Somehow I let the whole month of February slip by without giving an update. Oops! Honestly, time goes by so fast around here, and I get frustrated with how little personal time we get.

My Grandparents, and Great Aunt Sue and Uncle John swung by for a surprise visit a few weeks ago! I didn't even know they were coming until I got a call from Grandma saying they were going to be in Lake City that night. They came out to see the farm, watched me ride a little, met Erin, and had dinner with me that night. It was a very nice surprise.

Beth has decided to stay for another year, which makes me very happy. We know that we can run the farm just the two of us, so anyone else we get in here will be gravy =) It's not always easy though, and we usually work 12 hour days with only one small break for breakfast. This past Sunday I had a little meltdown, so we took the afternoon off from riding and went into town, which was very nice. Today was my day off as well, and I went to Jacksonville beach. It was so relaxing, and the drive was really nice.

Raniero is leaving =( I did my best with him, but it turns out that he has a potential neurological problem which makes him unsafe. I hope his owner gets that checked out and treated, he is a really nice horse otherwise. I have a new training horse, Rezzie. He is coming 4, and just green broke. He is a funny little guy, and we have started with groundwork. I can't wait to start riding him though, he's going to be fun.

I am going to my first show this weekend. I am taking Luc, and doing training level tests 1, 2 and 3. I am very excited, though I really don't know how Luc is going to be. He could be great, or he could be a total spaz. Regardless, I think it will be fun, and will be a good experience for us both.