Anyone Surprised?

1.  Growing up I had way bad allergies. I hated summer and definitely stayed inside unless it was raining. Summer = pollen = sneezing and itchy eyes. When I reached middle school my parents and I decided to try out allergy shots. After three visits and 30 injections in each arm per visit, we came to the conclusion that I was allergic to cats, dogs, dust, pollen, mold, grass, and trees. I had shots starting every week which eventually became once a month. Five years later and one episode of hives, swollen and itchy throat, loss of vision, and nurses freaking out, we decided I've had enough mini portions of exactly what my body doesn't want. What does this have to do with anything? Horses.

Have no fear, I no longer look quite this homeless

Apart from the occasional playing in friend's barns and being around the barn and farm at Grandma and Great Grandma's homes, I hadn't been around farm animals or hay too much. I've always kept my distance although my allergies are much less active. Until March 17th I hadn't been around horses for more than 5 minutes. Whitni went with me to volunteer at Hoofbeats to Healing, a therapeutic horseback riding barn set up in Saratoga Springs. I followed her around since she's a regular with this whole volunteering business. I had a great time and now understand why you're so enamored with horses. Thank you for being willing to share with me something you love.  

2. Easter, and you know what that means! Candy, and lots of it!

Space Well Used!

I love me some candy, but apparently I am way slow at eating it and get made fun of for hoarding it. I like buying it, though. If there's a good sale, whether or not I need it is of little importance. Chris loves Cadbury Eggs, so I stocked up! I strategically planned on arriving at the Wilk 5 minutes before they opened so I could scamper in and snag some tasty treats before running to class. I got there as planned, but nothing had any price tags on them. I asked the senorita candy clerk if Easter candy was on sale. Her response, "not until Easter has passed." I stood there and stared dumbly for a minute and then said (very slow) "sooooo... I shooooould come back afterrrrrrr Easterrrr?" Completely confused as though I had missed something. Then the wheels turned in her head and she caught on, freaked out, and apologized. She told me it was 50% off. Bounty = 1 bag rolo's, 1 bag reese's, 3 bags peanut m&m's, and 8 bags Cadbury Yeggs*!

Cadbury Eggs

For my parents with dumbphones and those like myself who lack the willpower to spend hundreds of dollars every year to have a phone that does everything my computer does, scramble is heavenly. This smartphone game is pretty much boggle on your own time and I love boggle! I may or may not have played over 100ish rounds this weekend.

*Yeggs: Eggs, but likely most of them will be enjoyed by a certain Christopher James (Yegge). We'll see if I can get him to hold out a bag or two until the Fall. Then only six months of withdrawals until Yeggs are released. I think he should move to Canada where they are sold year round!