September 2008 Weddings
SugarhillHnA
member
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
NOTD Reporting for Duty
Your NOTD is reporting for duty on yet another snowy day in CT. We are in the midst of what our local TV station calls Winter Storm Ella, which will be a 2-day storm for us. They expect 4-8" today and more to come tomorrow on top of what we already have on the ground (close to 2 feet). I'm working from home, so I should be able to check in a bit easier today. 
~DD born 3-25-10~DS born 6-5-12~
Re: NOTD Reporting for Duty
If I was to come to your city today (well maybe after the snow storm) what should I do first?
Whats your favorite type of food?
What was your favorite part of your honeymoon?
What is Mariela favorite food?
What is one of your favorite things that Mariela is doing now?
Do you plan on going anywhere for vacation this year?
Where is your favorite place to shop?
plans for #2? #3?
how is the reduced work schedule going?
where would you move if you had to leave CT?
What is your favorite vacation spot?
What is your favorite season?
What is your favorite comfort food?
2012 Reading Challenge
HI!!
What was your favorite TV show growing up?
What is for dinner tonight?
Favorite pizza?
I started riding when I was 13 when after YEARS of begging, my parents finally bought me some riding lessons. After my first pretty bad fall when I got right back on and kept riding, my mom knew I was serious about it and bought me my first horse, Dan. He was a Quarter Horse and I could do anything with him. We did western, hunters, rodeo, and eventually I got into Dressage & Eventing. I also bought, trained, and sold another horse I called Moose (he had a big head like a Moose, but was only 15'2) and then bought Sandi, my TB mare. I had high hopes of training Sandi to replace Dan when I retired him, but then life, work, and school got in the way. I leased her out for a couple years and then I bred her.
Dan passed away shortly after I met Alexi at the ripe age of 27. Hartwin was born soon thereafter and I moved him to CT after he was weaned. I leased Sandi out (down in NC) to a trainer who wanted another baby by her and the stallion that I used (Swedish Warmblood named LA Baltic Sundance) and started training Hartwin here in CT. While Hartwin was growing up, I leased a horse here in CT for awhile and showed him a couple times in local Dressage shows. Sandi had a filly and then I leased her out again to a young girl who reminded me much of myself. She ended up falling in love with her and Sandi adored her, so I sold her. I kept Hartwin until just after Alexi and I were engaged....it got to be too much with grad school and work to train him like he needed at that point (he was being started under saddle) and I hated to do it, but I had to sell him as I couldn't afford professional training. I miss him terribly, but he's in great hands and currently showing in 1st & 2nd level in Dressage with much room to grow.
I hope to get back into horses again in a few years once my baby making years are over. And YES! I really hope M likes horses.
What has been your biggest challenge about being a new mom?
How is Mariela feeling after her pukeapalooza?
What is your favorite part of having dogs?
That's hard to answer, I think, until I go through them all and can look back. So far, I like each stage for various reasons and I can say that I do miss the newborn stage when she was so tiny, squishy, and snuggly. I also do love watching her grow, change, explore, and figure out things. I get so proud when she figures things out on her own...you can just see the concentration on her face and she sucks in her lower lip when she's trying hard. Then, she gets so proud when she does it. I look forward to watching her grow, change, and continue to do new things, but on the other hand I don't want my baby growing up too quickly! I'm kind of nervous about the walking stage as she's already into EVERYTHING....I'm sure there will be lots more to explore once she can run around. I also look forward to hearing her little voice learn to talk and see her personality continue to develop.