Wednesday-the fence building day. I had intended on getting up at 9 to help build the fence between the riding arena and the field. I was apparently not receptive to being awoken at quarter till 9. I awoke at 10, and didn't hear any one and automatically assumed they were out building the fence. They were not, it's just an adobe house so sound does not travel. I discovered that they had postponed fence building to get better materials. I went back to bed for another hour just because I could. I had an appointment at hard rock at 2 to get my "gaming license" which is the same as the sheriffs card I already have from Vegas. We went through my application only to be told that all they have to do is request my card from Vegas and when they get that which should be Monday I can go to orientation. That only took an hour so my thought of hitting of 5 meeting in the city didn't work out, which was okay. I headed back to the house and decided to make a pizza with the pizza crust that I can eat. I went to roll out the dough only to discover the house does not own a rolling pin. I finally understood the concept of borrowing a cup of sugar from your neighbor(cuz when you live in a small town, quite a ways from the store it's easier to go to the neighbors house) and I headed next door to borrow a rolling pin. I made the best pizza ever with spinach and mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes, mounds of cheese and roasted garlic. I was surprised at how good the crust was. And even the real pizza eaters in the house said while you could tell a difference it was good. But I was just happy to finally have a pizza crust I could eat that didn't make me compromise some of the ingredients just to enjoy it. After my pizza feast, I took a run at the field with the tractor. When I started the horses stayed close, I was making small circles and they would stay within the circle only taking a step back when I moved my circle down the field. About half way down, they had enough and ran into the grassy area. They are fun to watch. After that was finished I helped drill holes in the standards, for the jumps(horse jumping terms). I did not enjoy the process of putting the patterns on the jumps, but I did like the drilling part. The patterns were done for me and I began drilling. I drilled late into the night, until my hand hurt and I decided that was a good stopping point. I left only 8 standards left to drill(I think), so I put a good dent in the work that needed to be done. I am very good with power tools. Some of the skills I have, I have no idea where they came from and how I got to be so good at them. And I still wonder why I doubt some of my abilities, such as drilling. There is something wonderful about using a power tool. I came in from the day, covered in dust, dirt, and sweat exhausted and took a shower and headed to bed.
I awoke early enough this morning to make it to Tai Chi on time and still managed to be late. I'm not sure how I am so good at that. Luckily its only into a few arm warm ups, so I don't miss too much. Next week I am going to make more of an effort to be on time. I love Tai Chi, when I leave here I will have to be sure and continue Tai Chi. It combines my love of yoga with the serenity of deep restful meditation and as an added bonus is an excellent work out without the cardio, sweaty burn. Plus it's so beautiful and graceful so it incorporates the best parts of ballet that I miss, without the hard-work of ballet. After class I headed to the house to change clothes and eat breakfast and head out to the city to go help a friend organize her office. I remarked to myself in the car out there today how the fellowship has carried me since I got here. It is truly extraordinary. It was once again proven to me that looks can be deceiving. Where I was expecting to find chaos and disorder, I actually saw very little, but when I dove into the work it was mounds of things that made no orderly sense and needed help. We managed to organize her current work project, which was a big task and I got the filing cabinet cleaned and organized, which made filing the piles I had created at my feet much easier. I was surprised to find that I had been working for 5 hours and still had not finished, but I'm hoping put a significant dent in the big picture. I headed out the the meeting I was speaking at and grabbed my roomie from the bust stop on the way. I was intimidated a little by the podium and the amount of people in the room but I peed and prayed and opened my mouth and shared about me and my journey. Others said I did well but of course I know there were things I missed that I wanted to say, and I'm speaking twice more so maybe I'll get to them. I know the message was carried, because the women whose life I touched came up and shared with me afterwards. I never know what to say when people thank me, and tell me how I touched their lives or ask me questions about things I have no authority or opinion just personal experience. I say your welcome, my pleasure, and absolutely a lot, and share my experience to the best of my ability. Of course, we went out to fellowship afterwards, to Standard diner which had sweet potato fries and I ordered at the recommendation of a friend who has similar food tastes as me the quinoa stuffed acorn squash. It was delicious! We came in and I topped off my night with some green tea ice cream made by Haagen-Daz, the only ice cream you can find with only natural ingredients! Tomorrow is when we, hopefully finish the fence. Goodnight for now. I still don't know what the future has in store, and I am totally and utterly more than okay with it, even blissful.
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