Family, Friends and Fun

Mom, KD, Robbin and Shelly

The Tungett family at home (Robbin, JT and Tim)

Shelly and KD on a hike

I've had a wonderful Christmas holiday! My neice, Melinda came down from Nashville the week before Christmas and it was fun to have her around the house again. (She stayed with me a lot when she was attending college at Flagler in St. Augustine several years ago.)

Bo, Shelly and Melinda

Then, her mom (my sister Shelly) and her youngest brother Bo came down Christmas eve and stayed for almost a week. It was so great to have all three of us sisters together for the holidays.

Shelly on Dixie - Bo on Maybe

We spent a lot of time just catching up, and had a wonderful Christmas morning and traditional Christmas dinner at my sister Robbin's house. During the time that Shelly was here, we were able to go on a couple of nice walks, visit a local museum and go riding.

Shelly on Dixie

I skipped church on the Sunday after Christmas, joined my daughter Jenny and left the family to their own devices to join my riding friends for a 5-1/2 hour ride at Guana River Wildlife Management Area. It was a cool day and just perfect for a long ride with old and new friends.

Mustang, Pinky, Cathy, Traci, Susan, Me & Jenny

View of Ponte Vedra Lake

After all the family had left, my hubby Bobby and I joined our good friends for a New Year's horse camping trip to McCulley Farms along the Withlacoochee River. Bobby hasn't gone camping with me in a while and it was a blast to have him there. He doesn't ride anymore, but loves to tend to camp and keep the fire burning. We had so much fun riding and spending New Year's eve on the farm dancing to the DJ's tunes, playing pool, hoola hooping and hanging around the pot belly stove. Richard McCulley and his father TC converted their old chicken barns into horse barns and one is set up as a "party" barn where the food is served, tack auctions and get togethers are held. We always have a great time when we camp there! We didn't take many pictures, but I love this one of a little girl and an old dog that I snapped with my cell phone.

Happy New Year !