Yep it's that time again. The time when my little town of Preston comes to life. Rodeo Weekend! All growing up it was seriously my favorite time of the summer...and I have to admit, it still is. It's 3 days of That Famous Preston Night Rodeo, carnival, parades, sidewalk sales, and rodeo burgers. Preston about triples in size because everyone comes home that weekend.
I went home right after work on Thursday, picked up my neice Rachel and headed north. Four hours of rush hour traffic and construction later we made it just in time for the start of the rodeo. Rachel helped out in the Lions Club stand with my Dad and they hooked me up with a couple the of the best burgers ever. (I think the rodeo burgers are my favorite part of the whole thing!) I watched the rodeo that night with Lance, Brad, Nick, and Kassidee (friends from high school) and then me and Nick got Rachel and went to the carnival afterward. It was so fun to see Nick again. He just got home from his mission and his family moved to Texas while he was gone so I didn't think I would see him until after I got back in January. But like I said, EVERYONE comes to Preston for rodeo.
Friday I went out on the resevoir on Lance's boat with his parents and Brad, Nathaniel, and Rachel (lucky Rachel got to hang out with a bunch of college guys all weekend). It was so nice. I am for sure getting a boat sometime. We went waterskiing and it was so much fun. I was actually able to stand up this time. My first time ever! I had tried a 4 or 5 times when I'd gone before with friends, and although I can get up just fine wakeboarding I have never been able to do it skiing...until now! Yay! Thanks so much Lance!!
I went home right after work on Thursday, picked up my neice Rachel and headed north. Four hours of rush hour traffic and construction later we made it just in time for the start of the rodeo. Rachel helped out in the Lions Club stand with my Dad and they hooked me up with a couple the of the best burgers ever. (I think the rodeo burgers are my favorite part of the whole thing!) I watched the rodeo that night with Lance, Brad, Nick, and Kassidee (friends from high school) and then me and Nick got Rachel and went to the carnival afterward. It was so fun to see Nick again. He just got home from his mission and his family moved to Texas while he was gone so I didn't think I would see him until after I got back in January. But like I said, EVERYONE comes to Preston for rodeo.
Friday I went out on the resevoir on Lance's boat with his parents and Brad, Nathaniel, and Rachel (lucky Rachel got to hang out with a bunch of college guys all weekend). It was so nice. I am for sure getting a boat sometime. We went waterskiing and it was so much fun. I was actually able to stand up this time. My first time ever! I had tried a 4 or 5 times when I'd gone before with friends, and although I can get up just fine wakeboarding I have never been able to do it skiing...until now! Yay! Thanks so much Lance!!
That night after getting decked out in my cowgirl shirt I went to the parade and then me and Lance went to the rodeo again. This time over the shoots! I've decided that's really the only way to watch the rodeo, when you're close enough to hear the cowboys swearing. :) Thanks so much again Lance!!
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Can I just say that I'm so happy this post worked. Somehow I thought I had deleted it and thought I had to re-write the whole thing again! Thank goodness it posted! :)
Yeah, ya gotta love those cussing cowboys!
Cute post.
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