5 weeks to go!!!

It's getting closer!!! Only 5 weeks today until I fly out!!! As the date gets closer i get more and more excited as you would but also I get more and more worried and fearful. Scared of what the next 12 months is going to be like away from home, away from family and friends.

With time quickly running out it all gets a bit much for me. So to get away from it all, on friday Justin whisked me away to the beach!!!

We drove down to Queenscliff and had Fish and Chips by the beach (best fish and chips ever!!!) We saw a few boats and ships on the water there.

Then continued on to Justins family beach house and went swimming in the ocean. Justins mum and gran met us there and we all went to dinner (great meal and amazing and i mean incredible mud cake I have ever ever ever had! sorry leigh!)

On Sunday at church the sermon was on fear, its funny how when you really need it the sermon always seems to be directed straight at you.

TeJano

Well you have all met Chicki now meet our new foal TeJano (TJ for short, for proper pronounciation of his full name you will have to call me or something coz I don't know how to explain it via typing.)

He is so adorable!!! A Palamino with one white sock on his back leg. He has a few scars on his adorable face from running into fences and gates when he was younger but its ok they will all heal right up!!!

At 5 months old he is already looking to reach around 15hands. And when I return from my one year trip of excitement and challenges he will be old enough to begin breaking in, ever since around the age of 12 it has been my ambition to break in a horse. Now I finally get the chance and with Mum and Dads expert advise on hand I should be ok.

Chiquita

Everyone meet Chiquita (Chicki Babe). 2 year old Palamino Paint. Been trained in Western riding and she is amazing! Best temperament, magnificent to ride and gorgeous!

She and Buckshot get along well, the only one not too happy is Bluey (my sheep). He doesn't think it was a good idea to get a horse that has cutting horse blood. Chicki has fun rounding him up! Bluey quicky escapes under the fence to the trees though.

On the way is a 5 month old palamino colt. Still needs to be head stall trained to be able to float him home. I have wanted for so long to break in a horse and when I return from Canada next year I will finally be able to. So photo still to come.

Australia Day

B-E-A-UTIFUL day for skiing!!! My cousins Daniel and Jamie came down from NSW.


Daniel had a go at the tube as did Jamie and I (no photo sorry) but we had a BLAST! except for when we bumped heads and almost past out!




Dad loved getting back on the single ski and Mark wipped it up on the single and the Wake Board.











Marks mate Andy came out and mark had lots of fun getting him off the tube! He did well to stay on for some of the time, getting lots of air.









Sorry no photos of me! But I had a blast on the tube, double ski and single ski! So good, loved it!