I just got back from South Carolina, visiting Gilda and Nick, and teaching lessons at her place. It was my first time teaching that much - I taught 4 lessons today and 2 yesterday - and it was a very good experience. I was a little nervous at first, since two of the riders and horses were people I had not worked with before, but it went very well. Everyone was happy with their lessons, and they all want me back. It is nice to have the opportunity to get away from the farm and make a little extra money. Friday night Mary and I also went into Beaufort for the evening to check out their yearly Water festival, which was a lot of fun. This afternoon Gilda, Nick and I also went to the beach and did a little surfing. I stood up briefly, but fell over immediately. It was very windy and the waves were pretty big, so it wasn't the best conditions to try and learn on.

The other day Shannon Brinkman came and we did pictures for the website. I had 5 horses to do, and I am pretty pleased with how the pics turned out, though there are some position errors that I am still going to be working on.

Erin and I have moved into the Tobacco cottage. Jean wasn't too thrilled with the idea at first, but I convinced her that we deserved it, and we offered to help her furnish it and pay for some of the cost to heat/cool it. I love it over here, and have the whole upstairs to myself. I also have a little porch off my bedroom, and I love to do yoga out there, overlooking the horses in their fields. It is wonderful!