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Feb
12
Swick!
Category: cool stuff, four-leggeds | Leave a Comment
"Swick" is a word I made up by myself. It means "sweet" and "sick" at the same time ("sick" as in "cool", not "sick" as in "ew" or "can I stay home today"). It started as a joke but now I can't stop saying it.
Appropriate use of "swick":
You: "Hey Courtenay, I found this photo of you where you won a prize for a project your mom made for you in 4th grade."
Me: "Swick!"
My "big head" in Manila
(Maybe for next Halloween I'll update the bull to Bizco!)
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Nov
15
I had an awesome weekend!
Category: cool stuff, four-leggeds, training | 2 Comments
Well, I don't have *official* word yet as to whether this week's scariness was H1N1 (understandably, the hospital has more important things to do than call me back with my lab result!) but I'm pretty sure that's what it was. And I am feeling way better, no more fainting, thank god. Thank you for all the well-wishes!
Tomorrow I am going to re-attempt commencement of my winter training for the THIRD TIME this fall! I have had enough of getting random sicknesses that the whole country is also getting. Strep throat, swine flu, it's ridiculous.
This weekend, though, I enjoyed some off-season fun. Ben and I went up to Vancouver, and it was awesome! We went for a ...
Jun
9
Racing news
Category: four-leggeds, training | 6 Comments
Yesterday, my usual ride Cosmo had a bent shoe, so I didn't ride him. Instead I rode this horse:
Perfect to a Tee wins 1999 Maryland Million
T-Bone is retired from racing now, he foxhunts and trail rides and occasionally shows. He's a gem! I love stories of thoroughbred race horses retiring to fulfilling new careers. It used to be that thoroughbreds dominated the horse show arenas as well as the tracks, but in recent years showing tastes have turned to warmbloods from Europe. This is kind of bad news for thoroughbreds, because demand ...
Jun
7
Sunday in Photos
Category: family, four-leggeds | 2 Comments
This morning I got up and two of my favourite kids came over for breakfast! Cora and Nathaniel.
Pre-race breakfast
After a lot of butter-laden waffles, we headed out for some Tennis Court Sprints.
We're off
Cora attacked from the gun (as you can see she is not even in sight in the Start photo above), and held her lead past the Final Netpost Turn.
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Jun
4
Oooooo beware Mom’s threats
Category: four-leggeds, ma says... | Leave a Comment
The other day, my mom marched in from the barn and announced:
"Courtenay. Sijui is BANNED from her STALL."
(Sijui is my horse, I got her in 8th grade and now she is retired at my mom's house.) Why is she banned, I asked.
"As SOON as I let her in to eat, she always PEES. It drives me MAD. I JUST cleaned it! She is BANNED."
See technically, Sal and Sij are friends
Then yesterday... deja vu. Sal marches up to make an announcement, hands on hips and feet splayed as usual...
"Courtenay. Sijui is BANNED from her stall. ...
Jun
3
(You can keep voting if you want to!)
So training. This could actually be an interesting post, but I am feeling hungry and rambling so probably not. I am coaching myself now, which basically means I plan my workouts, then change my mind, then change it back, and I call Ben freaking out every time something hurts. Or when I re-read certain race descriptions (ahem Tinley's) and realize that the swim is now ONE AND A HALF miles. Good god.
I had been working with Jen from November until May, but as we all know by now, I have too much time on my hands and too little money. My plans to get a job kind ...
Jun
3
He has no idea he’s tiny
Category: four-leggeds | 1 Comment
Colonel K and the ittybitties
Colonel K was like "gimme some of that clover!"
little Hercules was like "no! mine!"
Unrelatedly, Hercules' and his momma Ariel's color is called "champagne chestnut." They are soooo cute.
May
28
Here is my post about Training
Category: family, four-leggeds | 1 Comment
A hefty percentage of my readership would like to hear more about my training. Because I happen to like this hefty percentage, I am happy to oblige.
First off let's talk about cycling. I loooooovvveee cycling in Maryland during the Spring and Summer. The state is excellent at road-maintenance, there are a lot of quiet country roads that are smooth and fast, and everything around is green and beautiful. Major side-bonus for me is that these country roads go by a lot of horse farms! The first time I brought my bike to my mom's was back in 2004, I remember going for long rides and seeing no other cyclists. Now I do see a good amount of recreational ...
May
22
I can do it. Who knew?
Category: cool stuff, family, four-leggeds, i'm moving here | 4 Comments
I'm breaking my policy of not talking about training on my blog, and since Kelly just prominently referenced my policy on her blog, I just want to point out that I know I'm a hypocrite but we can all just deal with it.
Anyway today, as part of my plan to just deal with stuff, I swam 4000 yards! I have never ever swum 4000 yards in one workout! One time last year I did two swim workouts in one day, and they added up to about 4500 yards, but since I had snacks and a nap and blog time in between, that doesn't count. So today was very exciting. Apparently, I can do it! My swimming is still not ...
May
20
New Kitty
Category: four-leggeds, ma says... | 4 Comments
OK, I have definitely moved on from my race this weekend, time for my blog to do the same!
The new kitty (prematurely named Thor) is doing well. He's been eating and drinking and beginning to make friends with one of the other cats, although he is still generally hissing at them. The best is when he hisses at the deaf cats when they walk by... they can't hear you, little one! He's still really skinny but it's only been a few days. It seems pretty obvious that he was someone's pet and they dumped him off, which sucks because people suck and are dumb, but maybe he is happier here and will have a better life. He's been neutered, and ...
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