The Catch Up and The PBR!

Right....been crazy busy with school ending this week. That arch-nemesis called a yearbook may just kick my butt yet. I had a respite this weekend however starting with a Ranch Rodeo, BBQ and dance Friday night into the early morning hours. Way fun.

I helped put a roof on a house Saturday...kinda. I brought brunch and picked up all the trash from the roof and then doctored up a cut hand.

Sunday I went to the PBR Ford F-150 Invitational in Pueblo - but first I must catch up with my colt! He still doesn't have a name but I'm thinking Nike (see the little swoosh on his nose)! His legs are getting better. Still not sure if surgery is going to be an option or not yet, but I feel there is a large improvement, just not sure if it's enough to straighten out on it's own. He's got a little fire under his rear though and when I turn him out for exercise he's all over the place and has a nice little stop to him.

Nice butt huh? I think there's going to be some size to this little bugger...wide and tall...how I like 'em!

The crooked leg. Looking better, but still being watched closely.

"You lookin' at me?"

"Yeah...you..."
See the swoosh?

On to the PBR...

I love to watch Rodeo and Bullriding. It's just fun. Fun crowds, fun events, fun people, fun, fun, fun...and cute cowboys. We tried to look as cute as possible.

A few months ago my friends and I bought a bunch of tickets to the invitational in Pueblo where the top 40 riders compete against one another. We had awesome seats 'cause one of the gals is a member and gets 'benefits'! It was still a bit dark in there though and I couldn't bring in my professional lens so I had to make do with my little digital. I still caught some good action. PBR events are always flashy and fan oriented, so they kicked off with a little pyrotechnic show to introduce the riders:

We saw a lot of bull-riding:

That's Chicken on a Chain. I want to own him, but I don't think Larry the Cable Guy will want to share with any more people...

BUT... we saw a lot more of this:
And this...

And this too...gotta love those bull-fighters. They are the real athletes keeping those boys safe if you ask me.


And this is my future husband, Chris Shivers from Louisiana...in some world...Obviously he was bucked off but I love him anyway:

I also posed with my man Wiley Peterson, but the pic turned out blurry even though Tiff has a clear one. I also think I look fat in it so you can't see. I have his autograph too. Yeah! Maybe I'll marry him instead.

Hart, McBride and Moraes were also inducted into The Ring of Legends. These are like the best riders ever.



There also was some fun stuff going on between the second round and final round...like this team. I don't know what it is about huge horses and driving but I just love it!

Oh yeah - and I found my Halloween costume for this next year...

AND I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST! I entered in to win an autographed boot signed by almost every rider from Ariat. This is how the conversation went with three riders left in the finals down my row as they are announcing the winner...

Me: "Who won...wait...who...." (I was messing with my camera)
Tiff: "Danielle....wait...that's you!"
Me: "Huh? I won? Wait, who did they announce?"
Tiff: "You just won the boot!"
Cody Ray (bouncing 5 seats down - he's 13): "You won, Danielle, you won, you won the boot, you won!"
Me: "Me? I won? I won the boot? Me?"
Tiff: "I'm so retarded - they just announced YOUR name."
Me: "huh"

At this point everyone is looking at us. Basically because I did not recognize my name over the loudspeaker and Tiff didn't realize it was me. Yes, we were dead sober too. Two blonds walked into a candy store....nevermind....

Anywho - this is the boot and I've decided I need a pair of them to wear. Aren't they sharp lookin'?!

I want them. I love them. They are so shiny and pretty.



The End...for now...