A few weeks ago, two majorly cool milestones in my life bumped up against each other.   One involved my horse, Jeddien, the other... work.

Milestone One

After a 2.5 year absence from Dressage Competition, Jeddien and I entered the June 15-17 and July 27-29 Green Mountain Horse Association competitions in South Woodstock, Vermont.   Showing at 3rd Level, we quickly qualified for the USDF Region 8 Championships.   And as a fun bonus, we debuted at 4th Level as well, coming 2nd with a decent score.

We quickly celebrated this surprising qualification, just prior to me hopping onto a July 29th flight to California for meetings the next few days.

Milestone Two

During the business trip, I learned that my VP had put me forward for promotion, and that it had gone through.   Soon, it would be formally announced that I was one of Sun's newest Directors.   Wow!

Another celebration back at home in New Hampshire would no doubt follow this major career milestone.

Now, according to my husband (and dressage trainer!) Georg, qualifying for championships means GOING to the Championships!   And for the USDF Region 8 2007 Championships, this means spending 5 days in Saugerties, New York.

On the work front, becoming a Director means attending Leadership Forums.   And, wouldn't you know, the next one is the day after the Championships...   and 3000 miles away.   Bumped up nice and tight right against each other.

NationWide Insurance has a slogan that seems to fit right now...   "Life comes at you fast."   Nooooo Kidding!   But then, riding the big waves, as they roll in, is half the fun.