5th Anniversary

Sep 20, 2009 by mandeewidrick

September 19th 2009 marked my fifth anniversary. (“But Mandee, I didn’t know you were married!?!”) No, not that kind of anniversary. 5 years ago to date was the day I met my Lark. It was the day I came home to discover my family had smuggled this loud mouth little Paint mare to our home. I remember getting back to the house after a shopping trip to Tractor Supply.  I got out of the car and as I shut the car door, I thought I heard a whinny from the barn. As quickly as that thought entered my mind,  I was sure I imagined it. Turns out it was really the mare my parents had hid away in the barn, and apparently Lark hadn’t received the memo that she was a surprise.

If you haven’t met Lark, then you’re missing out. She is the sweetest, gentlest horse I’ve ever owned. (Yes, there were a few before Lark.) Kids love her. The kids’ parents love her. Strangers say they’ve never met a horse so cuddly, and my heart swells up whenever I talk about my beloved girl. She’s probably all the more spoiled considering that she is my only riding horse.

I took my best friend out for a bareback ride tonight and the two of us stood still for some time, amidst the serenity of the evening air, my arms wrapped around her neck. Lark has a forever home with me. It’s been five years baby, and that’s just one milestone in the many years to come.