yesterday we went to parliament house for a quick tour. it was very windy when we arrived, and i didn't take many pictures of the outside since my whole body was freezing. it's an "interesting" building and i think james said it cost a billion dollars to create. i really don't like the whole flag thing on the top, but what are you gonna do?? i'm actually going to try to get james to start uploading photos later today and i can linkify everyone so you can see what i've been seeing!! but yes, it wasn't my favorite design of a building, and i'm not sure where the billion dollars went. maybe for the whole structure of that weird flagpole. you'll have to google it to understand.

that afternoon, i went for a horse riding lesson!! it was my first time on a horse that wasn't being pulled by other horsies. i rode casper, who was an all white horse. i got to brush him up, saddle him up, and everything!! i started by trying to mount casper, which was not successful. the stirrup was incredibly high, and i could barely get my foot in there, let alone my whole body over him. i used a little block, and was able to get up from that point.

i learned how to sit on a horse, how to make him go, trot, stop, and travel in different directions. getting casper to trot was hard because he'd start, and as soon as i'd get in a good rhythm, he'd slow down. hee hee!! it was a bit difficult to keep you body in so many weird positions as you're trying to trot, but i sort of got the hang of it. the hardest part in the beginning was keeping my heels down cause my ankles did not want to have any of it!! luckily it was a bit easier when i moved my legs a bit to adjust to that.

after learning to maneuver casper around in the arena and making him trot and stop, i got to walk him outside for a bit. james said i was a pro, but i think he's being nice so i'll join him in riding when we get back to cali. he wasn't able to go cause the big horsies were getting ready to go to a competition!! harumph!!

for dinner, steven cooked for us!! he cooked a chicken, potatoes, sweet potatoes, broccoli, and spinich. it was worth the wait for all that yummy food!! also, james had two friends over, and it was such a relaxing evening.

well, i should get started on my day here...i'll update again in a bit!! xoxoxo!! :)