Weekend update

This weekend was another jam packed extravaganza. Here's the update.

Friday
Incredible amount of snow today. It had to have been the biggest winter storm I have ever witnessed. The weather channel said we got 8" of snow, but it seemed like feet. There was so much snow that the ditches were level with the road. Even though it snowed April and I decided to take the horses to Barnesville for a weekend clinic with her coach. Friday night I rode Goliath. All I have to say is I'm waaay out of my league. The rest of the night was fun. We had dinner with Clint, Tracy & Mac and John. Then we spent the night at Clint and Tracy's. It was a fun fun time.

Saturday
The day started with a kinda bummer. The temperature dropped to -20 during the night and our brand new truck didn't start. It needed a new starter, so that was kinda a bummer but not too bad. April rode her horse Highlight with John and then we were on the road back to Grand Forks. The trip home was uneventful and the night was filled with some studying.

Sunday
A day of studying. The highlight of the day was a quick run with the Doo dog. The temperature at 9pm was +5 with a wind chill of -7. Notice Daisy's booties special for keeping her feet warm.

Monday
This morning Daisy was busy recovering from her late night run and a weekend at the barn. The day was pretty uneventful with school and studying.

Meet Wilson

This is Wilson, the newest addition to the barn. Wilson was born in the stall next to Highlight a few nights ago. Here he is about a week after he was born. He's the goofiest little horse. His favorite thing is to get scratched right in front of his right hip.

7.33 miles in 1:03:39

Dusty and I agreed to a virtual race in preparation for the marathon we plan on running together. The terms were that we'd run for 60 minutes on a treadmill at 1.0% elevation.

So, I ran outside instead...sorry Dusty. I did 7.33 miles in 1:03:39.

Air temp on the way out was 10 degrees and 9 degrees on the way back. We'd gotten about an inch of snow earlier today. The skies cleared off for my run tonight and it was a beautiful starry nighttime run. I picked my favorite route through an older residential part of town.

April got home soon after I did. Here she is waiting for the water pressure to come around in our RV in the sky. Notice the droplets of water coming out of the faucet behind her.

Update

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. Here is the update from over the weekend.

Friday:
We got done with class really late because our professor insists on keeping us til 5pm on Friday afternoon. So, April and I set out for the barn to pickup her old trailer. We intended to haul the trailer down to Fargo and sell it to this nice lady. However, the snow in the picture proved to be too much for my bald tired truck. The tires on the trailer had stuck and we absolutely couldn't move the trailer. After spinning the tires for nearly 45 minutes April went to get Beth (the barn owner) to pull us out. I begrudgingly let her pull my "new & tough" truck out of the 6.5 inches of snow on the ground. Getting stuck slowed us down so we weren't able to show the trailer to the lady.

Saturday
The trailer made it to Fargo and sat in front of Barry & Julien's. The nice lady came to look at the trailer and didn't like it very much. She said, "I'll think about it and call you back." So, we called the next nice lady on the list and she liked it. Her husband declared it to be a good trailer and said they'd buy it. So, we are down one steel rust bucket and up a big green bus-like trailer. You can see it in the background above. The rest of the day I intended to study but ended up procrastinating like it is going out of style.

Sunday
I spent the day studying. Yippy, we learned about all the weird stuff that can happen to your gut.

Monday
No school.....party!!!! After Friday night's truck pull fiasco, we declared it necessary to purchase new, bigger truck tires. The guy who sold me the truck said, "Some guys like to put the 265's on instead of these here 245's." I'm not too savvy on tire knowledge and took this guy's word as gospel. I said, "Oh yes, that sounds really good." Now I own a truck that has these humongous knobby tires that look like mudding tires you'd see on Billy Joe's rig at the truck pull. 'Nough said.

Tuesday
Back to school. Everyone at school is starting to get a little edgy with our upcoming tests. April and I try to stay as far from school as we can when it gets to this point.

The Clampit's Have Got Nothing On Us

It was a big week for April and I. We finally broke down and got a second car. April says it was the act that saved our marriage. I'm going to withhold my comment on that one though. While we were at it we decided to get a "new" horse trailer for the monthly trips we've been making to Minneapolis w/ the horses. So, now we are all set up for quite awhile in that department. We got our truck (a GMC) from the dealer in Fertile, MN (no joke it is really named Fertile). And the trailer we found in Bowling Green, OH. The guy who sold us his trailer agreed to meet us half way in Madison, WI THANK GOODNESS. Here's a map from mapquest of our route we took this weekend. Have you ever been to Madison? What'd you think of the people?















In route Daisy enjoys a break, but still isn't in the mood for her breakfast yet. I know I could hardly resist a bowl of Lamb & Rice.





















Here's a shot of April at a pitstop at "the Cranberry capital of the World" Tomah, WI.





















A shot of the thirsty truck along the way.
















The trailer is humongous. We are seriously putting the Clampits to shame. I'll make sure to post some photos of it later. Until then hope you're all doing well. See ya.

Med School Prom

A few weekends ago my good buddy John came up to take pictures of April and Highlight (her horse). It was great to see John, hang out and most of all go to the Med School Prom. Say what? Med School Prom? Yes, every year the UND Med School throws a bash and we all get together, dress up and make fun of one another. I know what you are thinking, "Isn't 26 a little old to be going to Prom parties?" And my answer would have to be yes. However, the Prom did provide me with some fun shots. As you scan through the shots I've posted take note of the expressions on John's face. What do you think? I'd have to say he was probably coping with me at this point.