here are some pics of burt, my green ipod mini. he plays some sweet little tunes. : )  

fond affection 

a different angle 

sweetness city! 

JAMMIN! 

playin around. : )  

...to all my homies...

I never thought I'd say that I'm looking forward to school this fall. Maybe that's cause I know we'll have a blast working on some awesome Shakespeare play, jamming on weird songs, lol, and trying to come up with cool graphics for the newsletter.
In short, this past school year was one of my favorites.
This fall I'll be a senior, and it sort of feels like the end of my life, even though its just moving from one phase to the other. It sounds so trivial when you say it like that. Just a phase. When in reality, I feel like I'm staring at the grand canyon and feeling the emotions of being forced to jump it.
I don't want to grow up. I want so desperately to find neverland. But of course I see excitement in whats in store for me. There's so many possibilities, so many changes, so many THINGS. I'll miss everything. I'll miss Dad yelling up the stairs wicked early in the winter time, and me snuggeling under the covers wishing he'd forget I was there.
Of anyone in the world, I am hesitant for change. In some areas I love it, and in some areas I don't. For instance, riding saddleseat. An AWESOME change. : )
I know it will be so fun and exciting, but it will be scary too. It's not that I'm afraid to leave home or anything, I'm just looking at it in the long long term. Not just going to college and making new friends and having fun. It's life. Oh man, I shouldn't get into this huh. Lol, anyways, I had so much fun, and I'm sure this fall will be an awesome school year too.
BRIT-TAN-Y! Even though you can play every instrument under the sun, I still love you, and I can't WAIT TO BE AN AUNT!!! HAHA! We so have to get together this summer.
fo fhizzle in tha shizzle yo tizzle. PEACE OUT MAN! : P
quinn, i apologize for not seeing you spin the bass....lol, we so should have done soap style. but then i would have died laughing...
Well, Yeah, I don't know if Jordan really is my freind anymore since he forgot to mention one tiny little detail.. THAT HE WAS DIEING! HELLO! obviously you're trying to make me feel guilty or something. And I gave you such a hard time with your lines! I feel horrible. No, really I do. I hope your surgery went ok today, and that you stop being so into Extreme sports, because its dangerous. Not that you really care. Remember our deal! make sure you tell me when one of your marathon thingy's are! i'll be there. And you get to watch me ride!! : ) it will be so much fun...
Abbey's idea was so awesome, we'll have reunions every week and it will be awesome!!
SAMMY! Here's to the best brother and sister in the WORLD! I can't wait to go skateing!!!

Mrs. T. I want that cast party soon!



SEE ALL YOU LOSERS SOON.....

Hello.
Today is Wednesday and I went to the barn this morning at 10 of 7 and helped jackie do bedding, and then a bit later I rode.... CHARLES!! : ) I was so happy. It was so much fun, I am just so in love with saddleseat. It's just a blast. If you haven't tried it, try it. It's just too much fun for words. : ) So joce and steph kept harassing me because my legs are so white. And after I rode, joce said I would be smiling for a couple weeks. Which is true! So true joce! so true! Anyways, thats what I did today. Ada mentioned something about bentley going home, which is sad, because I've had so much fun with him. But maybe it means I'll be able to ride Charles more. : ) Which is a good thing. A very good thing. Maybe I should get new riding pants. Like jodhpurs for saddleseat. hehehehe. After I buy my ipod, hopefully the end of this month, I will. Then I will be a good girl, and not buy anything for the rest of the summer. Save up for college. Last saturday I did my ACT's, and this saturday is my defensive driving course, which everyone has told me is SO much fun. *sarcasim* And then after that, I will be able to schedule my license test! Very exciting. I should probablly head down main street sometime and practice some more parallel parking. I feel like I already have my license, I drive so much. I mean, I drive everywhere! I drive to cooperstown everyday with mom or ruth, and home again, from cooperstown to oneonta, to the barn, to the gym, on the highway to maine, *only till mass. I would never break the law by going out of state with a permit!!! : ) *
So I've driven lots. And practiced parking. I think I'll be ok. I should prob. schedule piano for next wednesday. That means I won't get to the barn till 10:30 or so. But I really should keep up on my piano. Our school play this saturday night, is going to be so funny!! I hope we make it through alright without dieing! Friday we have dress rehearsal, so that will be our last chance to fix the mistakes. Which are VERY few and far between. *ahem* Anyways, I better get going, I've got to get ready for pics this afternoon. And smile the rest of the week because of my ride! : ) So much fun....

-E.G.E.

24

my favorite song right now. don't you just love songs that apply perfectly at that moment?

Twenty four oceans
Twenty four skies
Twenty four failures
Twenty four tries
Twenty four finds me
In twenty-fourth place
Twenty four drop outs
At the end of the day
Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty four hours ago

Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And I'm not who I thought I was twenty four hours ago
Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You

Twenty four reasons to admit that I'm wrong
With all my excuses still twenty four strong

See I'm not copping out...
When You're raising the dead in me
I am the second man
I am the second man now

And You're raising these twenty four voices
With twenty four hearts
With all of my symphonies
In twenty four parts
But I want to be one today
Centered and true

I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
You're raising the dead in me
I am the second man

I want to see miracles, see the world change
Wrestled the angel, for more than a name
For more than a feeling
For more than a cause
I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And You're raising the dead in me

alright, this picture will introduce my new series, the first being our 2005 schooling show at Quality stables. this is joce and steph, steph is the one who refused to show me her face. anyways, they were our judges. they accepted bribes. HAH. anyways, i had a blast taking pics and riding and all that. the other pics on the bottom are some older ones before my trip to london, some after. so enjoy and let me know what you think. oh, also, i am pleased to show off, that many of my horse pictures all have their ears forward! yes! and in the trotting pics, people aren't flying out of the saddle! : )  

jocelyn davey. a.k.a. the best dressage rider in the WORLD!  

melissa 

mel and kaley 

meg and meli 

the infamous photo bob. out of the depths of kindness in his heart, he generously allowed me to be his shadow for the day. i even got my head strategically placed in one of his pics! 

we decided to take pics of each other, since no one else would. : ) 

megan, flaunting her first place win. 

bentley and jo? i think her name is? not sure... 

Annie and lauren 

erin and roo. the only reason i don't have a shot of them in the ring, is, well, they were just too fast for me! i think i have one shot that is very blurry of roo flying off his feet.  

megan and spunky 

amanda is one brave kid. i don't think she rode flagship many times before the schooling show, but there she is in the walk-trot class. so cute! 

amanda and flaggy 

lynn and her new horse abbey. 

jennifer and jester 

Emily and Lulu 

emily, smugly eyeing her opponents, after she placed first. 

silky and one of the leahy kids. impossible to keep track of them all. 

meg, meli and charles 

# 63 

victory canter? such a show off.  

. 

melissa and charles. EARS SOMEONE! : P 

my friend, kate. 

why hello there. 

mr. golf looking jon. 

dad and jon playing golf 

railing on the back porch of our house 

there's this old abandoned house across from our's, and i've been meaning to take some pics of it for ages, so finally i pedaled over and got some of my favorite shots of all time. i live for shots like this, the one down there through the window is just fabulous. my old house pics are definetly some of my favorites. 

cracked cement 

i love this shot through the window 

the back 

the front of the house 

tulips in our garden 

my adorable little neice. mia. or amelia. 

try waving to your shadow sometime. its super duper fun. i love how you can tell i'm wearing my big eskimo coat. hehe. so funny 

i love this shot of the snow close up. it almost looks like the sand in flordia, on siesta key 

an early morning 

when all else fails, look down. some of the best shots can be found within your fav pair of old sneakers, or just plain feet. slippered feet, sock covered feet, my point; feet make great photos. : ) 

my feet closer 

small, small f-stops. : ) 

a very annoying plant. but very beautiful 

by the church 

coffee watching dad and jon play golf 

early one morning with the trees pointing to the moon. : ) 

i see things upside down

What looks like failure is success
And what looks like poverty is riches
When what is true looks more like a knife
It looks like you’re killing me
But you’re saving my life

But i give myself to what looks like love
And i sell myself for what feels like love
And i pay to get what is not love
And all just because i see things upside down

What looks like weakness can do anything
And what looks like foolishness is understanding
When what is powerful has not come to fight
It looks like you’re going to war
But you lay down your life

What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
And i say i don’t know you
But you say it’s finished
When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
And i say i don’t know you
But you say it’s finished

-Derek Webb

www.derekwebb.com