Best decision ever: taking random job off Yard and Groom. So, here I am, two weeks after pulling into Wayward Springs Farm after the ten hour drive (can I just tell you how much fun it is to drive a trailer through both Newarks, Baltimore, over some very long bridges, under some very long tunnels, AND Bethesda rush hour traffic in the same trip?) with friends from Midd and equine travel buddy Otis. And it's the best. place. ever.
Mike Mendell is a fantastic coach, having run around four stars back in the long format days and spent nearly twenty years working for Wofford. Seven lessons later, my horse has a revolutionarily better canter and jump, and I feel like a C3 again. The most challenging thing is the thought of going back to college, which is tough because I miss college, except but I love being here, except I don't have a life plan anymore? No worries. The new barn going in is gorgeous, 22 stalls, HUGE beautiful indoor and (wait for it) new apartment above for the working students, even though we live in a really nice trailer right now.
In other news, people wave at you a lot in the South (even large men with Hello Kitty air fresheners- call me maybe?, the town of Front Royal has a Civil War monument to a Confederate victory, I cooked food that wasn't dessert or Easymac, Middleburg Tack Exchange is really, really awesome, and Mike took us to my first 3D movie (Men in Black, awesome). There shall be pictures! If you live in the VA/DC area, make sure you come audit the clinic on the 20th (Wednesday: this means calling in sick so double whammy: you get to skip work and you get to see Jimmy Wofford yaaay).
Also, there are these Wawa-esque places here and they make custom espresso flavored ice cap things. And they're really great.
More to follow!
Cheers!
Marina
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