He's Got Spurs, That Jingle Jangle Jingle

Within 2 weeks of moving out here to Aubrey, Del was asked by several members of the high council to be one of the 'trail captains' on the Stake Youth Trek activity, and asked him if he could ride a horse.
Bahahaha...?  Really?  But even though he told them yes, he actually had to go out with one of the horse owners to show that he could, indeed, ride a horse; and do it well.
Since then, back in September, he has been preparing for Trek.  He has done more horseback riding, gathering supplies together, checking out all the camping equipment (set up the tent in the living room), attending meetings and buying last minute needs to be ready to leave this morning at 4:00 a.m. Of course, he didn't get home from stake meetings, interviews and Bishopric responsibilities until 11:30 last night, so we were until 1:00 a.m. packing up his things and getting everything into the van so he could just dress and leave.
The 4:00 alarm came early...but he was up and gone within 30 minutes for a four day adventure I'm sure he will totally enjoy.  He'll be riding a horse for 4 days, wearing his boots, wearing his hat, interacting with the youth in the stake, and especially in his ward...and he'll be right in his element.  I'm excited for him.
While he's gone, I will clean house, continue to job hunt and keep an eye on the yard and garden.