Friday, November 8, 2024 – Ride Day One

Hiya Darlin’!
Today I was a Jill of all trades, evidently. Got up at 7:00, was over to the Snack Shack by 8:00, a little later than I had planned, had my breakfast over there, and was looking for something to do when the company cook, Carol, began looking for someone to man the kitchen while she went shopping. I volunteered, and she went off. I fixed breakfast for a few stragglers, then, with nothing else to do, began washing dishes. Yeah, I was that determined to do something helpful. After that, I sat down for two minutes, but couldn’t stand all the mud that had been dragged in after the rain, so I found a vacuum cleaner and hoovered the carpet. Just as I finished that, Carol returned with groceries, so I helped her carry those in. Then Shawn came in looking for me to do some spotting at the road crossing at the main entrance, so after stopping at the trailer to brush my teeth and pick up my folding chair, I headed over there, relieving Art the Canadian vet from the job. I was supposed to be there from about 11:00 to between 2:00 and 2:30, but later I was asked to stay longer. I was finally relieved about 3:30, went back to the Snack Shack to have a few nibbles, then met up with Jo, who had passed me shortly before on her way in. We chatted for a bit, then she went off to get settled in and I went back to the Snack Shack, where I quickly got roped in to help grill up pork chops for dinner with Michael, an FEI official cum cook. That turned out to be a lot of fun. I ended up on the serving line, where we quickly ran out of food! Everyone wanted everything, and by the end of the night, we systematically ran out of everything except banana pudding, of which she had made three huges trays! We cooks got a few scraps in the end, but what we had was delicious, if I may say so myself. Jo came by after dinner and we had a great chat, so much to get caught up on! She’s looking at a new horse and wants me to come with her next Wednesday to check it out. Finally left a little after 8:00, apologizing for not staying to do dishes, since I still had horses to feed. Just coming up to 9:00 and I’m quite ready for shower and bed! And tomorrow, we get to do it all over again! Good night, sweetie! Love you!