Personal solar needs

I feel my mood getting darker, we have had 5 straight days without sunshine. Ugh. I need to invest in one of those sun lamps that they sell to chronically depressed people to sit under.

It's Friday, it's cloudy, and it's another football game tonight (do you sense my excitement?). Tomorrow is another trip to Congress to make sure everything is in order for next week. I leave Monday night with Corky in tow...we show Wednesday morning. This still feels miraculous. A month and a half ago I was just hoping to get her sound enough to walk...now she is preparing to show! We lost all that training time so we are far behind the others...that and the fact that we are the only non-professionals in the class makes it very tough. Oh well, I am just THRILLED that we are going!

In honor of the week long clouds, here is a new list! This is a list of things necessary in life to keep me happy:

• Sunshine (that's obvious!)
• Sleep (7 hours is best, but I rarely get that)
• Pretzels and Diet Pepsi every lunchtime
• Time in the morning to slowly get started (I hate rushing in the morning)
• Happy people around me
• Fresh books (to smell - love the smell of new paper)
• Pasta for supper daily
• A good supply of shoes that feel good
• MONEY (haha can't get around without that!)
• Gas in my truck
• Healthy horses
• Healthy family
• Good trumpet chops
• Caffeine

I can't think of much else...it's early and my brain is still foggy.

Kevin saved my butt this week - took care of taking my flat tire off my horse trailer and getting it fixed. Sounds like no big deal, right? You have no idea! With Congress next week, and being swamped at work...I was really stressed as to what to do. He always comes through when I need him. In honor of this, here's a fun pic...

This was a fun trip...snorkeling in the Caribbean. Just so you don't think I wasn't there...here's another pic: