Payson Canyon

I went riding up in Payson Canyon and it was amazing. The horses took us to the top of a mountain pushing through snow sometimes chest deep. We would rest them every 100 ft or so on the really steep sections, but they were champs! Dollar is built for this kind of riding. Being a Morgan, he has more energy and power than any other horse I've ever ridden.

I've gotta Dollar, I've gotta Dollar, I've gotta Dollar Hey Hey Hey Hey!

Last weekend my friend Andrew took me down to Fredonia, AZ to pick up my horse Dollar. We made a weekend of it and his friend James came along. We hauled their two horses down and then enjoyed riding in the desert. (much warmer than Utah Valley!)

Back to the Real World, well kinda

Of course leaving SC was hard and the first few days of work were hell, but I fell back into my little routine without much resistance. The positive aspects of my job are that my responsibilities are always increasing and changing (too bad the pay is not following the same trend as of yet). My job titles now include customer service, technical writer, company trainer, marketing mind, etc. Well, if nothing else, I'm gaining experience. Right?

Find positive in all situations????

On my way home from the airport I went on and on to mom about how excited I was to see and ride my horse Crystal. Before we made it home I found out Crystal had been in an accident and her leg was tore up. My heart sank. I loaded her up and hauled her to the vet. To work on her leg he had to put her to sleep and it was hard watching her go down. Seeing your 1300lb baby scared and in pain, and then collapse is emotional; however, I loved watching him sew the muscle and dermis up. She was so cute when she eventually tried to stand after surgery. Still dopey, her lip hung and she swayed back and forth on wobbly legs. Looks like no riding for me.....
Digging for positive perspective.....Atleast it happened when I can be here to take care of her.

Home again home again.....

-Red-eye flight home for Christmas
-Shared conversation with a guy from Australia (American and Australian politics, jargon, food, and culture)
-Proved Murphy's law true over and over again (examples- bring coat on plane and sweat like a whore in church/ don't bring coat on plane and muscles ache from shivering for 5 straight hours, or how about book flight with a 1 hour lay over and plane will arrive late missing your connection/ book flight with a 6 hour lay over and your connecting flight will be delayed for hours)

Jess & Jess

My non-traditional Thanksgiving

I spent Thanksgiving hiking alone and cooked chicken, potatos, and corn on the cob for dinner over a fire in Provo Canyon. It was an awesome day of solitude.