My love affair with horses

What I remember most, when I first started riding was all the wonderful smells. I am not actually saying that with any sarcasm. I think I truly fell in love with horses so deeply and so quickly that the farm smell was almost intoxicating for me. If I close my eyes and picture my tiny, nine year old self walking into that barn in Terra Cotta for my weekly lesson the thing that stands out most is the smell of the leather, horse hair, hay and rain. Things that to this day, I still love. I am fortunate enough to still have horses in my life and if Piper falls in love with them the same way I did, horses will be a big part of growing up for her too.

Eat Pray Love

For some reason I have been thinking about this movie a lot lately. I always seem to be on somewhat of an emotional journey so maybe that is why. It could also be that I am daydreaming a lot about Bali lately, or eating too much good pizza! In any event, Eat Pray Love was the last movie I saw with my former best friend. Shortly after going to the movies together we had a stupid fight. I can't even recall exactly what was said but if I had known it would result in nearly four years of not talking I would swallow those words back faster than ever. Lately she and I have chatted very briefly. We have both said our apologies and I hope she knows how much I mean it. I have mourned our friendship more than I ever imagined I would. Hopefully one day we will get over this.