Seems like a long time since I've had any time to write much on the blog, and that's gonna continue until Monday when I'm back home at my own computer. So far, on this Saturday morning nobody has come with that longing look to use the Travelodge computer, so I have a few minutes here.
It's easy to get out of the loop when you're doing these horse things, although I'll say the dressage show has been a lot more relaxing than horse shows are. Laurie has tests at designated times; then we're free to do what we want.
Yesterday was filled with a few "what we wanted to do's." They included watching some other dressage events, going for a bike ride in the beautiful countryside around the equestrian center and braving the highways to meet Annie at the South Center Mall near Kent.
Then, Annie took the wheel, took us for a quick spin around Seattle, found us a parking spot and then led the way to Safeco Field where the Mariners were playing the Detroit Tigers. Bad game for the Mariners. In fact, I think the Tigers scored almost all of their seven runs in the first inning.
Silva, the Mariners' pitcher went down before completing an inning. The bright news for the Mariners was Beltrie who belted two homeruns. We enjoyed the barbecue and walking around the facility to the bullpen and to places where the more fortunated fans can sit. We were three levels up behind home plate, which wasn't bad.
We made a mistake when we got up for dinner after the first inning. Left those peanuts sold to us by the elderly Chinese peanut vender. Annie loves to walk by and listen to him yell out PEEENUTS to anyone who'll listen outside the stadium. We bought a bag and did some picture taking, so I'll have him and the dog with sunglasses and cigarette on my Monday photo spread.
Today Laurie will work a lot with Rusty to familiarize him with both dressage rings. He didn't have a chance to go into one of the assigned arenas yesterday, and it showed. He was a bit fidgety throughout his test, which doesn't bode well for dressage. She has three tests tomorrow so it will be a busy day with the packing up to head home.
Eventually, I'll be getting back into my normal groove and I'll know a little bit more about what's going on in the world outside Auburn.
Happy Saturday.
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