it. The restaurant is going through a bit of a financial hardship so there isn't much to speak of in means of business, but I do enjoy my co-workers!

I would say I ride horses but that's not true, because I only ride one horse, and saying "I ride a horse" sounds a little silly. I've had my darling baby Callie since 2004, and we have been through a lot. I have been riding since probably 2002, maybe earlier maybe later. My interest in horses was spurred on due to all of my friends at the time being involved with them. My cousin Marissa rode, and was moving down to North Carolina to have her own horses, my neighbor Shannon rode at a barn that was a walk away, and we spent a lot of time down there, then my best friend, Shelby, had horses (and a mule) of her own, which I learned to ride on. My horse experience previous to being put on Shelby's mule, Rachel, was next to nothing, and that mule taught me a hell of a lot. I'm so glad that I learned to ride on her; she was easy, but definitely stubborn. She taught me to not be afraid to take control, and that horses (and mules.. whatever) WILL push your limits. Shelby is also where I got my horse, Callie from. After many failed attempts at finding the horse I would click with, Callie had been there all along. I was so afraid of Callie before, she always made mean faces when Shelby rode her. She would swish her tail and buck a little when you asked to canter, she raced over jumps, but she really needed someone to love her, and I needed a horse to love. We instantly clicked, after much force on Shelby's behalf, convincing me we'd work great together. I'm so glad I have her, I've put so much work into her, and she's grown up to be a wonderful horse with a ton of personality. =)

I play video games, a fair amount of them. Mostly World of Warcrack (WoW) lately, and Wii (Animal Crossing, and Sonic Unleashed are my two newest additions). I play WoW in accompaniment with my awesome boyfriend Jared (he is much better and more serious than I am, but we still have fun playing together). For a while, I had gotten into Call of Duty and Halo with my brother, but that soon died when COD5 came out and online is only 1 player, so I'm not included in those shenanigans.. *mutters*. I've always been a huge Nintendo geek, and I'm a devout Zelda, Meteroid, and Starfox fan. Fascinating, I know.

Basically, I love life. I'm blessed to have such a wonderful family, boyfriend, and some great friends (the few, the true). I don't know what I'd do without them!

...and I'm done. I'm not very interesting, I know. Trust me, there'll be more interesting posts, I was just feeling boring this evening!