Amy Wells took the eventing world by storm with part 1 and part 2 of her “Rolex Changed My Life” series. Today she explains to us her plans for a complete Rolex experience…from home. Thanks for writing this Amy, and thank you for reading. Go Rolex!
The voice of reason interrupted the conversation with my husband while I was researching plane tickets and cheap hotels for Rolex a week ago. He said, for the twenty-fifth time, “Why don’t you follow it at home, and take that money and put it into lessons and clinics for you and Beans.” Me, “Yes, but it’s Rolex, Dave. ROLEX for crying out loud!” Ultimately I caved – I had to -, but only with a promise from him; to leave me the heck alone whenever I’m in ‘the zone.’
The ‘Zone,’ aka ‘Rolex Central,’ is fully equipped with a TV, (trying to see if we can get Universal Sports) a full-size lap-top, my husband’s old laptop, the easy-access wall charger for both iPhone and laptop, order-of-go propped up on the desk, coaster for my Chai-latte, a fuzzy blanket, and the most important part: lockable doors. Oh believe me, you need lockable doors when you have a 4 year-old, a 10-month old black lab puppy, and a husband that asks, “Hey Honey, where’s the …?” A ‘DO NOT DISTURB’ sign is not going to cut it, when he needs to urgently find a pair of scissors, or a band-aid, or the dog’s leash. I admit, earlier this week I lied that I couldn’t go out to dinner on Friday night with him and his colleagues from work – that’s when I have to catch up on all the dressage coverage. “Uh, yeah, Honey, I really couldn’t find a babysitter.” He didn’t buy it, but he understood when he finally put two and two together last night when I asked him if we get the Universal Sports Network, NBC Sports Network. So, me and my little guy will be glued to EN Friday evening, and I am locking myself in the den for the rest of the weekend. Thank heavens for pizza delivery guys and Leap-pads. My husband says the den looks like air traffic control. And thank you EN, NBC, Universal Sports Network, the USEF, and FEI TV for offering such great avenues of coverage.
Safe rides to ALL competitors, I will be watching, hoping, gasping, holding my breath, cheering, tearing, clapping…. all from my squishy, comfy, loungy chair at home, eating pizza, and waving to my husband through the glass doors.
Go Rolex – at home.
