> JP :>She's having a terrible time trying to find another
 > horse.
 > JP :>Right now she and 5 other ladies are in France riding
 > on an
 > JP :>8-day ride (must be nice to have enought $$$ to just
 > pick
 > JP :>up and go do something like that ).
 > Yikes!  Nice work, if you can get it!
    Hehehehe ...... wish I could just 'fly off' somewhere to go riding 
without a care in the world  -- must be nice!
 > JP :>    I truly love SEDONA but I had some "flashback
 > memories"
 > JP :>about "Baby" last night -- I just cried and cried (I'd
 > JP :>found some pics I'd forgotten I had). Here it's been
 > well
 > JP :>over a year and I'm still crying over her ..... I read
 > some
 > I still go through this with Thistle and my dog, Kip.  I
 > was telling the guy who came to clean out our duct work (of
 > all things!) today about the dog, and I started choking up!
 >  Felt kinda like a fool!  I still have days when I miss
 > Thistle so much it really hurts.  Kind of comes on sudden
    You know what I'm talking about -- I have days like that.
 > like. Something will set it off..like remembering how we
 > used to trail ride in the fall, or going to a show, or just
 > about anything.  I still have her picture as my log-on
 > screen at work....
    Good memories though ..... I know exactly what you mean.
 > The worst thing is, that sometimes I think my on again off
 > again attitude and enthusiasm for Fiddle is because she
 > just isn't another Thistle. Stupid, I know, but ......
 > anyway, Jean, I think you know what I'm  talking about.
    Yep ..... I know exactly what you are saying.  I'm glad to hear that I'm 
not the only reacting this way .....
 > Glad Sedona is working out so well for you, though.  The
 > show sounded spectacular!  And how nice of that judge to
 > give you all that feedback!
    It was really nice ...... the judge really was helpful.  It was fun. 
Anyway, it was different and we all had a great time!!
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