The Azalea Parade

Sunday afternoon I got to ride my lovely horse in a parade with some of my favorite cowgirls - my precious friends Mrs. Kay, Mrs. Billings, and my friend Jenah.
It was awesome, fun fellowship, and the Lord really blessed us with safety and a good time.

We all dressed up in Civil War period costume, and Mrs. Kay and I rode side saddle.

Here we are, all dressed up and ready to ride!

And coming down the street- my mom took this from where they were sitting.

My friend, Mrs. Kay and I were naturally the only people riding side saddle, and the four of us were the only people dressed up.

We got quite a reaction - most all of the people watching had never seen someone ride side saddle before, and asked us a barrage of questions about it - "Isn't that uncomfortable?"

"Do you feel like you're going to fall off?"

"How do you hang on?" and many more.

Several people were amazed that such a thing even existed anymore, and many of the ladies (thanks to our culture) have the feminist misconception that "Men made them ride that way." and that this represented a part of women's "historic bondage to men".

Wrong!!!

(First of all,  I do not belive that women were ever in "bondage" to men, but that God has given women a seperate role- to be the helper and completer of man. I'm posting on that soon.)

Actually, ladies found it infinitely more comfortable, in a skirt or in pantaloons or whatever- most people do not know that even some men rode side saddle too, for comfort's sake - and still do to this day - fully decked out cowboys - even at events!

I nearly prefer side saddle to riding astride, except at a fast gallop, which I have not yet mastered. :)

I had a friend who could race on a side saddle!

And, if you are a girl who enjoys wearing skirts frequently, it's a lot easier to be modest - and a lot harder for your skirt to fly up. (which is, of course, very important ; D )

I made my costume just that week - I was in quite a time crunch to finish it, especially since I didn't have a pattern or instructions for that jacket- Aaaaaah! : )

We were at the very back of the parade, because a couple of the horses hadn't been in one for several years.

Toward the end, we had to have Dr.Billings, Mrs. Billings' husband, step in and give us a hand with the horse Jenah was riding- "Star" had decided she didn't like anybody except her pasture-mate, "Abby", and was slightly on edge and ready to go home. But she did fine while he led her - thank the Lord he had been walking the parade route with us anyway!

I've Been Awarded Again!

Thank you so much Lizzie!

Okay, so five random facts about myself:

1. I love cute hats - any hats, more than purses or shoes- I wish I had a hat for every outfit!

2. I dream in technicolor - extremely vivid and imaginative dreams. So does my Dad - some of the ones we've had are just plain hilarious. Like snowing multi-colored ground beef. Or shooting a grizzly bear with a bb gun at a church picnic. Kinda makes ya wonder what we ate the night before . . . I might blog about them someday. ; D

3. I love words - language fascinates me, and I often have read some of the dictionary, just to find a new cool-sounding word to use.

4. I wear contacts - I couldn't recognise my own mother standing ten feet away if I didn't. ; D I have some really cute glasses I wear sometimes as well.

5. My favorite color is teal. Blue-green. Turquoise. Aquamarine.

And there you have it, folks.

 people to tag:

1. Kerry at Kerry's Creations

2. Ashley at A Cowgirls' Dream

3. Jenna at Feminine Farmgirl

I've Been Awarded!

My precious cowgirl friend at My Imaginary Horse has awarded me the Pure in Heart award!
Thank you, Lizzie! You are so sweet!

#1 Post about your tag

#2 Pick ten bloggers who deserve this award

#3 Answer these 20 questions, post them on your blog.

~Questions~

#1 Apples, Oranges or Bananas?

Apples


#2 How many siblings do you have? Two



#3 How old are you? I'll be eighteen in June.


#4 Do you live on the prairie, woodland, swamp city or other?
      Other - I live in a beautiful valley surrounded by hills, and made up of woods and farmland.

#5 Scissors or glue?

Scissors

#6 Describe your dream house?
    A remodeled two-story farmhouse on 50-100 acres with old red barns, a stable and ten horses! ; D



#7 Is your room clean?
    Most of the time- I try to keep it clean, but busy weekends leave it pretty messy! ; D



#8 If you could be a movie character for a day, who would you be?

Elizabeth Bennet


#9 Italy, Greece, France, Spain or England?

England!



#10 What denomination are you?

Christian, quite Reformed



#11 Do you sleep with a stuffed toy (BE HONEST!!)

Does a pillow with a picture of a horse on it count? ; D



#12 Gum, chocolate or jelly beans?

No caramel? No peanut butter? Well, I guess chocolate, then. I prefer those three, in combinations!



#13 What is your favorite book?

I love books. Aside from the Bible, of course, well, I couldn't really pick just one . . . I like horse books, adventure books, classics, Jane Austens, C. S. Lewis, Lord of the Rings, theology books . . . Spurgeon's sermons, Voddie Baucham . . . . ; D



#14 Favorite ice cream flavor?

Cookie dough or Oreo!!!!



#15 If you had to eat one type of food for two weeks, what food would that be?

Mexican - no contest! ; D



#16 What is your favorite Olympic sport?

They all fascinate me, but I like swimming and gymnastics. Does this include the Equestrian Olympics? ; D



#17 If you woke and discovered that you had turned into Miley Cyrus for the day, what would you do?

Go buy some modest clothing!!!!!!



#18 Describe yourself in three words?

Christian Country Girl



#19 What chore do you positively hate?

Doing the dirty dishes : (



#20 What is your favorite chore?

Vaccuuming. Being somewhat a perfectionist, I can get a little carried away with making straight lines . . . ; D


Okay - the people I am awarding: (technically, it's supposed to be ten, but I don't know that many who blog)

1. Kerry at  http://kerryscreations.blogspot.com/

2. Ashley at A Cowgirl's Dream

3. Jess at My Father's Daughter