Today Hebron and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. WOW! I can't believe it's already 10 years. We dated for 7 years, so that means we've known each other for 17 years, almost half my life. I've always thought we would have a big celebration for our 10th, either a big party or a get away. We didn't do any of that because we've been focused on the kids and I don't think Karissa is ready to leave me overnight. However, we still had a good celebration. We enjoyed the fun evening that Hebron planned thanks to our friends, the Trans, for watching our three kids. We first went to Yanagi Sushi and Grill in Dublin and had steak, shrimp, and chicken teppanyaki. Teppanyaki is a type of Japanese cuisine that the chef cook the food before your eyes. It's really simple cooking on an iron grill. Much like Mongolian BBQ. The food was ok, but much too pricey in my opinion. None-the-less I enjoyed it.
Then, we went horseback riding in San Ramon. Hebron chose this activity because we had fun horseback riding in Hawaii on our honeymoon 10 years ago. My idea of horseback riding is just sitting on a horse and a trainer would guide the horse while I am on it. But this riding lesson is really different than what I had expected. We learned to brush the horse, cleaned it's shoes, and put on the saddle all before we can ride. I am not an animal's person, so interacting and touching an animal scare me. So when I had to brush the giant horse from front to back, I was nervous. What if it kicks me? Then the trainer said that we have to clean it's shoes. If I accidentally poke her, she will definitely kick me. The trainer sensed that I was scared so she did it with me while Hebron did it himself. Then, we had to walk (not ride) our horses to the riding area. The horses aren't suppose to eat the grass or walk where they want. I was suppose to lead it and control it, but I can't do it. Along the way, the horse pushed me with its head and tried to walk away. Hebron's horse was so big that it was really intimidating to even stand next to it. Hebron couldn't really walk him either, so a little girl (who is a pro with horses), helped him. When we finally got to the riding area, the trainer was showing Hebron how to mount the horse while I was suppose to tie the horse to a fence. The horse didn't want me to do that so it kept walking away from the fence while I was trying to pull him back. My horse had a mind of its own. After I mounted the horse, we were taught how to tell it to go, stop, turn left or right, and reverse. My horse didn't want to obey me. It just likes walking. When I told him to stop, it would stop and then go before I was ready. The horses were gentle even though they looked intimidating. We had a lot of fun and even made the horses trotted a few times.
Then, we went horseback riding in San Ramon. Hebron chose this activity because we had fun horseback riding in Hawaii on our honeymoon 10 years ago. My idea of horseback riding is just sitting on a horse and a trainer would guide the horse while I am on it. But this riding lesson is really different than what I had expected. We learned to brush the horse, cleaned it's shoes, and put on the saddle all before we can ride. I am not an animal's person, so interacting and touching an animal scare me. So when I had to brush the giant horse from front to back, I was nervous. What if it kicks me? Then the trainer said that we have to clean it's shoes. If I accidentally poke her, she will definitely kick me. The trainer sensed that I was scared so she did it with me while Hebron did it himself. Then, we had to walk (not ride) our horses to the riding area. The horses aren't suppose to eat the grass or walk where they want. I was suppose to lead it and control it, but I can't do it. Along the way, the horse pushed me with its head and tried to walk away. Hebron's horse was so big that it was really intimidating to even stand next to it. Hebron couldn't really walk him either, so a little girl (who is a pro with horses), helped him. When we finally got to the riding area, the trainer was showing Hebron how to mount the horse while I was suppose to tie the horse to a fence. The horse didn't want me to do that so it kept walking away from the fence while I was trying to pull him back. My horse had a mind of its own. After I mounted the horse, we were taught how to tell it to go, stop, turn left or right, and reverse. My horse didn't want to obey me. It just likes walking. When I told him to stop, it would stop and then go before I was ready. The horses were gentle even though they looked intimidating. We had a lot of fun and even made the horses trotted a few times.
