It's time to fall back

San Martin Horsemen's Association Halloween Poker Ride

 

Take your horse to the Halloween Poker Ride from the San Martin Horsemen's Association this Sat. Oct 25th at Harvey Bear on San Martin Ave. Registration at 8:30, costume contest at 9:30, ride out at 10:00am. Tri tip lunch!! 

And afterwards, visit my open gate at 6660 Fairview Road in Hollister, drink a cuppa java and get some halloween goodies. Feel free to bring your horse and wagon. There is plenty of space for all your pets and toys.

Experience How Country Feels - Open Gate this Saturday and Sunday, 10/25 and 10/26, from 1 - 4 PM.

Experience How Country Feels - Open Gate this Saturday and Sunday, 10/25 and 10/26, from 1 - 4 PM.

 

 

 Deep-fry your turkey on the covered patio of your own farm coming Thanksgiving and enjoy living the country lifestyle on these 5acres in Hollister.You can still do it! I am happy to assist you.

Come on out to my open house by horse, bike, or truck. There is ample space for all your pets and toys on this property. Refreshments will be served on the cool vintage bar in the kitchen and country tunes will be playing while line dancing on the covered patio is optional.

Looking forward to see you in Hollister, 6660 Fairview Road

Listed below $ 780,000:  5+ flat acres located at the end of a cull-d-sac, with a 2900 sf. Ranch home w/fireplace, eat in Kitchen, and a big bonus room that could be a 4th bedroom.

There is an artist studio, built in pool with separate shower and bathrooms.

Great set up for horses, stable, sand arena, fenced & cross fenced, pastures, fruit trees (blue valve).

Second legally permitted 2 bedroom one bath unit for in-laws or rental to help pay the mortgage

Don't Miss: 75th Anniversary Festival - Santa Clara County Horsemen's Association

Come on out next Saturday, Oct. 18 and bring your family. The address is:

20350 McKean Road

San Jose, CA 95120

There is fun for everyone! Petting Zoo for the kids, line dancing workshops, and lots of other  fun. I am hanging out there volunteering in the morning, starting at 10AM and will try to get some do-si-do in later in a line dancing workshop. - You can ask me questions about DreamPower Horsemanhip, the wonderful therapeutic programs we have, and how to become a volunteer. See you there!

Check out their web site for more info.

Happy 5th - Still Like Horsing Around With You!

It is now exactly five years ago that I married this long-haired Scottish-Texican highlander in Las Vegas on October 8, 2009, on my 50th birthday. He had chatted me up in 2007 during my lunch break at the college where I work and he had taken mastercam classes.

Although we went through very difficult times during our engagement with our family and financially and I had just got a tumor removed from my throat, we were determined to have a good time at our wedding in Las Vegas.

We wanted it to be special for us instead of showing off for a large crowd of people. We got everything we wanted and more. It was the best time of my life - everything fell into place without any stress.  It just happened as it was meant to happen.

We both managed to completely let go of the problems at home and enjoy the moment of our wedding letting our higher power handle the horrible things beyond our control which eventually worked out perfectly. Somebody up there really looked out for us.

Looking at the pictures it still gives me goosebumps because I remember every minute as if it was yesterday. Everyone at the Golden Nugget Hotel and at the Little White Wedding Chapel went out of their way to make this the best day of our lives. Pastor Thompsen's wedding sermon was so perfect for us like we had hand-picked it. Even Elvis spoke German and Chumlee from the Pawn Stars next door to the White Wedding Chapel's "Tunnel of Love" gave his high five.

Our friends Mario and Oxana came to our wedding, everybody else could watch per live webcam and throw rice against the TV, and Clay's brother Kurt who lived in Las Vegas at that time agreed to be our witness together with Mario. I pray for Kurt when I see him in his Led Zep Shirt on the photos because he is struggling right now in his first year after a lung transplant. I hope he soon can watch this video and laugh and remember. He showed us all the insider hang-outs in Vegas and where we could get the best $5 steak dinner - Scottish ancestry, I mentioned already, they are not wasting money in tourist traps on the strip.

Now enjoy the little video I put together from our wedding photos starting with my bachelorette party at Aqui in Willow Glen (special thanx to the girls for showing up), the Golden Nugget Hotel, the wedding ceremony in the Little White Wedding Chapel Drive Thru, the ride in Elvis' pink Cadillac, the party on Freemont street downtown dancing with strangers and live country music, finishing up the day with chilling pool side in the jacuzzi, and the  hangover picture from next day. I also added the official pictures from our 1st anniversary at Disneyland, our second one at Mission San Juan Bautista, the third one at a Jason Aldean concert, and the fourth one celebrating with Toby Keith at the Shoreline...because this is a happily ever after story, not a happy end.

It has been a ride these five years. I am turning 55,  and I look forward to celebrating many more anniversaries, one at a time enoying every second with the love of my life and my soulmate. I love you Clay!

After a nice birthday dinner, we will horse around in the City of Angels during the weekend exploring all the quirky places we put on our to-do list, visiting the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley where they have a piece of the Berlin Wall,the Autry Museum in Griffith Park currently having a Route 66 exhibit and Native American beading art, our Hotel on Sunset Blvd. right at the walk of fame with pool,the La Brea Tar Pits , Amoeba music, praying for peace in front of  Ghandi's ashes atthe Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine, and Grauman's Chinese Theatre and all the Hollywood and Beverly Hills stuff and anything in between. Let the journey continue!

Let's Go See The Pumpkin Hill

My little granddaughter Adriana is bugging me already, "let's go to Uesugi Farms to see the pumpkin hill." To be honest, we all love to hang out there, drive the little choo-choo and load up our wheelbarrow with all kinds of different looking pumpkins to decorate our home. Fall isn't fall without a trip to Uesugi on 14485 Monterey Road in San Martin.

Experience How Country Feels - Open Gate this Saturday, 10/4, from 1 - 4 PM.

Come on out to my open house by horse, bike, or truck. There is ample space for all your pets and toys on this property. Refreshments will be served on the cool vintage bar in the kitchen and country tunes will be playing while line dancing on the covered patio is optional.
Looking forward to see you in Hollister, 6660 Fairview Road!

Listed for below $ 780,000:  5+ flat acres located at the end of a cull-d-sac, with a 2900 sf. Ranch home w/fireplace, eat in Kitchen, and a big bonus room that could be a 4th bedroom.

There is an artist studio, built in pool with separate shower and bathrooms.

Great set up for horses, stable, sand arena, fenced & cross fenced, pastures, fruit trees (blue valve).

Second legally permitted 2 bedroom one bath unit for in-laws or rental to help pay the mortgage