Long Time No See...

Dear viewers of the most amazing blog in the whole entire internet,

Sorry I have not informed you on my latest news. Spring break has been my calling but, reality, reality, and reality. (man, I use that word a lot.) As you may not know, I, one and only, is qualified for SHJA mini-medal finals. Huge accomplishment for me! But as I start to think about it, it is not the first place ribbon I want to receive. That Reserve-Champ/ Champion ribbon in the pony division is my desire. But...who cares. I qualified in something.

Author in the making... My Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Blake, has informed my mom on my "imaginative" writing skills. She still doesn't know about my blog though so shhh! After my A+ on my Chapter One of my Civil War short story, I decided I should try writing a book. (But, we will see how that goes.)

Any suggestions on a title for my book? Email me at: perf.partner@gmail.com
Also, I would be glad to answer any questions at me email too! Ask, away!
Look for me at the RMIs! (...if you know who I am)
One last thing...

RIP June-bear, we will miss you. <3

Happy? no, exhausted

Haven't posted in a while. I have been busy with school work and trying to keep my grades up to my mom's "par." After a long weekend and this terrible time change, all I want to do is take a two-hour nap. Great job to the girls, and boy, who showed at Aiken. Yall did a great job, just no qualifying. I am sad I didn't take part in showing this weekend..instead I was at Red Hills with my mom, Katelyn, and Shera. It was fun, but watching people show makes me want to show five times more. Don't get me wrong, I love Red Hills, but I'd rather ride myself. That reminds me..I miss coopy (cooper), wish I could just sit on him bare back..and maybe catch a nap in. Oh nooo! School tomorrow and I haven't even finished any of my homework..

reality strikes

After three days of total bordom, I managed to have a good end to my weekend. I was able to spend the night at Katelyn's house Saturday and my mom took us shopping today. I just feel bad for the girl who I met in Hobby Lobby who called Katelyn this morning. We didn't know we were going to run into her in Dillards...

Yes, it turns out the girl who Katelyn told: "Sorry I can't come over to your house because I have to stay home to see my brother." Katelyn wouldn't have lied to her if we thought we would run into her. Well there is nothing we can do about it now..

After a good shopping day, I am not feeling satisfied. I wish that right now I could have Cooper's head nestled under my arm. I feel like I haven't seen my pony in monthes, when in reality I saw him four days ago. Which in the horse world is almost 3 years.

Oh, and hope yall like the new design :)

Shake-Awake

There is nothing worst sometimes than not being able to go to sleep at night. Without NyQuil (I'm still trying to get over my cold) it was impossible for me to stay asleep for any amount of time. My routine last night:

1. went to bed at 10:30
2. fell asleep at about 11:30
3. woke up at 12
4. lay awake starring at the ceiling for a hour
5. tried to force my self to think of stuff I could dream about--didn't work
6. tossed and turned
7. went to sleep finally at 3:00
8. woke back up at 6
9. "There has got to be a way to go to sleep!"
10. thought about going to Pony Finals... (*snoring)

Some how in the mist of last night I ended up withmy phone lying on my chest. At about 9:30-ish I got a text from Katelyn: "i like skittles"...well thats wonderful Katelyn. I had to call her. I called her phone, but there wasn't an answer. So I called her house"
"Hello?" [haha it's Share Bear (Katelyn's mom)]
"Where's Katelyn?" (she knows my number when it pops up on caller-id)
"Uhmm..in the swimming pool." (WTF)
"Is she really?"
"No. She said she would call you on her phone."
"Bye, bye Shera BABERA."

Katelyn called me and it turns out that she was playing Temple Run and got to one million! (finger snaps to her. If i cared.) Oh, and her phone was on silent. Well hopefully today will be a little more interesting than my yesterdays Gossip Girl Re-runs.

fingers crossed,
Skylar

little black, beady eyes.

There are ups and downs of teacher planning days. The up side is that there is obviously no school and it gives you a day to sleep in and do what ever you want. The downs are being at home alone with nothing to do and no one to see. I had a "down" day. I have only layed on my couch watching Gossip Girl on Netflix from my tv. I have been tortured. A whole box of girl scout Samoa cookies sitting on the kitchen counter "starring" at me. They were calling my name all day, but I couldn't bring myself into eatting more than the serving size. It's like those little girls want people to look like elephants. The only thing exciting today..

Happy Birthday Sophie!

(^^Yes, thats my dog.)

my depressing thursday

If there is one thing that I have learned about riding it is that if you haven't seen your horse or pony in the last 24hours you will become extrememly miserable. If your me you have been sick the last two weeks, but you shake it off knowing that if you tell your mom you dont feel good she won't let you ride in the lessons. I toughed it out on Tuesday, but I couldn't pull through. I feel miserable and watching these post of facebook from Judge My Ride are making me go crazy. Judge My Ride is fun to look at but makes me jittery if I see a girl, or boy, at pony finals with a question like: "Name this rider and famous pony." If only I could be the girl in the pictures. If only that could be my pony over that 2.9 oxer. If only I could beat this cold so maybe I can go show next weeked in either Mississippi or Aiken.

The Begining

Ahh..the one and only USEF Pony Finals. Only summer and a couple monthes away from being in Kentucky and following my dreams and hopefully the start of a posible career. But before going, one must get qualified (i.e. a champion or reserve at a "A" or "AA" rated show).  The Large Green ponys is the category that me and my amazing big boy, Cooper, must be our best in. Getting to go to shows can be the harder part. These shows can become very expensive, but luckily I have a loving mother that wants me to go to. My blog, if anyone reads it, will hopefully inspire other younge riders to follow their dreams no matter what kind of competition they want to compete in. Now let me tell you about my pony...

I got Cooper about two years ago, and he is all I could ever ask for. Although it was hard selling my medium pony, I was eager to get a larger pony and start jumping higher jumps. Cooper is nothing but a big goof ball sometimes. He is very easy to get along with and pretty much everybody likes him. I think that if Cooper could talk he would talk about himself. Yes, I do believe that my pony is a self-admiring animal. He poses for cameras...nuff said. Cooper's best friend, Forest (aka. "The Forenator"), owned by my best friend, Katelyn, is his partner in crime. Cooper is my partner, He is my "Perfect Partner." There is no other show name that could fit him better than that.

I firgured that if this blog is going to be about going to Pony Finals it should also be about parts of my life too. My life as I start preparing myself to become a freshman next fall. As scarry as it may seem to myself and my parents..I will be in high school. But thats pretty far off lets just start now eight grade. I go to a private school and I have my whole life, and I always probably will. The only time I ever questioned it was this year when I had a option to go to the public high school I'm zoned for. I thought about but I just could never leave the school I'm at now. I fell like sometimes I live a double life. My life at school and my life at my barn, which I forgot to mention is named Oak Leaf. I have my friends at school and my friends at the barn. Two different types of groups:


Now for my best friend, Katelyn. She goes to public school, which sometimes we can get at it about which is better, private school or public? But no matter what I get along with her much more than I do with the girls at my school. Her horse Forest is Cooper's bestfriend (just like us!), or atleast we try to make them best friends. Katelyn and I pretty much do everything together. She knows everything that goes on in my life and I know everything that goes on in her life. The one thing though that has made the last couple weekends different is Katelyn's grandmother. "June Bear", my nickname for her, has a brain tumor and is dying. Katelyn and her mom Shera, one of my role models, have been strong about it. I don't think I could be in either one of their shoes. Im here for Katelyn, and she knows I'm just a phone call away.

Atticus Finch said, in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, " You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

Sincerely,
Skylar