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this has been the most lovely spring i can remember in some time. i've been taking lots of pics of the beautiful tree with pink blossoms turned to red leaves and yellow tulips a previous tenant planted with the promise of my daffodils coming up and some bushes about to bloom. we've been enjoying our walks in the neighborhood with all kinds of trees coming to life with purple and white flowers and leaves with so many shapes and shades. wow. it's been beautiful. i'm sad to think we'll most likely be leaving after our year's rent is up. i have no idea to where. gareth says he has a job in the works but won't tell me what it is and says don't worry about it when i ask what it might be. but i do worry. i can't afford to live on my own or support the two of us. especially since i'll be part time come fall when school starts. and his parents are pretty tapped with everything going on with his mom. so i have no idea what will happen but i'll enjoy our lovely home for now. and try not to freak out about the future. i finished my class with an a. glad to have some free time now to read non-text books and relax a little. i went out to a new farm with the girl i went trail riding with from work. the lady let us ride her horses in exchange for taking care of them. just grooming them and cleaning up around the barn a little. one of the horses i rode is a draft horse and we both got to ride this gigantic creature bareback. that was interesting. it was fun and nice to get out and dirty for a day. i'm looking forward to more outdoor adventures.

out

there's been a lot going on again but it hasn't all been bad. we've had some summer weather come through and spring is in full bloom. dad got me a hammock stand and i was able to put up the hammock that was won and given to me at my brother's fundraiser last year. i've had a few chances to lounge in it and am looking forward to the rest of my three day weekend to do more of just that. gareth and i took a trip to dc with my niece and her boyfriend last week. it was a beautiful day out to walk around and see the monuments. she'd never been to the holocaust museum so that was a downer to the day but an important eyeopener. especially at the end where it showed genocide happening in the world today. humankind can be so horrible. colby's had another poo crisis. he was constipated for a few days and not drinking. he got dehydrated and needed sub q fluids. then he got his first enema. solved the stopped up situation but gave him diarrhea. he's getting better on that end now. i got to spend a day out at the farm with my friend and her horse before she got the horse's tumor removed. the surgery went well and hopefully recovery will continue to go well. i'm hoping to finish my class this weekend. i took a test this week and got another a. i just have one quiz left to take at home and the final at school. i talked to the financial aid office and since i already have a bachelor's degree i won't qualify for any grants but i will get loans at a very high intrest rate. gareth's been helping at his friends' play for the past few weeks. he's a stagehand and seems to be enjoying what he's doing. so i don't see as much of him as i used to but more than when he worked. hopefully he'll find something where he's paid and still around some. now to get out and enjoy this beautiful weather.

a long

i'm happy to say that february's finally over. it was an extra long one this year. with even more fecal after i last wrote. gareth lost his job. they said his work just wasn't good enough. it was pretty horrible news. but after a minor mourning on his part he's back out there looking. and i'm happy to see more of him here. hopefully this will all have been for a reason and there will be something great around the bend. this will be my tenth day working in a row before having the weekend off. i was talking about everything going on and that i had to make the trip out to louisa before work one of these days and the girls actually let me leave early to do it the other night. only one of my tires ended up needing replacing. but i got all four and new rear breaks for less than $300. woohoo. it's ready to go but we'll wait until sunday to go hang out at my nephew's bday. and perhaps make it home in time and with energy for ice skating? i went on a trail ride with another girl from work last weekend. it was expensive but fun. especially getting to canter for the first time in a long time. with everything going on i've gotten a little behind in my class. but it's go at your own pace so i should have time to catch up by the end. i have exactly a month. hopefully it will be a better one : ]