As of tomorrow, I'll have lived here a whole week. Where has the time gone? College Station already feels like forever ago, when in reality this time last week I was panicking over how much I still had to pack.
My house is coming along. There are still several boxes that I need to unpack (that I've mostly been stepping over and moving out of the way the last week), but it looks like a home now. And Romeo, Ramses, and Fiona are adjusting well. Romeo has just about gotten over his fear of the kitchen floor (he wouldn't walk on it when we first moved in because he thought he was going to slip and fall), and Ramses has apparently already made friends. Last night I was sitting on the couch when suddenly there was a loud thump outside. Ramses immediately flew off the couch and over to the window, where he stood up and pushed through the blinds. Fiona went running over too while growling. I was sitting with a "deer in the headlights" expression on my face when there came the sound of meows from outside. I crept over and peeped out the window, and a fluffy black and white cat was sitting out there, I guess hoping to have a late night chat with Ramses.
The ponies seem to have settled into their new stables too. Chica and Rosa share a paddock that has stalls in it so they can be separated out for feeding, as Chica is a vacuum and Rosa likes to take breaks while eating. I haven't gotten a chance to ride Rosa yet as it has been too dang cold, but I did hop on Chica bareback the other day and ride her at the walk and trot a little bit. She felt pretty good, which made me happy.
I'm really enjoying my new job so far. It has started off a bit slowly as new jobs tend to, but I've been amassing more responsibilities over the last couple of days. Next week I am co-covering the Aaron Ranch Cow Horse Classic Derby and the NRCHA World Championship Show. I am really excited; I have already learned so much about cutting, reining, and reined cow horse. Maybe I've found something Rosa and I can aspire to!
I have lots of pictures to share later, I'll try to get on that this weekend. Have a great day!
My house is coming along. There are still several boxes that I need to unpack (that I've mostly been stepping over and moving out of the way the last week), but it looks like a home now. And Romeo, Ramses, and Fiona are adjusting well. Romeo has just about gotten over his fear of the kitchen floor (he wouldn't walk on it when we first moved in because he thought he was going to slip and fall), and Ramses has apparently already made friends. Last night I was sitting on the couch when suddenly there was a loud thump outside. Ramses immediately flew off the couch and over to the window, where he stood up and pushed through the blinds. Fiona went running over too while growling. I was sitting with a "deer in the headlights" expression on my face when there came the sound of meows from outside. I crept over and peeped out the window, and a fluffy black and white cat was sitting out there, I guess hoping to have a late night chat with Ramses.
The ponies seem to have settled into their new stables too. Chica and Rosa share a paddock that has stalls in it so they can be separated out for feeding, as Chica is a vacuum and Rosa likes to take breaks while eating. I haven't gotten a chance to ride Rosa yet as it has been too dang cold, but I did hop on Chica bareback the other day and ride her at the walk and trot a little bit. She felt pretty good, which made me happy.
I'm really enjoying my new job so far. It has started off a bit slowly as new jobs tend to, but I've been amassing more responsibilities over the last couple of days. Next week I am co-covering the Aaron Ranch Cow Horse Classic Derby and the NRCHA World Championship Show. I am really excited; I have already learned so much about cutting, reining, and reined cow horse. Maybe I've found something Rosa and I can aspire to!
I have lots of pictures to share later, I'll try to get on that this weekend. Have a great day!