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Valentines Day
Feb. 14th, 2022 09:40 pmAlex and I aren't super romancey or anything, but it was nice to get to spend the day together, since it's my day off anyway.
We bought each other plushies and chocolate. I got him a rosy maple moth plushie and some chocolate. He bought me a gazelle plushie and a tin of chocolates.
Last week the snowstorm forced him to cancel riding plans, and today was the very last day that his trainer will be here. In the hopes of beating our next round of snow (supposed to hit on Wednesday), they're now leaving for Portland tomorrow morning.
So Alex went on a ride with her today. Bittersweet - it was a nice day, and he said it was a good ride. But sad that it's the last time we'll see her or her horses. He's been really happy riding with her for the last couple years, and it's a shame she's leaving. (We may have to haul up to Oregon to visit her sometime. My grandmother isn't in Newport anymore, but I'd still like to show Alex the area.)
He rode Moon today, which was the horse he'd started with and rode the most. But... Moon was a little too neurotic for things at the level Alex was working on, so he switched to Lola for lessons and shows. Today they just went on a trail ride, so it was a chance for him to kinda say bye to Moon.
The most majestic picture of Moon ever.
Saw an eagle, heard some Stellar's jays, and saw a turkey.
After that, we hit a tack store down in the area just so Alex could look at all the fancy horse shit we can't afford, lol. And surprisingly, we ran into Jennifer, the lady who runs NaMoPaiMo! I had no idea she worked there, so that was a surprise! Small damn world, lol.
We got some takeout, and I took a nap, and now here we are.
This picture is from last week, but here's a weird cloud.
We bought each other plushies and chocolate. I got him a rosy maple moth plushie and some chocolate. He bought me a gazelle plushie and a tin of chocolates.
Last week the snowstorm forced him to cancel riding plans, and today was the very last day that his trainer will be here. In the hopes of beating our next round of snow (supposed to hit on Wednesday), they're now leaving for Portland tomorrow morning.
So Alex went on a ride with her today. Bittersweet - it was a nice day, and he said it was a good ride. But sad that it's the last time we'll see her or her horses. He's been really happy riding with her for the last couple years, and it's a shame she's leaving. (We may have to haul up to Oregon to visit her sometime. My grandmother isn't in Newport anymore, but I'd still like to show Alex the area.)
He rode Moon today, which was the horse he'd started with and rode the most. But... Moon was a little too neurotic for things at the level Alex was working on, so he switched to Lola for lessons and shows. Today they just went on a trail ride, so it was a chance for him to kinda say bye to Moon.
The most majestic picture of Moon ever.
Saw an eagle, heard some Stellar's jays, and saw a turkey.
After that, we hit a tack store down in the area just so Alex could look at all the fancy horse shit we can't afford, lol. And surprisingly, we ran into Jennifer, the lady who runs NaMoPaiMo! I had no idea she worked there, so that was a surprise! Small damn world, lol.
We got some takeout, and I took a nap, and now here we are.
This picture is from last week, but here's a weird cloud.
