Apartment Party and Drakon
Today was the day Drakon came out of her box! It was my first attempt to get some of my friends hooked on a game that has been a lot of fun for me. To sweeten the deal I cooked lunch. The afternoon was rainy and overcast so it was a perfect day to be indoors.
Have my friends warmed up to Drakon? I’m not sure, it will take another game to find out. LI, BL, VG and I were in attendance. The victory was almost mine until BL tripped me up which paved a way for LI to sneak in with the win. Beginners luck, this time :)
Weekend Cooking Project 041809
Found this recipe in a cook book while waiting in line at the grocery store. The slaw on top of the pork created a nice contrast. The fresh wheat bun was soft and sweet like only bread can be. There was no barbeque sauce in the dish. The meat was cooked in a combination tomatoes puree with chunks, mustard, and something else I can’t remember. The left over portion heated up well and provided two days lunch!
Protected: First Horse Trip Oct 08
Personal Thoughts
When I think about how stubborn the horses were from lack of riding the trip out to Little Girls Point was quiet remarkable. Especially considering I had never ridden on one before, much less for 6 hours straight! There are several remarkable moments that stick out in my memory after having gone so many months ago.
Crossing the black top by Burger King. The feeling of being on top of a large animal as it inches closer and closer to the curb ( but not wanting to step over the curb ) is very odd. After having crossed a 4 lane intersection and walking in the groass along side BK I would have thought stepping back onto the blacktop would have been the least difficult task the horse would do. Apparently not, God only knows what horses think about. As the horse walked along the grassy peninsula up to the black top I had no idea what it was doing. In my mind it was all down hill and the hard part was over. When the horse stopped at the curb and refused to go further I had no idea what it was waiting for. Who would have thought the horse would hesitate stepping over a 4 inch curb. But alas, as it stood there ignoring my feeble prods I could just feel it inch closer and closer until it was forced to stray left or right. It wasn’t until I figured out to steer her onto the parking lot and around the curb did the journey continue.
Horses are lookers. After an hour or two of riding, and having a chance to think about how dim horses were, I was surprised to see how excited they got when another horse walked up to them from a field in the near by pasture. It was fenced in but ran along calling out to us as we trodded by. Our horses kept looking at it, as if to size him up and say, “Hi, how are you, can you run along with us”?
Horses are 4 speeds.
1. Stalled
2. Are we moving?
3. Hey this is bumpy!
… and my favorite …
4. Weeeeyaaaa!!!!
The “Hey this is bumpy!” speed was fun but hard on my butt. My horse wasn’t ridden much so when it decided to move a little faster all on its own gumption I thought that was pretty exciting. Towards the end of the trip Tim decided to push them a little harder. Thats when the “Weeeeyaaaa!!!!” moment happened, its beyound a trodd and into a full blown gallup. For such a large animal to bound underneath me was an increadible feeling of exhiliration, I couldn’t stop giggling as I’m in the habit of doing.
In the end, after getting off the horse I’m just thankful I could stand because my legs were like jelly, oh, and that the horse let me tag along for the ride :)
Settlers of Catan – I’ve Been to the Island!
Surprising, but this is a game day posting. I had not planned on a game day posting for some time. But life, just like Settlers of Catan, is always exciting. New found friends exposed me to the game. I’m sorry I haven’t played it sooner because it would have been a great game to play with my family.
The Settlers of Catan is great clean fun, unless of course you happen to be a little to over zealous with the robber when a 7 is rolled! The game was fast moving in the beginning and started to slow near the end as everyone tried to make the most of every opportunity. Even as it slowed the turn based trading and building helped to keep the interaction frequent and interesting.
Day Tripping in NYC
First real day trip to New York. Rather spontaneous but MA and I took the train to Penn Station and then hopped the subway downtown. We didn’t have an agenda and just went with the flow. Here are a couple pics. More on my Facebook page.
I also started a Things To See and Do List
