This weekend, we had plans to go to Banff on Saturday. We borrowed a pass from Johnny and Rachel and we checked the weather. We woke up bright and early on Saturday, and checked the weather....Calgary was still cloudy with sun, and nice and warm. Double checked Banff...and all of a sudden they were calling for rain and thunderstorms for the next two days.
So we decided not to go to Banff. We went back to bed and slept until 11am (hey, I get up at 5am everyday, Saturdays are MY day). Once we woke back up, again, we tried to figure out what to do. Stephan suggested the Zoo. But we found out they were only open until 5. Once we got dressed and ready and drove there, we wouldn't get there until noon at least. We figured we would need a whole day for the Zoo.
The weather was too nice to waste indoors. Stephan, the best boyfriend EVER, suggested we go back to Spruce Meadows for a 2nd weekend in a row. NO PROBLEM WITH ME! I checked the schedule, quick (and I mean quick, I didn't look at in detail). I saw that the International Ring wasn't being used, and assumed that meant no big Olympic riders today. But that was ok, we would walk the grounds and explore, watch some of the younger riders and get something to eat.
Well, little did I know that there was Olympic riders competing that day in the Continental Conoco Philips Canada Cup....and, of all the riders, GUESS WHO WAS THERE?!!!
IAN MILLAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Even now I'm doing a little happy dance. Stephan let me stay for the show, jump off, award ceremony and victory lap. EVERYTHING. 3 hours of it. I was pretty excited. This has been my dream for 16 years, to see Ian Millar jump live. I met him at the Royal Winter Fair once, when I was in grade 10. But I didn't get to see him jump. Ian Millar came in 3rd, his son Johnathon in 2nd, and Eric Lamaze in 1st. 1, 2 and 3 for Canada!And all because Stephan suggested we go back to Spruce Meadows.
Lord how I love that man, who tolerates, supports and facilitates my horse affair, and my love affair with Ian Millar. Now that is a man that loves me.
We left Spruce Meadows at 5ish, and went to pick up some groceries for a quick supper, and rented some movies. We spent the rest of the evening together watching a couple of movies, having dinner and then some ice cream. It was a wonderful day together, and one of the best days ever.
And to end things, here are a few more pictures of Ian Millar (who cares about the other riders when its IAN MILLAR?!).
Lord how I love that man, who tolerates, supports and facilitates my horse affair, and my love affair with Ian Millar. Now that is a man that loves me.
We left Spruce Meadows at 5ish, and went to pick up some groceries for a quick supper, and rented some movies. We spent the rest of the evening together watching a couple of movies, having dinner and then some ice cream. It was a wonderful day together, and one of the best days ever.
And to end things, here are a few more pictures of Ian Millar (who cares about the other riders when its IAN MILLAR?!).
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