Tulsa...

Here we come

Monday we are leaving for Tulsa, Oklahoma. Here goes nothin'

Little Dates & Puppy Love

I think part of becoming a Kent it is required to be a fan of the Bar J Wranglers. They are five guys that sing old country western songs and crack jokes the whole time on stage. These guys are amazingly talented with their voices and instruments. They usually are in Jackson Hole, WY with their chuckwagon business and on the off season they go around the country doing concerts. Well the little town of Kuna was graced with their musical talent last night. Nathan and I got to go see them at the High School and then went to dinner at the local mexican restaurant. It was a big night for us. After getting home I went to lay down and my puppy was being the biggest cuddle bug in the world, I love it when he's like that.

Glacier National Park

About a month ago Nathan and I had the pleasure of going to a big horse show in Kalispell, Montana. I have never been to Montana before and I was surprised at how tiny all the towns are. I figured for a city to make it on the map it would be a lot larger, but not even a gas station most of the time.

The good part about the show was getting to spend some time driving through Glacier National Park. My brother and his wife had visited this place about two months prior and I loved all of Jenny's pictures from it so I was really happy when we had the chance. The weather wasn't the greatest but still fun to take a drive. We drove the Road To The Sun drive and I was freaked. This road traveled up the side of the mountain with a huge drop off. I couldn't even take pictures out the window because it was so high up.

If only all horse shows were this fun!!

Gem State

There are a lot of things I would like to write about but alas I don't feel up to that much typing. Our day today was spent at the Gem State Stock Horse Show in Ontario, Oregon. Nathan showed Doc Oaks Remedy, owned by Jacki & Mike Massimino, two of my favorite people. I love horse shows for the shear social aspect of it all. Also, I just got a banging new lens for my camera, a 2.8f 70-200mm. Let's just say, I am in love!!!! Here are my fave's from the day....

Words of Wisdom

I found this little snip-it on someone else's blog and I felt it worth reposting...

1. Never panic. Stop, breathe, think.
2. No one is thinking about you. They're thinking about themselves, just like you.
3. Never change haircut or color before an important event.
4. Nothing is either as bad or as good as it seems.
5. Do as you would be done by, e.g., thou shalt not kill.
6. It is better to buy one expensive thing that you really like than several cheap ones that you only quite like.
7. Hardly anything matters: if you get upset, ask yourself, "Does it really matter?"
8. The key to success lies in how you pick yourself up from failure.
9. Be honest and kind.
10. Only buy clothes that make you feel like doing a small dance.
11. Trust your instincts, not your overactive imagination.
12. When overwhelmed by disaster, check if it's really a disaster by doing the following: (a) think, "Oh, f*ck it" (b) look on the bright side and, if that doesn't work, look on the funny side.
If neither of the above works then maybe it is a disaster so turn to items 1 and 4.
13. Don't expect the world to be safe or life to be fair.
14. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.
15. Don't regret anything. Remember there wasn't anything else that could have happened, given who you were and the state of the world at that moment. The only thing you can change is the present, so learn from the past.
16. If you start regretting something and thinking, "I should have done..." always add, "but then I might have been run over by a lorry or blown up by a Japanese-manned torpedo".

Region 4

Last week was the Arabian Region 4 Championship Horse Show at the Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho. This was a huge deal for us Idahoans because usually the show is in Salem, Oregon which I have heard is not a very pleasant place to show. Don't quote me on that because I have never been, it's just the word on the street. Nathan was extremely busy running back and forth trying to show and ride all his horses at home to get ready for the Quarter Horse show this weekend. He did manage to have a great show riding Nobles Top Gun to a championship in Arabian Reining Open and Noble Fantasy to a championship in Arabian Reining Futurity. He had two beautiful runs. I took to the arena with my second reining pattern ever and Top Gun was such an awesome boy for me. I can't believe a stallion can breed non stop for a week and then go be an extremely well behaved show horse. I went top five in Arabian Reining AOTR and learned that I am really not going as fast as I think I am out there. There are always things to work on for next time.

Up next for the show season is the Luc McGregor Memorial Derby this weekend at the Idaho Center and then the following week we will be in Reno, Nevada for the Arabian Region 3 Championship. A busy couple of weeks but hopefully after that we can get a breather.

ShoShone Falls

Sometime ago I stumbled upon a website for Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls, it was called the mini Niagara Falls of the Northwest. I have wanted to check out this little place for sometime but when Nathan and I have a free weekend it's usually during the winter months when the water isn't flowing as freely.
My brother and his wonderful wife came to visit last week and I thought it would be fun to check out Shoshone Falls as a little activity. We did some hiking and took lots of pictures. There is also a huge canyon in Twin with a beautiful golf course at the bottom, I think I know what we will do next visit.


It was super fun spending time with them, Friday was Jennifer's birthday and in true birthday fashion we spent the day playing miniature golf, batting cages, arcade games, Toy Story 3, pony rides and pizza. It was like a blast from the past of a kind of birthday we had when we were 5.