The REAL Rodeo

Last night, Casey and I got treated to a real rodeo. His dad and Denise took Kelly, David, Drew, and us to the Will Rodgers Rodeo down in Ft. Worth. It was my first Rodeo ever, I had my boots on, so I was feeling like a real Texan. We went to dinner at Joe T. Garcia’s and had great food. There were some annoying people out that night though and I almost got a little feisty with 2 ladies who I felt were being immature and just plain stupid. The first incident happened while waiting in line for dinner. Our party lined up in the direction the hostess told us to, this ladies party lined up in the opposite direction. The hostess told her line that they lined up incorrectly and would have to move lines. The lady claimed to have arrived before me (she pointed at me when she said this, that’s when it got personal). My feistiness level was raised when she agreed to transfer lines and proceeded to stand right in front of me. This is where I almost had to throw down, however, the hostess was on my side so I decided to be the bigger person. May I not that this lady I am speaking of was easily past 50. Shouldn’t she know how to act like an adult by then? The second incident was in the parking lot. If it’s one thing I can’t stand, its dumb drivers. This lady was blocking the exit to the parking lot because she wanted to first spot (I need to mention though that there were parking spots EVERYWHERE but she wanted that one). So we waited and I gave her my bets evil eye once we finally were able to pass.

Once we got to the Rodeo it was a lot of fun. My favorites were the stunt riders, bucking-horse riders, barrel racers, and of course the bull riders. I wasn’t a fan of the calf roping events. They took a long time in between each rider and I don’t really like watching a calf get attacked. Some of the most interesting things about the rodeo to me weren’t any of the events but the announcer. I just really realized I was not in California anymore when he prayed before the rodeo began (never would happen in Cali) and then kept talking about Texas. Texans sure do have a lot of pride and I love that! So, the rodeo was a very fun and interesting night overall. I would definitely go back to the next one!