September 18, 2005

• Rodeos Can Be Fun

  
  

  I wasn’t so sure when we made the plans to go.   I could never have called myself a ‘cowgirl’, but with the right group of friends (and costumes lol, although you can barely see my hat since it is black and the background is dark), a pleasant night weather-wise and add to the mix a cute little puppy and voila… one evening of fun appears!

  
  

  If you stop by Missy’s site, you’ll see some of the same pics.  I took about 9 or so, and downloaded them to her computer before coming home.  I couldn’t take pics of the coral, due to it being dusk when we got there and being too far from it for my camera’s flash to light what I was shooting.  (I really need to read the manual and learn to use the nighttime settings on it so I can still get a decent shot in less light).  But they tied a smaller bull behind us after letting one of the rodeo bull-fighters (formerly known as ‘clowns’-but they don’t like being called that anymore) ride him and the announcer made jokes about him being a ‘real cowboy’.  The announcer was as much fun to hear as the bull riding was to watch.  I told my other niece, Ashley and her husband, Garry (who does ride bulls and is a bull-fighter) that my favorite part was the barrel riders on the horses and the trick riders.  Garry said to me, “that’s your favorite part, really?” I said, “yeah.”  He said, “they shouldn’t have let you in.”  lol  Ashley is the young lady in the first pic above between Missy and I.  She’s my brother’s daughter and is the same age as my son.

  
  

  Anyway, Missy and I have had a nice time going places the past 3 weekends but I did tell her that this is the last ‘run-around’ weekend for a while for me.  I need to stay in for a weekend and get some housework and crafts done.  She agreed.  It was just that this was her birthday weekend so she and I (and some other friends from her church) wanted to help her celebrate.

  
  

  All in all, a nice time.  I am glad I went to the rOdEo.

  
  

  Talk with you all soon!  Be Blessed!

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