Me and my new best friend, Celtic Promise (AKA Celtie)
I have been wanting a horse for awhile now. We had some before, but none of them were the right "fit". I wanted one that was just the right height and one that I could train. I either wanted a Quarter Horse or a Haflinger. Well, I found the perfect size, best personality, and one I could train horse. I want to ride english, and most horses around here are trained for western. She is a 2 1/2 year old Haflinger. I was able to bring her home on Friday night. Her previous name was Cupcake, nicknamed Cuppy. But I have decided to rename her, Celtic Promise. Her nickname is Celtie. (Which's rhymes with Cuppy. Well, kinda)
When we were bringing her home on Friday night, it was her first long trailer ride. It was raining so hard we could hardly see. All of a sudden, out of nowhere (as they usually do) a deer comes running across the road! We were trying to slow down, but the wait of the trailer was pushing us forward. The deer made it safe, but then another deer came running out, slipped, and SMACK! right in the middle of the van! We swerved and were able to recover and we had to keep going because of all the traffic behind us. When we got home and unloaded Celtie out of the trailer, my Dad checked the front of the van and not a single scratch! What a blessing! Let's just say, we had enough excitement for a long time.
Well, so much for no more excitement. My sister's wedding is this weekend and we are very busy. My Grandma is coming up from Iowa tomorrow to help out with whatever we need. We are going to spend the night in St. Cloud (which is where the wedding is) Thursday night and won't get back until Saturday night. Thankfully, we have some wonderful friends who are willing to do the chores here for us while we are away. Hopefully, nothing will go wrong and our dog, Angel, won't have puppies while we are away!
OK, last thing that has been going on around here. Our cat, Amelia, had 3 kittens. One died, but the other 2 are strong and healthy. One is a boy and the other a girl.
School is going good. We are taking ASL (American Sign Language) this year which I am really enjoying. We are taking a break though, with all this wedding stuff and visitors coming.
Well, until next time....
(Oops, I lied. I shared one more thing than I said I was gonna.)
Too bad about all that traffic making you continue after hitting the deer. It doesn't take much of a deer to make a meal. . . You said that the van escaped the encounter unharmed--good!--but did the deer?
ReplyDeleteC.P. looks beautiful. Is her name a reference to some legendary Celtic promise? Or did you imagine the name into being?
Hey Shorty!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally just kidding! (please forgive me!)
Anyway this is so neat that I found your little corner of cyber space!!
I am definatly following!
I am so happy for your sister!!
She must be soooo happy! :)
I keep nagging Ruth that she needs to get a blog because she would be so good at it!
Anyway it will be good to follow your adventures and wanderings! ;)
Love in Jesus,
Tiffany
p.s. I love your music!
Caleb~ The deer did not escape unharmed unfortunately. I'm not sure if it got off the road after we hit it. It was too dark to tell.
ReplyDeleteAs for Celtic Promise's name, I imagined the name into being.
Tiffany~ I'm glad you found me!! I forgive you for calling me shorty! (As you know, we're both used to it ;o)