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We got in late Sunday night; Lexington was beautiful—temp was great, clear skies, just wonderful. Had a 5th floor room w/balcony and a view to kill for. Mountains everywhere you looked. I get soooooo sick of the flat here, miss my mountains and I drank in my fill with my eyes this week-end!!!!
The horse competition was not quite what I expected. I was thinking about a course something like a golf course with jumps for the horses. WELL……it was almost knee high WEEDS and up and down rough walking for miles and miles and I have a huge blister to prove it. There were 2 cross country courses; one more difficult—included one jump off for the horses that was called the Geronimo—it was taller than my daughter!!!! 5′ 2″. This is the course we headed to first; the third girl over the jump where we were sitting fell off and got somewhat trampled by her horse; had to be taken off in an ambulance. She was back Sunday; not riding though. We saw dressage, both cross country courses and stadium jumping. Missed steeplechase. Sunday, saw some of the awards even.
Food for the week-end and holiday was pretty good; only one bad thing–a Mc Donalds hot fudge sundae. Didn’t gain any per the scale this am.
Came home partly on the Blue Ridge Parkway which is a route you MUST try if ever in the area. Gorgeous, gorgeous scenery.
Gym this am: weight machines–still easy on the arms, 2.77mi. w/sl. incline on the treadmill, speed 2.8 to 3.6.
Food: grapenuts flakes w/ skim, tomato juice, decaf tea w/ skim…….snack: 1/2 Wasa, 1/2 pear…………..lunch: broccoli, brown rice, chicken, fruit salad of blueberries, cantaloupe and pear…………
May 27th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
I have never been to an event… but I imagine it is quite impressive. Some of those jumps are absolutely insane! LOL… that is why I will never jump. I like to keep as my feet close to the ground as possible. Glad you got to enjoy the mountains. We are lucky… we are surrounded by gorgeous mountains and the water.
May 27th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
wow, sounds like you had a good weekend ms.soclose! It sounds so interesting and I’m happy you got a chance to feast your eyes on beauty! Glad that girl didn’t get badly hurt as well!
xo
May 27th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
yes, ms. soclose - we are FAST women!
May 28th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Hey, you were in my neck of the woods! Glad the weather held up and you enjoyed it. It is, and has been, beautiful weather and I’m ready for it.
Good job on keeping to the diet during a getaway weekend.
About the new principal…decision still pending. We’re supposed to find out Friday.
May 29th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Oh, we’ve driven the Blue Ridge Parkway - or parts of it, I guess - going down to my sis’s in NC. It IS absolutely glorious! I’m so glad you enjoyed your weekwnd in the mountains. We did, too!
Hugs,
Z