What part of New England is Chicago in?

Well the weather has been a tad tricky...

Yesterday after her ride being interrupted, Makenzi was back on twenty minutes later. Unfortunately poor Shroeder, who had looked super in his first warm up, was now tired. He seemed to get a second wind toward the last half of the ride, but at that point it was too later to impress the judges with his lovely expression. She still wound up in ninth with a respectable ride. Selten and Elizabeth Ball won the ride. That horse is just remarkable with his power and presence.

Last night was there was a sponsors appreciation party. Kristi Wysocki came up to me to say the Para team was auctioning "teams" made up of young horses, and Joey and I were on team Keen! (She also told me I better have FUN today!) So, we are now the proud owner of team Keen, and hoping we can bring down the house! The food at the party was phenomenal. A huge table filled with marinated and fresh vegetables, cheeses, meats, and a hot buffet with greek food. During the party however a huge electrical storm blew in. We ran for the car, and headed up for a nice dinner and good laughs at Odyssey with our new friends Melissa, Jess, Ron, Lisa, Helen, Linda, and the Majestic crowd. The owner treated us all to a glass of Ouzo for dessert. Opa!

This morning is looking rather ominous again. There's been huge electrical stuff going on outside. Sue's with the horses now, and there is a bit of flooding. At least I brought my rain gear!