EY's Rants and Raves

Went to Silver Dollar City this weekend. It's in Branson, MO, not exactly one of my favorite towns, but the day was very fun. (I'm amazed that I can say that since going meant I got up at 4:30 am.) It was very long, but fun. I can't believe I made it all day without a nap, although I'm not much of a napper. I also made it through the day (and night) without a drink. And believe me, after a day of wading through people with no clue about what they wanted to do next, teenagers and kids, I needed one. I was a bit disappointed by the International Food area....nothing too exciting about pizza from Italy that's the same pre-fabbed stuff the gas station down the road sells. The German area had rubens, but once you've gotten one from Molly's or Oaklawn in Hot Springs, there's just no eating some random ruben and feeling good about it.
Got to ride horses the next day. That was quite a bit of fun, but I'm still not used to riding in an arena. This was big for an arena, but it still seemed small. I prefer to just head out whichever direction the horse and I want to go. Rode a horse named "Toad"...he's a big boy. Not just tall, but WIDE. Wider may indeed be better in some respects, but my inner thighs aren't thrilled that I decided to 'lope' with him quite a bit. If I were a better horsewoman, I'd have killer thighs...literally.

Oh well, House is almost on and I need another glass of wine (yes, I'm making up for a "dry" weekend.)