It's not obsession...

No wait, it is! But with good reason I'm trying to collect my foals bloodline in pictures, hard since most are deceased but still it's a project that's coming along!

Of course there's the dam: hot rod (obviously a stepper)
Then the sire: breaker (heza art breaker)
Breakers sire: art of gold
And hot rods sire: booger ( keep the clue)

Special news !!!

While I'm still not battle ready I'm much better with only slight set backs in pain bothering me here and there; however the news that came with our trip to the vet:

Hot Rod is pregnant !!!! That certainly lifted my spirits and made my Christmas holiday even more special.

Now you may not understand why this is so amazing or special at all well let me tell you why it is...

A Long ago in a time far far away (hehe)...,

Hot rod is my almost 17 year old sorrel quarter horse mare, her mother was Lacy who I rode as a little girl and often took trips to the New Mexico pecos mountain range, and basically grew up on the back of that mare, in fact there are several occasions where lacy actually saved my life! About 4 years ago lacy passed away of old age, and I still miss her so much she was the most forgiving and understand mare who allowed a younger version of myself to even practice roman riding lol!

I was present for hot rods birth, she was a carbon copy of her mother in every way except she was darker sorrel and a little "hotter" hence " hot rod".

Hot rod didn't make it in a perfect world long, not even 3 months after her birth a pack of neighbor dogs that were allowed to roam free at the neighbors house ran her into a barbed wire fence took her down and began eating her flesh on her chest and front legs down into the muscle, tendon and vital tissue....
She was found in a pool of blood and the vet was called as she was barely clinging to life, he said the filly would never walk again, put her down.

After refusing not to try the filly was flipped side to side and held up to nurse multiple times, one day she was standing on her own - a miracle!!

15 years later she is finally my own and within 3 months the mare went from never being used to fully broke and helping me enjoy riding and horse ownership again!

2 years ago I decided that I had to try to get a foal to continue the line of horses that I love so dearly, with a beautiful palomino stud, Breaker a son of art of gold on the property, began my desire to begin breeding hot rod, the first year rendered no success.

Then 2012 I began in feb breeding her again, my may still nothing and she was not taking or settling.
On July 22 2012 she was bred for the last time because I decided it wasn't meant to be.
In August the stallion suffered severe colic and passed away :(

November came and so did that nagging feeling that I had to try one more time for a foal! So plans were made to breed hot rod to a new stallion in 2013, but I wanted the vet to double check her condition to ensure she would be safe as possible due to her age and never having a live foal.
As she aborted an almost full term buckskin filly about 9 years ago due to catching rhino flu from some boarders horses :(

The vet began his exam as I told him every detail and asked every question that I could think of that might help make my dream come true...

He began an ultrasound and asked me to look at the screen..

THERE IT WAS!!!!! The most perfect little horse head I've ever seen! I broke down in tears of joy and squeals of excitement , it didn't even feel real!

He said she must have taken during the July breeding meaning were about 5 months in!!!

So now I'm getting everything ready for the most special foal to ever hit the ground, I talk to the foal while groom hot rod, I just can't wait to meet the little one, that foal has no idea how much love is ready waiting on him/her!

So here are some 5 month baby belly pics plus my little sister Sarah exercising hot rod so she doesn't lose her figure while carrying baby!

More updates will come, we are so excited for our new arrival!

Cats!

Random cat post
I just love milo and odis so much, they make being stuck at home rewarding and a lot less painful, especially Odie since he watches my every move to make sure I'm ok and that he gets pets, milo want to make sure I don't die so he gets fed - everyone wins :)

So heading to bed but wanting to share my little fluff balls with you :)

Choosing a stallion

Ok so I have 2 stallions that I'm thinking Of to breed with my mare this coming year. Hot Rod is a foundation Quarter horse with links back to King, Leo, two eyed jack and several other foundation quarter horses. She's a dark Sorrel with a little white on her face and stands about 15.3. She has the best temperament and intelligent mind you can ask for an is willing to do anything I ask, Which I hope she would pass to the foal.


The first stallion is Gilligan (skippers reward). He's a bay Appaloosa with a small blanket he stands about 15.2. While shorter than what I'm looking for his Movement and beauty make up for his height. Gilligans bloodlines traced back to QH Skipper W, poco Bueno, King, Wimpy and Thoroughbreds such as man-o-war and three bars.

The next stallion is shiner (shiner buck). Shiners a White leopardprint Appaloosa standing 16 hands. Shiners bloodlines trace back to Thoroughbreds man-o-war three bars, war Admiral. and quarter horses such as traveler, little Joe and skipper w. Shiner has the elegance grace that I'm looking for however he's more likely to throw a colored foal.

The question is do I pick the elegance and height or the better confirmation also it's a choice of color if I'd like to have a colored foal shiners the better choice if color really isn't an issue then Gillian is probably the better choice. Both horses are nice movers And both Have sires and dams ahead of them who have produced Well in the show ring.


I'd like to show the foal in halter as a yearling and maybe weanling and as the horse becomes to riding age I want to take in the English classes like Huntseat Cross rails maybe some jumping pleasure and hopefully someday Cross country and eventing. This makes me think the horse that's taller might be the better decision Plus with shiners heavy thoroughbred background he would make an excellent eventer if the foal came out well, And I'm not too picky I be very happy with a colt or a filly.

I guess it's back to the tables to decide

Horseball

If you have not heard of this sport, like me about 5 hours ago...then OMG I realized I MUST play this game and find other people crazy enough to do so, since it is mostly a european sport I also MUST find a way to make it more popular in the USA so that I can play it. :)
So I might be somewhat crazy about it for a while because Im so amused and excited... yay!

A video I took so that you may get an idea...how cool...
Horseball video

A boost and short review...Im back

Ok so after a long break from blogging, Im back and as promised a while back I have made some changes and updates to the blog and Im certainly not done :)
I have added some informaiton on the other pages such as travel and animals ect....so feel free to check out the added pictures and stories :)


Also I promoted at work and am now a Sergeant which is a great career move but also a raise...who doesnt love more money, right?!
Plus after training in Huntsville Robert took me on a mini-vacation to LA, where we stayed in New Orleans and visited the Myrtles Plantation which was such an awesome late birthday gift!!

 Romantic walk by the River

 New Orleans Craziness....so FUN

 Le Pavilion where we stayed, so georgous

Myrtles Plantation

 

...more pics will be put in the travel page :) it was a fun short trip

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Body issues :/
A week ago I was placed in the hospital for extreme abdominal pain and found out that an ovarian cyst almost the size of a soft ball had grown in my left ovary...yea no wonder I felt like I was going to die, so surgery was performed the night I went into the ER, while I am still recovering I feel much better and hope to be back to normal very soon, Ive become so active that sitting around has been a huge pain and very boring, but I understand that I must do it in order to heal.

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Other than a few things my life has been going great and Im always making plans to do something, I just cant sit around (unless ordered by a doctor) so Im enrolled in college for the first time and will start the road to my degree in Geology, and Geo Sciences...a dream I have had for years and years, and honestly thought that it would never be a reality for me so to say the least IM EXCITED!!!
Finally I will be able to work in my dream field and be able to make an excellent living for Robert and I...hard work and dedication pay off and I fully intend to work my butt off for what I want.


More blog posts should come since I want to keep up with it better...
Oh and I dyed my hair darker again with a hint of red and trimmed it up so its healthy and pretty again, I love the color and will probably keep it for a while, Ive always wanted to try a dark auburn and I pull it off even better than I thought I would...yay.

 

^Before: brown with blond highlights from summer

 ^After: awesomeness

 

 

^After: new auburn awesomeness

 

 

Updates coming

It's been a while and I've been a terrible blog keeper, but over the next week I have some updating and changed to make. :)

It's been a while... And awesome news

Sorry life is fast paced around so sometimes I cannot log in and share everything going on.
So we are leaving for Vegas tonight, have lots planned for that trip!! And a pool tournament to play while we are there!

Robert got his dream car, a brand new silver camaro v8 SS, that man is SO happy :)

We also installed a hot tub in the back yard and began shopping for grass, plants and lawn furniture ... What an awesome little patio it will be.

Still working on re carpeting the boat for use this summer and re landscaping the front yard as well :) see told you ive been busy, lol.

So getting bags packed and ready for this adventure, then in july it's Yellowstone and other nation park road trip with my hubby, his brother and his wife, so this year already kicks ass and it's only may! Btw happy late anniversary to myself ! :)

Healthy stuff

Ok so I found this browsing Yahoo... any thought or comments??

I love supplements and such, I take many of them for muscle health, brain health and to help with weight loss and energy.... any body else do the same?


Yahoo vid

Feel free to view and comment, with the health craze becoming more popular with all sorts of people Id like to know how many use supplements, for what, and what results you get.

:)

Planning trips is the best

So time off is good to go, and it cant come fast enough!!!

Getting to see the Meteor Crater... FINALLY we always miss it when we go through!!
Crater!!!

Then it will be on to Vegas again!!!

Working has been busy and given me little time to post lately...more to come on the weekends.

We are getting some much needed rain....which makes me HAPPY :)

Good times and Good friends

Last night was the birthday party of one of my best friends, we got tot alk a while before anyone else showed up and you know something, it is amazing out of all the people in this world, how many of them truely touch each one of us.

people are ok, but to find the connections that allow us to love and trust each other, no matter what, is very special and I challenge you to think the same way and be thankful for the good friends and loyal people in your lives, you never know when they will be gone and to cherish every moment you can with them is SO important.

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Ok also booked our Spring trip to Las Vegas, that place is awesome, and Im getting more and more thankful that we purchased the time share there, you talk about saving money on travel!

browsing the interwebs this morning sipping on coffee and chilling with my cats, what a lucky person I am, I may have some rant and raves, but who doesn't, I am just thankful for one more day with the people I love.



So finally feeling better to the point of working out again, my body is getting better everyday, already lost 10lbs, thank goodness...so Im back where I was when I got married, going to try to get a little under that and stay there :) hello summer bikinis!!!!

So speaking of if I get to my weight by april I will have time to load up on some new clothes for Vegas for sure!! Thinking about checking out plato's closet, heard they have super cute, super awesome styles for a good price, so I suppose we will see about that.
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Courtney's sports report HAHA
Ok so Im a die-hard Broncos girl, and STFU if you dont like them, I wll not bash your team so dont talk crap on mine, thanks.

Anyways, so Peyton Manning (ex-colt) has decided to look into the Broncos...not sure if it is a good idea or not, sure he is an amazing QB BUT if he gets hurt again we are all screwed.
Plus ok Tebow is new and still has a lot to learn, but he carried a wounded team to the playoffs....hello do not reject the kid just yet, he is a good person and it would be good to have him stay with the Broncos...


Other than that we will see what trades and deals are made....

Oh and Dallas got Kyle Orton LMAO good luck with that...

Work and Weekend and other random things

So my first week returning to work since my accident went pretty well... except that concrete is very hard on you, but even more so when recovering from an injury...but I held my own, didnt push myself and made it through the week.

Robert was sick ALL week, something is seriously going around, on the unit and in town so it seems! I thought I made it without getting sick myself...then 430 this morning I felt like I got hit by a dang train, so medicating myself and resting to get over this crap ASAP

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Political Rant Alert:
On another note I have been following the political side of things since last year very close given that we HOPEFULLY get a new president this year. I have some mixed feelings, well not really but I actually like R. Santorum, except for ONE BIG thing, he is so tough on birth control, while he says he would not get rid of it, he opposes married couples to use it... WTH why does it matter, so if your a whore and sleep around you can have it so as to not have tons of kids, but if you are married and do not desire kids then you are sinning??? That is just one thing I really dislike about him, everything he seems like a decent guy and strong with his views, but not to allow me to chose not to have kids, that seems like a lot to ask. As long as he doesnt restrict the laws in place then I suppose we will get along. :P

Romney on the other hand can suck it, he is so two faced, and his wife's little statement I found reading Yahoo News today really did it for me! She said "I do not feel wealthy"....OMG really lady, your hubby is the richest candidate, with cash and investments.... do not say you are one of us that budgets and works hard for what we have, because you are not.

While there are some issues with everyone, because no one is perfect, I do NOT want Obama re-elected, didnt vote for him before, sure wont now.

Other than that gas prices could fall and that would make me HAPPY, but as we all know the oil tycoons wont want to miss a penny, so I doubt that. Get bikes and close jobs people, its only getting worse.
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Personal Rant,,,,
Starting to have some deeply rooted self-image issues again, been a long time since my last little episode, like YEARS so lets hope this isnt too bad and I wake up soon and realise I am ok, and that images we aspire too are just not what anyone should Want to be like.

What is a girls best friend

Not diamonds, although they are nice and I love mine! But I'd have to say happiness, what would make me happy?
Well I'm not sure, I have a wonderful life and really NEED nothing, so why the question ... Been wondering that myself.
Thinking of turning to mr Ed, nothing brightens the day better

I wish most of all I could say what I mean, express my thoughts and be loved all the same, no ones perfect so why do we try so damn hard?!?

So I want the better me, the best me to shine through always, I'm thinking you'll be seeing a lot more of her :)

Cheers

Monday on a Friday...

So in the morning I return to work after about 3 weeks of being off after my accident, feeling much better and feel that I will be able to do what is needed, even though I still have to see a neurologist, that looks like it will take until at least July to take place, and there is no way I am taking off that much time, I just cannot do it sitting at the house is making me stir crazy.

Robert woke up with a cold of some sort today, hope he does not pass it to me, thats all I would need :)
Getting him medicated and stuffed with chicken noodle soup, I hate seeing him like this so hope he makes a quick recovery, I do not care who you are, feeling crappy isnt fun for anyone.

So excited about maybe being able to hit the gym again next week, probably still not running like I used to, but some light work should not be too bad for me, and heck I miss it.

Getting use to my glasses, still strange but I am more thankful for the sight they give than the mild aggrivation they present.

I am tending to notice that I am having racing thoughts, not in a bad way, just "flighty"like I cannot think of enough things to do in one instant, and I want to rush all over and do so much, that it wheres me out and then I physically can do nothing :/ how strange....Also finding that I like gross little love stories and the idea of strong passionate love is amazing, and I love knowing and see people care about others this way...I feel that I am in true love with Robert, I feel like he and I are so connected, while there are bumps, there is not a thing I would not do for that man, I love him with all my heart..

Well time to finish laundry and head to bed, 330am comes way too fast :)

Lazy leap day

We rented movies last night and made herb crusted pork chops with green beans and 2% cheese shells, it was wonderful.
Finishing up some of the movies now because Robert has pool league tonight, I will go as cheer leader as I'm not playing this year, had horses and other things to do that takes lots of my time.

Odie is in super cuddle mode today :( so cute!!

So far turning out to be a great leap day, hot tea, kitties, movies and husband = happiness

Blustery day and Mixed Emotions

Well well well, if it isnt another day in the Texas panhandle...and the winds are at it again. BLEH Im tired of this wind.

Robert on the other hand is having some issues, I cant tell if he is sick or just having a rough time here lately, Im so proud of him for starting the patches to stop smoking. But at the same time I think it is really hard for him which causes some pretty bad mood swings, all I can do is stand by and be supportive. I dont think he is trying to hurt my feelings right now, but he seems to do it without thinking and it is hard to take, sometimes I think he resents my presents, but then he acts like everything is fine, very hard for a person to absorb.

Second day with glasses, very strange getting use to this, in fact it helps so much that Im not sure how I was making it before, but still there are parts to it that are hard to get use to and Im hoping it wont drive me insane...


Thankfully I am improving since my horse accidnet on the 13th of Jan, but still not me yet...my mind has gone through some drastic changes, and I do not think we have seen the end of it yet, in fact one of my main reasons for starting this blog was so that I can have good memories of the past few weeks, and even further back if possible. My memory is not completely gone, I recall most things, but in case something happens and it gets worse I want to have something to read in order to keep my thoughts clear and organised. I am happy most of the time, but become sad when I start thinking about losing it completely, it is a hard concept to come to terms with...but praying that is not what happens.So I am going to just stay inside, type maybe read and relax so that I do not have to brave this wind and can collect my thoughts.

On a brighter note, Hot Rod should be in heat soon, within the next couple of days, so fingers crossed for a successful breeding, and a foal for the next year to show in halter classes *fingers crossed* I will try to make it out to the barn the next couple of days to see her and check on her. Then it is back to work this Friday, and actually looking forward to it, that means one more step towards normal...

Now I suppose I will work on some of the other pages and add to my travel section...

Dinner and a Movie

So after weeks of pain and frustration after my injury I am feeling like myself, at least enough to escape the house...I have been quite pinned up lately.

So the girls and I are heading out to eat some steak and watch The Vow, I heard it was a good movie and I really like Rachel McAdams, so hoping it is enjoyable.
Robert is being so cool about me having a few hours with the girls tonight, it will be so nice to catch up with them and enjoy a tasty meal.

I can See

So a new chapter has been opened in my life, apparently I decided that going blind was the way to go at 26 years of age... bleh
So I returned home today with my first pair, it is very strange, and it will take some adjusting but I must admit that I can see things that I never thought possible before. Ignore the bad hair day, this weather is killing my hair for some reason, but this is what my nerdy self looks like. They are really not that bad and I managed to find some that have some little gems on the side so they are at least a little pretty. :)

Hoping to get brave enough to try contacts but since I have never had any eye problems before I am thinking that this will be a long process to adjust to.

I Love fresh hair cuts

For someone who did not grow up in a femine family, it was akward not knowing what to do with myself or hair at all...sadly I relied on friends later in life to discover a glimpse of what being a woman and looking more attractive can be, so needless to say for about 3 years I have had my hair done pretty regular, and love how it is now!!  So while I may be considerably slower than girls my age, I enjoy taking care of myself and looking pretty, it is pretty fantastic! I wish I would have learned this when I was younger so I would not feel so akward about it now :) better late than never I suppose

Alrighty, I guess I will jump on this wagon and see how long it lasts, hopefully long because I would like to have a place to write my story, even if others do not wish to read it, I find that someday I will want to remember these and other days of my past, and the more I write now I think will pay off later. Also when bad things happen I like the vent, when I'm thinking I like to share, and when I'm bored and start thinking about strange things and form strange questions I want to have a place to post them...plus I decided that I wanted to start a blog sometime this year to reflect, to rant, to complain, to celebrate and just because I want to dang it!

So here it is, for those who want to read my senseless ramblings and share my experiences read on :)

Let's hope I actually commit to this because I think it would be a very healthy thing for me to do.