I Wanna Be a Cowboy

So before ya'll (thats right, ya'll) freak out about me wantin' to be a cowboy, lemme just explain myself here alright?

So thursday nite, miss nugget (Sydnie) took me to a rodeo! a real life bona fide rodeo in cheney, the official rodeo hick town of liberal washington. It was amazing! And when she told me we were going I got real excited and decided to just go all out and live the full, rodeo experience. So i wore my cowboy lookin, red plaid button up shirt, my skinniest dark jeans, brown shoes (because we obviously have never even thought of buying cowboy boots) and my austrailian cowboy hat made out of kangaroo that dad bought me from down under. I even tucked in my shirt! And when mom and syd saw me they both just laughed it was great.

So we get to the ranch and stadium where the rodeo's at and basically it was like driving into a whole different world. People are riding horses everywhere in the parking lot to warm them up, there are cowboys (REAL cowboys) everywhere with their huge belt buckles, wranglers, and boots, and everyone was super nice and polite, which is another reason why I wanna be a cowboy. As we enter the stadium, we give them our tickets (which Syd bought at Big R, haha no surprise there) and then the greatest event of the whole night happened...this guy asked me where something was! He asked me! I don't remember what he was asking for but he obviously thought me to be a genuine cowboy and asked me! it was great, a real ego booster, which is probably something I don't really need but oh well.

So how the rodeo started really made me smile. Sponsored by Wranglers, Ford Trucks, and Coral West Ranch Wear, (haha i love it) it all started by everyone standing up and 4 veterans from foreign wars entered the middle. The announcer praised the veterans, and condemned all those who don't honor our country or our military men. Then there was a prayer, yes, a prayer, without any lawsuits from liberal lawyers, and then the star spangled banner. It was great...the most conservative and traditional begginning to an organized, non-religious event i have ever seen!I would've bet my life that 99.9% of those people hated Hilary Clinton.

Anyways, to shorten this up, the rodeo consisted of barrell racing, bare-back horseriding, bull riding, calf herding, team calf herding, and amazing things like that. Bare-back horseriding was my favorite because it was alot easier for them to stay on then bulls. I was constantly asking Syd about the rules and such because she's been to a ton, but after a while I was getting the hand of it and it was great.

So basically...I wanna be a cowboy! It was one of the best nights ever and I absolutely loved the atmosphere and the way everyone treated each other. So if the next time you see me I'm wearing wranglers and a lasso don't be surpised.

Later partners...