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Congratulations LU Grads!

posted on : May 16, 2012

Saturday I had the unique opportunity to attend the Liberty University graduation in Lynchburg, VA, for Nathan’s sister’s undergraduate graduation.  This year was especially a big one, because Mitt Romney was the selected speaker.  The weather was perfect but the crowd was insanity.  I was very…

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Friends,Running,Sports

13.1: You have been owned!!!

posted on : April 10, 2012

DONE friends, DONE. This past weekend was the Charlottesville Marathon/Half Marathon/8K/Kids Mile in the downtown area of Charlottesville, Virginia.  My running partner and I have been training for about 4 months for the Half Marathon, which is 13.1 miles of rolling Charlottesville terrain. Friday I was…

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Horses

CDCTA Combined Test & Dressage Schooling Show at Morven

posted on : March 22, 2012

This past weekend I had the opportunity to take “Waldo” to the CDCTA Combined Test & Dressage Schooling Show at Morven Park in Leesburg, VA.  As far as I knew, it was Waldo’s very first show experience, so I was a little nervous about a…

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Entertainment,Horses

What a weekend!

posted on : November 23, 2010

It was an absolute whirlwind of a 4-day weekend, with a super successful ending to a great start. Fridays I usually don’t work so I can get my weekly errands done, so I took the day to get the barn cleaned up and rearranged for winter. Friday…

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Horses

Catherine Haddad

posted on : July 30, 2010

  This past weekend I got to ride with German-based dressage rider Catherine Haddad. She’s in the US trying to qualify for the World Equestrian Games this summer, so my dressage trainer Patrick set up a clinic for the weekend. I couldn’t afford two days…

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Entertainment,Family,Friends

Birthday, Lasik, and a Wedding!

posted on : June 30, 2010

Been a very busy couple of weeks around here and Millwood! June 13th was my 23rd birthday, and it was awesome. I got to see Nick Thune at the Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse (he has a show on Comedy Central) which was pretty cool! Sunday was spent kayaking on the…

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Horses

Horseology

posted on : May 16, 2010

  Just returned from the 2010 Virginia Region Show Jumping Rally in Manakin Sabot, VA. It was held by the Deep Run Hunt Pony Club, so we got to play on their turf 🙂 I’m too tired to write a lot about it right now, but our kids did…

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Family,Horses

Home from Aiken – Bittersweet

posted on : April 3, 2010

As you have probably noticed from Facebook/Twitter updates, Wanda and I have returned from Aiken to my parents’ home in Fairfax Station, VA. There is a point in time when being a working student starts to wear on you both mentally and physically, and I think ending things…

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Family,Holidays,Keana

A Very Turkey Vacation

posted on : November 27, 2009

A TON has gone on in the past two months! Firstly, I would like to share the good news that I was asked by Phillip and Evie to join them when Phillip moves the competition horses down south to Aiken, South Carolina mid-January to late March. It is a…

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Entertainment,Home

Bees Be Gone!! (well, soon…)

posted on : July 23, 2009

  Today I learned a lot about bees from Dave at Bee Be Gone. Like, if you get stung by a yellow jacket once, it leaves a pheromone on your skin and other yellow jackets will chase you because you were the one that molested the nest. That would explain…

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