great coffee, fun rides, and awesome family time

This evening I'm writing from the comfort of my bed. You might be asking yourself: “Why aren’t you at Starbucks like usual?” The answer is because I don’t need to be. At this very moment, I'm sipping on an artisan roasted coffee, roasted by none other than the REDSTONE Roasters from my little hometown of Roanoke, IL. I don’t need an expensive extravagant drink when I can be sitting comfortably in my bed indulging on a sweet and very smooth coffee which is grown in Mogiana, Brazil, and roasted in my hometown. I'd like to thank the roaster himself, Dr. Peterson, for sending me this fantastic bag of coffee beans. Visit http://www.redstoneroasters.net/interact.html and you, too, will be able to enjoy this fantastic coffee treat.

  On Monday I rode Mak, a very tricky horse because if you gather up the reins he will run off with you. It takes a lot of trust to gallop him around the track with the reins dangling loosely around his neck. My ride went a little faster than it should have because my transition from a posting trot to the two point position wasn’t smooth enough.

  On Tuesday and Thursday it rained, so we had to jog in the shed row.
Wednesday, I rode my buddy Gus. He got a little strong with me, but since I've been working out almost every day, I was able to hold him back and have a fantastic ride.

  Friday, I rode a filly named, Pemmy. We were supposed to go around the track once at a slow gallop and then pick up the pace the second time around. Well, it was such a beautiful day and the ride was so enjoyable, I lost count of how many times I went around and went 3 laps instead of 2! This was a major infraction, but thankfully it wasn't as big of a deal as it could have been. But I will make sure it will never happen again no matter how nice the horse is going or how nice the day is.

  Over the weekend, my parents came down and it was great fun to show them the barn and my classroom. I even got to take them to Keeneland Race Track and show them around the grandstands and track. It was also a pleasure to eat at some neat places around town with them.

Have a great week and remember to give Redstone Roasters a try :)
Jesse