do ya'know I forgot to post this like 3 weeks ago....OHWELL!

I really really want to write this long post about something I've been mulling over for several weeks, the time period over which I have been unable to write, but I don't really feel like writing right now and I think that with the thing that I want to talk about I have to be...into it. I suppose having read that you will wonder, why is she procrastinating on writing about it, but I'd rather deliver it later than deliver it poorly. Man, I sound like I care! Haha, I do.





So, yeah, now that I've provoked wondering in your mind I will move on to why exactly I haven't been writing.





I've been busy. Originally it was with cramming school work that should have been completed months ago but never got finished, and once that was over after about a 10 minute break I was swept into the best week of my life. Everton VBS. A week where I was helping others, but it didn't feel like it, and at the end I came out with exactly what I needed going into it. The 'housing' was amazing, the food was amazing, the VBS was amazing(ly smooth running), and most of all the people were amazing. It was a week with a full roster and though I knew some of the girls (Jo, Lara, Sarah and the rest of the Pypker family) I was rather nervous about meeting the others. At least I thought there would be others. Turns out I was right. Leah, Robyn, and Jenna from Golden Woods...Sarah's barn. They arrived soon after I did and though as we took all our stuff downstairs there was a somewhat awkward silence we soon started talking and by Saturday's dinner were sufficiently acquainted to base a bigger friendship...I guess that sounds kind of technical but saying it simply would be we started talking and soon I soon decided that they were all pretty cool. Anyways, Sunday morning to our chagrin Jenna, Leah and I realized that in our enthusiasm to pack for the week had overlooked Sunday clothes. At least we all wore jeans. It did feel funny though. Sunday evening Evonne, Sarah's cousin arrived. Getting to know her was harder because she disappeared with Anna and nearly always stuck right by Sarah and wouldn't talk so much about herself. I really forget whether Lara arrived that evening or in the morning....but Robyn arrived that evening and Jo arrived on Monday morning. Eventually our crew arrived and according to my observations soon became extremely tight. It was actually pretty awesome because we would all walk to the church together every morning and then we would split up in crew leaders, techies, dramatic assistance, and snack monitors. We were apart but we were still working together. After the VBS day was over we would all walk back and then just hang out for the rest of the day.





I think my favourite hangout day was Tuesday when we went swimming and Leah started doing song actions under the water...which amused me greatly. The rest of the week was a brilliant yet typically unrecorded blur of happiness and fun.





By the end of the hangout afternoon(s) and evening(s) I had watched: Pirates of the Caribbean 1, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, The Holiday, and A Series of Unfortunate Events. An eclectic


Also while the other girls danced to the actions DVD I video taped. It was a thing of the moment and I didn't know how much I would love it now to sit back and laugh at them as they made funny faces at me and over exaggerated the moves.


VBS ended Friday afternoon and was followed by a hotdog lunch. After that Jo had to scoot pronto but the rest of us went to the park with Richard and Jordan. It was an interesting time, mostly because it wasn't a specified, per organised action. Interesting as in good though. Most of the girls left later that (Friday) evening and Lara left Saturday morning but due to my father's stay in China and Kathleen's recent surgery I was left until Sunday evening.



Saturday morning Sarah was at the barn working early so I stayed 'home' and cleaned up the basement room and then vacuumed and folded laundry for a bit and then went downstairs and hung out. About lunch time Bekah called and told us about a Jacob Moon concert happening that night, everyone decided to go and Sarah was assumed attendance. The only catch was that when Sarah got home at the end of her work day at the barn she was tired and slightly pessimistic about the horseshow the next day (Sunday).

It was Anna's first show and boy oh boy she schooled in her first two classes! 1st & 2nd followed by 6th in equitation trotting poles. :D. Very good, very good indeed.
Sarah's classes started at 11:30 so Anna was done and Em, Anna, and I watched Sarah as she worked out some hacking classes on Danny, and than competed in a little jumping on Music (who was a grand ole feller and didn't refuse them!). In total Sarah competed in 7 classes and revceived a, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 5th & 6th. And then got a Reserve Champion ribbon! I know that you're not supposed to boast, plus its annoying, but I'm doing it for Sarah, cause I'm proud of her, and I hope this somehow gets to her.

Late that afternoon we returned home (the Pypker's....home #2, anywaysss....) to a snack of (the best) Greek salad (in the world). After we hung out a bit (attempting to hang a new yarn line on her wall to accomodate her ever growing ribbon collection) until my momma and my sista decided to arrive to pick me up. After which we enjoyed a delicious supper of belgian waffles slathered in both brown sugar and syrup ( Mr. Pypker style ;D). It was a slighting sad ending to my stay with the Pypker's as I gathered together my belongings and headed home. It was SO quiet without 7 girls being everywhere at once and I found that I missed being able to talk to a variety of people throughout the day and enjoy special memories with them. Twas sad. Though I shall live as I have connected to my Everton VBS buddie's through e-mail and facebook and look forward to attending their jointed barn's next show.

So I changed my font in order to differentiate between the two bits of writing. I'm going to post this now....I must have forgotten to post it when I wrote it nearly 3 weeks ago. Cherrio!