Programmed & labeled; 4 months of work! |
But we have arrived (alas, not financially, but beggars can't be choosers) at the Taj Mahal of Eventing that is Southern Eighths Farm. My fellow word-nerds have now noticed the use of the pronoun "we." Yes, I successfully
I'll apologize (although perhaps "you're welcome" might be more appropriate) for the brevity, but after a long day with the real job on the river on Wednesday & at least nine hours of driving back & forth across the state for two days, I'm afraid my actual brain signed out sometime around noon today.
Add to that the whirlwind of excitement, quickly escalating to sensory overload, of seeing so many great friends, who embody the spirit of eventing, who I only get to see once or twice at year...oh, & discovering that my beautiful program got a bit butchered at some point in the printing process *sob*...at present, I'm having a hard time remembering which letters go in which words as I type, heh.
Instead, just a few quick photos from my prize inventory this afternoon (so many goodies to win, we give prizes through 8th place, yet another level of 3DE epic-ness); a few of fantastic prizes sponsored by members of our own online community!
Libby of Higher Standards Leather Care donated gift-wrapped packages of their heinously addicitive leather soap & conditioner -- warning, once you try it, you can't stop...
Would they notice I opened it just to sniff?? |
And I gave you a sneak peek at my surprise hidden in the package of swag sent by the wonderful Beka, of The Owls Approve & Straight Shot Metal Smashing, but there is WAY more (is it bad for the sponsorship coordinator to want to keep the prizes??).
Eventer jewelry! Red on right...courage in the middle |
Fab keychains & bridle charms: "I survived" - I love it!!! |
Sounds like a really incredible event! Hope you have an amazing weekend and that it all goes smoothly. I am totally jealous of all those prizes!!
ReplyDeleteThanks -- and I'm jealous of all the prizes too!!!! Why do my horses hate me, I just want to ride in ONE. Heck, I just want to FINISH; you get a USEA ribbon AND a So8ths medal just for surviving (why decide when you can have both????
DeleteWait until you see the TIP stuff!!!
This really does sound like an amazing event! Pretty hilarious that you get a medal for surviving (which I would not do, nope I would not).
ReplyDeleteOh heck yes -- if a 60-yr-old can do it, than someone like me, whose body feels 60 years old, can do it...someday...and maybe survive, although if not, hey, you went out in style!
Deleteoooh i love all of the prizes - you are gonna have some VERY HAPPY competitors!
ReplyDeleteIt's thanks to all our awesome crafty & generous sponsors!
DeleteAlready ordered from Beka. I WANT one of those browbands. WANT.
ReplyDeleteOh well. Poor folk can admire from a distance.
Oh hey, you could sell six or seven bridles! ;P
DeleteThose are some excellent prizes! Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I might even get to see a horse tomorrow!!!
DeleteWahoo, thanks for all your hard work!!! Glad that everything went well. :-D Now maybe you can take a breath or two!
ReplyDeleteYou'll get to ride in one some day. Even if you're 93 and on a mini. ;-)
ROFLMAO -- wow, there's an interesting pep talk! I will say the competitors lost their collective minds over prize awesomeness, they were so excited -- one even asked if she could have the prizes this year for the place she won last year b/c they were so epic. Couldn't have done it without y'all!!!!
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