1 comments Last night I was afraid the weather would be sucky and I wouldn't be able to go out and volunteer.  It was a little cloudy today, but it didn't rain at all.  It was actually a nice day.
So I woke up at about 7, all on my own.  I don't know what is with me waking up like an hour or two before my alarm is set to go off, but it's happened the past few days.  Kind of annoying.  But at least I can get up.
I drove out to the camp, which was about 45 minutes away.  It wasn't a bad drive at all.  But when I got there, no one was there.  Sooo uh I waited for like a half hour until she finally called me and her first lesson showed up. 
I figured I'd be doing a lot of cleaning or something.  But all I did was ride.  Which was really cool, because that was the whole point of me going out there.  I just had to find a place to ride.  And it's totally free!
The horses aren't exactly... flawless.  The picture is of Drama, the first horse I rode.  They did have english saddles, so I didn't have to ride western!  Anyway, she kind of had issues turning.  None of the horses I rode had really awesome steering.  But I did walk, trot, and a little bit of canter with her.  She's pretty fat,but small, so she needs to get in shape.  I didn't really want to canter in that arena because it was smaller than I'm used to and she was having a lesson in there too.  So I didn't want to get in the way.
After I rested my unfit self, I rode a paint named Lynx.  She's young, apparently, and doesn't know what you want.  That amounted to her stopping completely at random moments, and pretty much nothing I did would get her to move again.  The first time it happened I sat there for five minutes, kicking and squeezing and she didn't budge.  I got off her and just hauled her around from the ground for a little while. I dunno if that was really the right thing to do, but it got her moving.  When I got back on she was a little better, but still did a lot of stopping.  I got her to trot a bit, and she got better as we went on.  Aside from her laziness/stubborness/cluelessness she was pretty nice.
Then I rode Lil Bit, who was the owner's horse.  [She really wasn't little.]  I rode her in a western saddle because I figured why not, but it was reaaaally uncomfortable because the stirrups were really long so I couldn't post.  It was just awkward.  She was pretty good, and had the most go, but she sucked at steering too.  I took her out of the ring and mostly walked her around the property.  I was super tired by then. 
I was also super hungry.  All the drive home I was picturing the baked potato my mom got me yesterday, that I didn't even know was there until late last night because I was asleep.  But I got home and my mom had eaten it.  Noooooo.  I didn't know it was unsafe to leave leftovers for less than a day.  Whatever.  I had another frozen dinner.
School has been going pretty good, I just kinda feel like I should be doing more. It is so incredibly easy to go to school two days a week.  I need to start reviewing for tests more or something, so I can ace everything. 
I'm getting pretty worried about my grandma.  I feel like she's pretty much going downhill.  What first seemed like an overnight trip to the hospital now has turned into her being moved to a retirement community, and she's getting worse instead of better.  Besides the worry for my grandma, I feel worried about my mom too.  It can't be easy to go through this.  She has a lot going on anyway.
I'm tired enough for a nap, but I think I'll start working on my American Lit homework.  Or maybe do some chemistry.  Or maybe just be a bum and watch a movie.  I have a whole Sunday to do work, anyway.  This weekend seems like it could be pretty nice.