Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Cast & Crew

I might as well introduce myself & tell you a bit more about my family.

This is me & my fiance, Chad.

Me? I'm a student at K-State, studying Animal Science. I work part-time at an art gallery in a small town. I love our animals, the outdoors, spending time with family, weekend horseback riding with the hubby (soon-to-be!), attempting to become a better cook, & of course, spending time with my Prince Charming. :)

Him? He's a supervisor for a metal fabrication company. He is in charge of programming multiple machines & managing the guys who run those machines. He's a fix-it guy, fixing anything & everything that needs it. He's got a '79 Chevy Silverado he's working on now. He loves his video games (what guy doesn't?), & may or may not enjoy being the guinea pig for my cooking.
 This is Cooper & DK. Cooper is a 7 year old Australian Shepherd. I got him from the pound in May of 2011. I had an Aussie growing up & fell in love with the breed, so when I moved out of the dorm & wanted a dog of my own, I wanted an Aussie. I found him at the pound on a rainy day, sitting in the last kennel with a pathetic look on his face and a tick crawling across his nose. That was that. He is now a big fluffy ball of happiness. He thrives on attention, & guards us from coyotes and any bumps in the night.
DK is a 6 year old Lab/Border Collie mix. Chad got her from the pound as a puppy. Her favorite pasttime is holding down her favorite couch, but if you break out her favorite rope, game's on. She is the boss of the house. I love watching she & Cooper play, they are so rough on one another. Her favorite thing is car rides.
This is Rox, a 4 year old Papillon/Rat Terrier mix. We call him Fruit Bat, Radar, whatever nickname comes to mind with his gigantic ears. This little guy is just a happy little ball of love. His favorite place to be is as close to one of us as he can get. He goes to work at the gallery with me now and then, & is content to nap on my lap all day. He isn't afraid to try to play with the big dogs, & doesn't hesitate to give them a piece of his mind if they disturb his napping spots.
 Sage is my old cat. He's something like 11, or 12, he may even be 13 now. I found him at the barn many years ago. Someone was stupid enough to dump a declawed housecat and think he could survive outside, competing for food with a group of feral barn cats. So he came home. He loves to pester DK. He will block the hallway or a doorway & not let her pass. It's his favorite game. He does enjoy napping with Cooper on occasion. He also enjoys trying to sleep on my face at night. Not cool.
This is Chevy (gray) & Silverado (blue). I swear Silverado's blue, but he appears like a seafoam green color in every picture i take of him. These guys hang out in their cage, chirping at each other all day. When we let them out to exercise, they like to madly fly around the living room before they perch somewhere to hang out. Silverado loves to land on the dogs' or the cat's face. He thinks it's comical.
 This is Bubba. He's my 22 year old Quarter Horse gelding. I got Bubs when we were both 12. (He's 6 months older than me). He is stubborn, lazy, & hard-headed. He's also the best teacher I've ever had. He's teaching Chad the ropes now, & they're starting to get along really well.
Perry is my 15 year old Percheron/Quarter Horse cross gelding. He's my jumper. Perry is a big love bug, & has the biggest personality I've come across in a horse. He dearly loves to go to horse shows, go on trailer rides, or just generally be pampered.
Well, that's our family. It may be a full house & a bit hectic at times, but I love our life and wouldn't change it for anything. :)

Happy Trails!

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