Who Irishgrrrl!!! Get on over here and tell us about yourself!!

[joflier]

Date: 10/27/2008 11:43:25 AM
Author: Irishgrrrl
Dani, seriously!!! It''s like they just flip a little switch in their brains! Red is the same way, too. He tries to get away with murder with me because he knows me so well, and he knows I''m a halfway decent rider. But DH gets on him and he turns into a TOTAL Daddy''s boy! Seriously, it''s like he puts his little halo on! I think it''s because DH is kind of a beginner. (He rode years ago when he was a kid, but he rode Western then so he''s totally new to English riding.) Red is SO good for DH . . . makes me sick!

Jo, I

Carmellos!!! I swear, you and I must be candy twins! LOL!

See, I''m venting my candy love on here, and I''m surviving without eating any thus far!

How bout the new Twix - milk choc outer -dark chocoalte cookie crumb with peanut butter inner????

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/27/2008 12:08:08 PM
Author: joflier
See, I''m venting my candy love on here, and I''m surviving without eating any thus far!

How bout the new Twix - milk choc outer -dark chocoalte cookie crumb with peanut butter inner????

WHOA!!! I had not heard of these yet . . . gee THANKS, Jo! Way to enable! LOL!

 

[joflier]

You are most welcome, my friend! I''ve only been able to find them at the gas stations. Most grocery stores don''t have them, that I''ve seen. Their much better than the regular twix though, imo!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/27/2008 12:13:45 PM
Author: joflier
You are most welcome, my friend! I''ve only been able to find them at the gas stations. Most grocery stores don''t have them, that I''ve seen. Their much better than the regular twix though, imo!

Uh-oh . . . now I''m really in trouble! If they''re BETTER than the regular Twix, well, let''s just say I''m gonna need a whole CASE!!!

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 10/27/2008 12:05:27 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 10/27/2008 11:50:53 AM
Author: Lorelei

Thanks! The trouble is now when I sit on a horse it hurts. I have chronic back trouble which was aggravated by riding, so I have to be careful now.

When I did ride, I used to love to jump most of all and just hack out. I didn''t compete much as I didn''t have a lot of iinterest in it, but I do miss riding. I hope you don''t have to quit for years yet, there is nothing like riding and nothing you can do to replace it really...

Oh, Lorelei, you''re a girl after my own heart!!! I have always LOVED jumping, and HATED competing! LOL!

ETA: I did have a bad accident several years ago, and I didn''t ride for a long time after that. I was hurt pretty bad (much worse than any of the other times I had fallen off) and it really shook me up. But, I found that I was miserable because I wasn''t riding! So, I got back into it and have been much happier since.

Heehee! Jumping is such fun isn''t it? Competing not so much....It is a shame actually as Madam has such a huge jump and I will never experience it - oh well!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/27/2008 12:20:54 PM
Author: Lorelei

Heehee! Jumping is such fun isn''t it? Competing not so much....It is a shame actually as Madam has such a huge jump and I will never experience it - oh well!

I bet she''s GORGEOUS!!! Does someone ride Madam for you, so you can watch what she can do?

 

[joflier]

Start buyin'' your candy wholesale!!! DH once had a bunch of small coinop vending machines - those little stand alone ones with the m&ms or skittles in them for a little investment thingy. Yeah, well when he started leaving all those humungo bags of candy around the house, I decided that wasn''t a good business for us. I''d eat all the profits. (those machines have since been sold)

 

[geckodani]

Aw Lorelei. ((HUGS)) I''m sorry you can''t ride anymore.

I wish I still had a horse, or a stable, or ANYTHING around here in the way of a horse! LOL.

I have a confession to make - I have NEVER fallen off a horse!

Even when I was learning, and riding bareback - never fallen off. I''ve fallen off of pretty much everything else in my world, including my own feet...

 

[dragonfly411]

Irisshgirl - No the horse in my avatar is actually MY horse''s grandfather!! He''s a national champion so he should be pretty

. I LOVE CRAB LEGS

Lorelei - I''m sorry you aren''t much able to ride anymore!!

You girls make me want to get into jumping even more!! We don''t have many areas to hack here, so I''m stuck in the paddock, but I"ve been wanting to do 3 day eventing so badly!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Jo, that investment wouldn''t make us any money either! LOL!

Dani, seriously??? Never??? Wow, you''re lucky! I have to say, though, I have a pretty decent record. I''ve been riding since I was two years old (so I guess it''s been 28 years now), and I''ve only fallen off three times. {knock on wood} The last one was my really bad fall.

Dragonfly, wow! He is GORGEOUS!!! And you should definitely do some jumping. It''s like flying!

 

[geckodani]

Date: 10/27/2008 1:49:40 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl
Jo, that investment wouldn''t make us any money either! LOL!

Dani, seriously??? Never??? Wow, you''re lucky! I have to say, though, I have a pretty decent record. I''ve been riding since I was two years old (so I guess it''s been 28 years now), and I''ve only fallen off three times. {knock on wood} The last one was my really bad fall.

Dragonfly, wow! He is GORGEOUS!!! And you should definitely do some jumping. It''s like flying!

I know I got lucky! Never ever. Even when Patty was trying, LOL. Sorry you had a bad fall.

Never jumped though, which I''m sure ups the possibility of falling by a LOT. LOL

 

[dragonfly411]

I took a few jumping lessons and loved them. It''s mainly the expense that keeps me from taking the lessons to be honest. And the embarrassment of going to the main hunter facility around me knowing that my former students are there jumping fences higher than I could do right now... riding better than me.... oy

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 10/27/2008 12:22:47 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 10/27/2008 12:20:54 PM
Author: Lorelei

Heehee! Jumping is such fun isn''t it? Competing not so much....It is a shame actually as Madam has such a huge jump and I will never experience it - oh well!

I bet she''s GORGEOUS!!! Does someone ride Madam for you, so you can watch what she can do?

No she isn''t ridden now....But she is indeed gorgeous and a champion puller of faces!!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/27/2008 2:09:43 PM
Author: Lorelei

No she isn''t ridden now....But she is indeed gorgeous and a champion puller of faces!!

Hee hee! Mares are the BEST at that, aren''t they?!?! LOL!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/27/2008 1:55:55 PM
Author: geckodani

I know I got lucky! Never ever. Even when Patty was trying, LOL. Sorry you had a bad fall.

Never jumped though, which I'm sure ups the possibility of falling by a LOT. LOL

Actually, I've never fallen while jumping. {knock on wood}

My first fall was at a total standstill (the girth was too tight and he bucked when I sat down on the saddle), my second fall was between jumps (we had just cleared one and were cantering toward the next one when she decided to buck), and my third fall was because the horse spooked and ran off with me. When I had my first fall (my most minor one) and my third fall (my most serious one), there wasn't even a jump in the arena! LOL!

I rode Red last night just for a little while. I was planning to ride longer but, we weren't doing so great! It was WINDY here last night, and we were in the indoor arena, which has metal walls and a metal roof. The wind was making quite a racket against those walls and roof, and Red spooked twice! The first time, he just went sideways a little and it was not a big deal. The second time was a little worse ~ we were walking toward the end of the arena and he started cantering all of a sudden because he heard the wind whining around the peak of the roof! So, I stayed on for just a short while after that, and then got down. He wasn't being bad really, he was just scared. Poor guy!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/27/2008 2:07:26 PM
Author: dragonfly411
I took a few jumping lessons and loved them. It''s mainly the expense that keeps me from taking the lessons to be honest. And the embarrassment of going to the main hunter facility around me knowing that my former students are there jumping fences higher than I could do right now... riding better than me.... oy

Dragonfly, I''m the same way with dressage! LOL! I would love to learn a little dressage, but Red is NOT a dressage horse and I am NOT a dressage rider! I''m such a hunt seat person. All my students learn balanced seat from me, with an emphasis on hunt seat and jumping. If they decide they want to specialize in a different discipline (such as dressage or anything Western for example), I send them to an instructor who can get them to where they want to be. So, if I were to start taking dressage lessons, I''d see a LOT of my former students and they''d all be whupping my butt! LOL!

 

[dragonfly411]

That''s how I am. I will probably take up jumping when I can afford some lessons again. For now, I''m content to sit the extended trot across my pasture haha

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/28/2008 2:49:28 PM
Author: dragonfly411
That''s how I am. I will probably take up jumping when I can afford some lessons again. For now, I''m content to sit the extended trot across my pasture haha

Aw, Dragonfly, that sounds so nice!

 

[Skippy123]

Any more diamond projects in the works? hehe

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/29/2008 12:31:20 PM
Author: Skippy123
Any more diamond projects in the works? hehe

Not yet, Skip . . . but give me time!

The biggest item on my wish list is an e-ring upgrade, which DH has agreed that we can do, hopefully for our fifth anniversary (which will be July 21, 2010). Of course, I wouldn't turn down any blingy gifts he decides to give me between now and then! LOL!

How about you? Anything in the works?

 

[geckodani]

Date: 10/29/2008 1:18:57 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 10/29/2008 12:31:20 PM
Author: Skippy123
Any more diamond projects in the works? hehe

Not yet, Skip . . . but give me time!

The biggest item on my wish list is an e-ring upgrade, which DH has agreed that we can do, hopefully for our fifth anniversary (which will be July 21, 2010). Of course, I wouldn''t turn down any blingy gifts he decides to give me between now and then! LOL!

How about you? Anything in the works?

Ooooh, yay for upgrades!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/29/2008 1:29:14 PM
Author: geckodani

Ooooh, yay for upgrades!

Yeah, Dani, it''s a long way off but I''m excited!!!

I''m really leaning toward a radiant solitaire, probably somewhere in the 1.5 to 2 carat range, set in 18k yellow gold (maybe an x-prong or WF''s w-prong).

 

[Linda W]

Supa granny is going to get an upgrade????????? How is my supa granny today???


Love Linda
xoxoxox

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 10/29/2008 1:37:08 PM
Author: Linda W
Supa granny is going to get an upgrade????????? How is my supa granny today???


Love Linda
xoxoxox

We need to get you two special pink sparkly superhero capes with SUPA GRANNY in sequins on them!

Getting back to pulling faces, MY MARE is the absolute CHAMPION at pulling nasty faces and dishing out stinkeye!

 

[geckodani]

Oh that sounds gorgeous Emm!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Hi, Miss Linda! I''m good! How''s MY favorite Supa Granny today?

And yes, there is an upgrade in my future! Eventually!

Lorelei, I would LOVE to have capes like that for Linda and me to wear!!! LOL! And you must show me some peetures of Madam and her infamous faces!

Thanks, Dani! Hee hee! Have you seen Nicrez''s radiant solitaire? That is my inspiration!!!

 

[Linda W]

Lorelei what is stinkeye??????? We would love some pink capes, tee hee. Would love to see pictures of your mare, wouldn''t we IG????

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/29/2008 2:10:51 PM
Author: Linda W
Lorelei what is stinkeye??????? We would love some pink capes, tee hee. Would love to see pictures of your mare, wouldn''t we IG????

We would, Linda!

And I believe stinkeye is kinda like "the evil eye" . . . basically a dirty look! Something like this, maybe:

or

or

or

 

[Linda W]

Date: 10/29/2008 2:17:37 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 10/29/2008 2:10:51 PM

Author: Linda W

Lorelei what is stinkeye??????? We would love some pink capes, tee hee. Would love to see pictures of your mare, wouldn''t we IG????

We would, Linda!

And I believe stinkeye is kinda like ''the evil eye'' . . . basically a dirty look! Something like this, maybe:

or

or

or

Oh ha ha ha. My mom used to give that to my brother and I. We used to call it "the hairy eyeball" ha ha ha. In fact when my bro and I argue (which we still do), she still gives it to us

 

[geckodani]

Date: 10/29/2008 2:25:00 PM
Author: Linda W

Date: 10/29/2008 2:17:37 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 10/29/2008 2:10:51 PM

Author: Linda W

Lorelei what is stinkeye??????? We would love some pink capes, tee hee. Would love to see pictures of your mare, wouldn''t we IG????

We would, Linda!

And I believe stinkeye is kinda like ''the evil eye'' . . . basically a dirty look! Something like this, maybe:

or

or

or

Oh ha ha ha. My mom used to give that to my brother and I. We used to call it ''the hairy eyeball'' ha ha ha. In fact when my bro and I argue (which we still do), she still gives it to us

LOL!