HHF - Life Adventures of the Bontrager's

so here are some pics from Eryx's debut show...i went with my friend Alicia and Laura from the barn and the "boys". we had so much fun! :)

well, could i POSSIBLY be worse at this blogging?! i think not. excuse my lacking ability to keep this updated. However, i will try to fill you in on the last few months.... May - Best month of the year for sure! went on our AMAZING trip to Europe and saw most of Italy, Greece and went "island hopping" on the greek islands. FABULOUS. June-Not too exciting...just working a TON and took on some more horse clients..i can't believe how wonderful my job is! July- Alyssa's best friend Chandler and i took her on a suprise trip to Chicago for a weekend "away" from wedding stuff to gorge on amazing food and shop til we dropped. :) we had way too much fun. i also debuted my horse Eryx Meridious in his first show and he did INCREDIBLE. he really was an angel and i was SO proud of him! dan came to take pics and just be moral support..it was a great weekend as well! August- has been INSANE so far...first week was filled with county fair where many students showed their h...

well the last week has been quite busy for me as i was going full time to a clinic to become a certified riding instructor. The information below is what the program is about and what it means. it is a fantastic program and i'm excited to begin teaching with the set of skills and exercises that the program promotes. i'm really excited to be done and ready to go on our trip! we leave wednesday! :) more pics will follow.... Secure Seat© is a means to a deep, balanced seat on a horse that results in a rider who is less likely to fall. It has been used by the American Association for Horsemanship Safety for about ten years. "It all started with a champion bull rider friend named Pat who came out to go horseback riding with me one day. He got on a horse, and I was stunned by the grace of his position, considering he rode bulls more often than he rode horses. He reminded me of the best riders I had ever known. I knew that I wanted my seat to be as good as his, but I also knew ...

well, i finally did it...i'm offically graduated! :) and, as of a few days ago, i am an offical Certified Surgical Technologist. (i found out i passed my board exam! yeay!) so, another huge hurdle of life is done...and i'm very thankful for it! :) here are some pics from the festivities of the evening...

well, i'm really going to be done with school. i can't believe it. today is my last day and my last final. here are some pics from our last day of clinicals at BryanLGH East on Tuesday. we had SO much fun together, these are my "homies". :-) amy, joey, casey, and our instructor jamie. enjoy!

i did some fun photo editing on some pics of eryx that i took the other day when i had a rare moment to spend with him. he's such a fabulous horse and i have so much fun when i get to be around him...i think you'll like these pics if you have an appreciation of art. :-)

well, it's been quite a few days since my last blog! the last month has just rushed by!! i can't believe how fast the new year is moving already!! anyway, i thought i'd share some pics of the "activities" i've been up to in between my crazy school and work schedule. :-) (by the way, school is offically done in 5 weeks...wwwoohhooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!) can you tell i'm excited to be done? LOL! anyway, here's some pics of our last few weeks since christmas....enjoy! dan's favorite sunday morning made-from-scratch blueberry muffins....yumm-o!! this was one of my favorite cakes of all time...it's a sweet and salty cake from a bakery call "Baked" in new york city. martha stewart has the owner of the bakery on her show often and their recipes are to die for!! ( if not quite time consuming!) it was a fabulous cake and you can find the recipe at http://www.marthastewart.com on put in "sweet and salty cake" into the search engine. i...