[kat]rina [lab]ayen
[i am] catholic, equestrian, collegefrosh. [living in] sunny socal. [love] concerts, traveling, shopping, hanging out. [described as] crazy, daring, risktaker. [life]is short, make the most of it. [THISISME]
November 24, 2009
busybusybee.

so my tuesday was long, and filled with a lot of activities. but not in a bad way.

babysitting in the morning, carston came out again too! him and michael are like the cutest. haha. afterwards, had to work the barn, and around 1130 deanne came out to take care of mo’s horses! she brought her fiance too haha. i think their one year is coming up soon? yea…engaged like 6months? into the relationship. imo, definitely not something pre-college deanne would’ve done. but it’s all g!

back home, ate, showered. then went to the wild animal park with rejean karlo kevin monica. twas fun! went and got pho for dinner, those spring rolls were sooo good. then just chilled at rejean’s. fun convos. haha.

tomorrow is going to be another busy, but fun day. i’ve missed this whole being busy thing, and having plans all the time. thanksgiving soon! yeeauh get to pig out! hahah.

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November 23, 2009
monday.

slept in, and stayed in bed till like 1ish i think. yea. then headed to fashion valley with rejean and hung out with jake chris tom ruben. mhmm. jamba juice. claires. hilltop. this post is pretty much exactly like rejean’s ahhaha. i’m lazy. but had yet another good day.

tomorrow is going to be busy for me. i have a feeling i’m going to be very tired by the end of the day. haha. it’ll be fun though. mhmm. ohkay. good night. blog more laters.

amazing weekend.

so much happened this weekend. i don’t even know where to start. i’ve been in such a good mood lately, and i’m not exactly sure why. i think it’s a combination of a lot of things in my life going well at the same time. i’d hate to be jinxing it by saying that. oh well. that’s life. i know i’ll have to come down from this high on life, but as for now, i’m just enjoying being happy.

let’s see. this weekend, i’ve had two more great days at the barn. saturday was 18yr old rights day. hahahah. i rode without a helmet since i was just flatting, and then some funny talks about me being old now, and that i should sign my own life away and sign a new release form. oh how i love my trainer, and the people at the barn. sunday was an easy day. while babysitting, carston came out. twas super cute cause him and michael hadn’t seen each other for awhile. after babysitting, just took care of my horse. SURPRISE. deanne came out today! she brought anthony with her. mhm, found out she’s taking care of mo’s horses this week. so i’ll be seeing her at the barn. wooooo. i think kim might be in town too! yeeeauh. so that’s my weekend at the barn.

hmm. lets see. saturday, after the barn roxanne and i went to rite aid to buy hair dye. roasted coffee! dyed her hair. twas fun. after that, i went back home. then we left for LA for nathan’s birthday. just went bowling,there’s a tutti frutti at the bowling alley! then we went to their house afterwards. mhmm. got spotlighted though hahaha. oh well, it’s all g.

sunday! after the barn, went home. then to michaels, and then to alyssa’s party. twas super fun. since kinder! haha. my gosh, we’ve all been friends for so long. :] we decided to go to the mall afterwards, but we lost alyssa! oops. haha. new H&M and then had some fun in the apple store. then we had to jet. i hung out with rejean, then had to go to church, sears, rite aid. then back to latorre house, but rejean passed out, so i hung out with roxanne until she left back for uci.

that’s my weekend without a whole lot of details. so many funny things happened i don’t even remember it all. this weekend for me was filled with laughter, and smiles. i think this week is going to be busybusybusy! mhm. i’m excited. :] i don’t think i’ll be going to the gym anymore…even though i should. oh well. whatever. winter break fersures. alrighty. i’m tired. gonna get some sleep. blog more laters!

November 21, 2009
some friday fun.

mhm. so today twas an awesome day.

I had to wake up earlier to get gas and pick up the parking pass from Jaclyn, then headed to class. rawr. I so should have ditched today! It was a completely pointless 50min of my time haha. majority of our class ditched, oh well. I didn’t go on wednesday, so I guess it evens out. hmm after class headed home, was supposed to go to mary’s for my horse’s supplements, but I got lazy and yah. so then just went to the barn, rode my horse. omgah. I’m seriously out of shape, as is my horse. well ohkay, I’m out of shape, and my horse hasn’t really been ridden in awhile. it’s cold. that basically means no bueno. insane horse+outta shape rider. oh fun haha. it’s all g though, we’ll get it all back sooner or later, just gotta take things slow. after the barn, went back home, showered and changed, then took the car to the car wash. *starts singing car wash from sharktale* haha.

today, decided to change things up haha. I drove down to his area this time. we’re pirates! ARR. haha. watched zombieland[blargh, twas funny, a little gross though haha] headed out. j st. omgah. I swear me and rocks at the beach have never ever gotten along, today was no exception -___- haha it was hilarious though, glad that I can laugh at myself. mhm then imperial beach. I sooo wish it were summer, rawr. then back to chill, and then mexican food! gah. I am soo sheltered man. my sister’s keeper[so sad :[ but good movie] then rush hour3 and wall-e. yawwn. twas a good day. :] now i’m off to sleep. good night!

November 19, 2009
like i've said before

a good day at the barn always has me leaving with a smile on my face and in a good mood. today was one of those days. I was at the barn basically from 8am-530pm. twas an awesome day though. babysat in the morning as usual, went home to eat, then back to the barn again. rode nikko to show him for some potential buyers. I’m not sure if they liked him or not. I think I’m too overly critical of myself, but how else do you improve? A lot of times when I’m riding, I feel as though I’m just not doing a good job, that it looks horrible, and I’m basically just not doing it right, or at least never good enough for my standards. Then someone will say something completely contradicting to my thoughts, and it catches me off guard. I find myself thinking, “no, you’re lying. you’re not serious. you’re just saying that” It’s as though I try to convince myself that I’m never good enough, that I can’t ever reach anyone’s expectations of me, or that I’m just a disappointment. At times, it really feels like I am though. Perhaps that’s why I tell myself these things, so that I don’t get my hopes up, my head too high in the clouds, and so I don’t get let down. I don’t think that this only applies to riding, but to my life in general. I know that there is always going to be that someone who is better, stronger, faster, smarter, wiser, etc. but I guess it is nice to know that the hard work I put into riding does pay off. I’m not exactly sure where this is going. I’m kinda just typing what first comes to mind, and not planning things out, but I guess what I’m really trying to say is I’ve realized many times I compare myself to others too much, I over think, over analyze, and over criticize. I can’t help it, and I guess that’s just me.

ANYWAY. back to how my day went at the barn. haha. all the horses I rode today were not easy, and I didn’t ride them just to exercise them, but to actually like train. so I might be sore tomorrow. like I said earlier, I am so out of shape. after each horse, I was exhausted, hurting, and not feeling well, but I wanted to keep going. I need to get it all back. I need the consistent hard core training. I don’t think today was enough, I’m not sure if it’s justCAUSE it really wasn’t enough of a work out, or if, like in my previous post, it’s my addiction. I honestly doubt that I could live without horses in my life. I don’t think anyone really truly understands just how much it means to me other than my parents. anyway, I rode my horse last, and went on a verrry long trail ride when we were done. it helped to clear my mind a bit. I love just being in the saddle. “No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” Winston Churchill. afterwards, just spent some time with my horse cleaning her up cause she’s starting to look homeless haha. she needs a body clipping, her winter coat is growing out. I stayed afterwards to watch alarisse, mal, and kendall in their lesson. It reminded me of the days when all our other barn friends would be there, watching each others lessons, and just hanging out. sigh, you have no idea how much I miss that. I had told alarisse and mal how long I’d been there today, their reaction was like whaat? lucky! and it made me think. I guess I really am lucky that I’m able to spend that much time with horses, and at the barn. I know I don’t appreciate it as much as I should, but I’m glad that I do have a happy place to go to. like alarisse said earlier today, “I love the way the barn smells” its the smell of home, of comfort, and of our beloved horses. “horses make better best friends than people because they understand everything you say, and don’t say a word” unknown. no matter what, our horses are always there for us, we have our ups, we have our downs, but at the end of the day, you just can’t be mad at them. I just realized I’m blogging all of this, but it isn’t something that many people will understand. My barn friends and I would go into some deep conversations about this, it’s hard to really attempt to put what we feel into words. I was at the barn from morning until after sunset. Sunsets at the barn always make me smile. My horse’s stall is on the hill above the ring too, so from the ring, you see the sunset, horses, palm trees, and hot air balloons. it’s an awesome sight. I’ve had a wonderful day, and I’ve got my horse to thank for that. :]

“The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.” Sharon Ralls Lemon.

 

November 18, 2009
rawr

i’m bored, and i can’t sleep. got a lot on the mind again, and i think i’m beginning to realize some things about life. i’m glad that i’m practically on break now, hopefully this week will help me to clear my thoughts.

…my trainer had me ride nikko and do some ground poles.
these past few days

i’ve been in a pretty good mood despite all the homework i’ve had.

now, i’m finally freeee from school until after thanksgiving. YEAUH. ohkay well i lied, i have my 50min GEL class on friday, but i’m seriously considering not going haha.

gahh i’m in such a good mood, happy that i’m finally on break, and i don’t have to worry about my business paper anymore! yeeauh. that shit sucked. i woke up late, and missed my first class today cause i was up ALL night working on it haha. oh well. it’s done. it was like junior paperx0923423. mhm.

hmm idk i’d recap the past few days, but i honestly can’t really remember. it’s basically just been school, barn, and tons of homework. but now i’m all done, and that makes me happier haha.

at the barn today, my trainer had me ride nikko and do some ground poles. uhm fail, i’m so freaking out of shape, and i’ve like lost my eye to see the distance. gah. it sucks. like yea sure, i’ve been riding, but i haven’t been like in consistent training. my trainer and i hadn’t realized that i haven’t really done any work other than just hacking horses, so hopefully i’ll be doing more actual detailing, even if it isn’t with my horse. i need to get my eye back haha. hmmmm yea, tomorrow i have like four horses to ride, and two of them to show for a potential buyer. annnd back to babysitting. soo yea. i’ll basically be at the barn the whoooole day. funfun!

ohkays. idk what to do now. i’m bored. annd yea haha. hyper ish. happy. good mood. yups. excited for this weekend! partyparty. LA and buffet.

ohkay. that’s all for now. blog more laters!

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