Well, it is the end of the year, and somehow it feels like this whole year has just flown by. I just cannot believe where we started at the beginning of the year, to where we are now. It feels like a different lifetime ago. At the end of 2016, I made some goals for 2017 that honestly seemed pretty lofty at the time. But I knew without a driving goal (or eleven) for the year, I would not push myself, and I needed to push myself. 1. Start being competitive (bringing home ribbons) at the 2'3" and 2'6" levels locally We accomplished part of our first goal very early in the year. In March, we went to a show and competed at 2'3" and brought home a 3rd place ribbon. It was nothing fancy, but I found it to be the perfect start to our 2017 year. 2. Begin to play in the 2'9" and 3' classes locally Our second goal took much longer to attain, but I knew it would. And honestly when I came up with that as one of our 2017 goals, I thoug