On The Road Again!

The next week we headed to Billings for the Montana ProRodeo Hall and Wall of Fame Scholarship Dinner. I got to hand out sholarships to high school rodeo kids and to Jourdon. It was a great dinner and I got to see Linda and some other people that I hadn't seen for a while!

The next weekend (July 18-19) was the C.M. Russell Stampede in Stanford. Unfortunately Jourdon and I weren't able to stay for the rodeo on Sunday, but we did get to put on a kiddie rodeo and help with the Quick-Draw auction! I was so happy we got to atleast make it up for Saturday's events! The Stanford rodeo committee are huge supporters of Miss Rodeo Montana Inc., and they sponsor our buckles! Thank you to the committee for everything you do for us!

I got the opportunity to go to the Miss Rodeo America Clinic with Jourdon on July 18-21. I was the first Miss Teen Rodeo Montana to get to do so, and I need ot thank Miss Rodeo Montana Inc. for sending me!! It was a lot of fun, and I learned so much. The clinic was held at the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, CO. We worked on horsemanship, impromptu speaking, speach, modeling, and expectations of a rodeo queen. This clinic gave me an idea of the level of competition and I would recommend it to any girl looking to become a rodeo queen!

July 23-24 was a weekend I had been looking forward to for a long time. That weekend was the Butte Rodeo! My Mom is from Fairmont where our family ranches, and where I learned to ride a horse. Most of the family still lives either on the ranch or around Butte, so I got to see a lot of my relatives. It meant so much to me that my Grandma, a few of my cousins, aunts and uncles were there! During the day we stayed out at the ranch and helped with haying, and roped the dummy for most of the weekend! I wouldn't have traded that time for the world. The rodeo went great and my horse Digger did awesome!

The fun continues!

Saturday night in Livingston went just as well as Friday night! I had so much fun doing my job and getting to know the crew in the arena. I would have to say that the best night of the weekend was Sunday night. It was an awesome feeling to ride in to the arena on the Fourth of July with the American Flag. There was a huge crowd and it turned out to be a great rodeo! Thanks to Wendy Woods and everyone who helped with the rodeo. As always, the Kesler's stock bucked hard.

On July 11, my Grandma Shirley, my cousin Mami, my parents and I were off to Drummond. The rodeo went so well. When the rodeo was over, I went to the rodeo office to talk to Judy Kesler, and she told me that her and her family (Kesler Rodeo) would like to sponsor me. What an honor to have them in my camp! It was a great day! I can not believe it is already the middle of July, time passes when you're having fun!

Cowboy Christmas!

This summer has started out to be everything and more than I had expected! After May 20th (my 18th birthday!!!!) time started to fly by very fast. June came and went fast, between my high school graduation on June 5, and the rodeos finally starting to get under-way I managed to stay very busy! June 9-11 Jourdon and I helped with the Montana High School Rodeo Queen competition, and thanks to Ann and Mariah we had a great time! We also got to stick around to watch Jourdon's sister Bridjour in the barrel racing. The next weekend my parents and I headed to the next rodeo in Belt, which was my first of the season. Belt went great and I rode my horse Digger. Next, it was off to Chinook! Both Jourdon and I were so fortunate to get such great horses provided for us by Shane Schwenke. Scooter and Louie were very nice horses! Every night after the rodeo, Jourdon, my Mom and I drove back to Rudyard to stay with Jourdon's family. Saturday morning we rode in the Rudyard Centennial Parade, and got to talk with the nice people on the highline!

Finally it is time for one of the biggest rodeos of the year. The Fourth of July in Livingston! I had a great start to the weekend by riding in the parade with Amy Hager, which was the biggest parade I have every seen in my life!! There were so many participants and if people were'nt in the parade, they were there supporting and watching it. What a great community. During the rodeo I rode my awesome horse Digger with the American Flag, carried sponsor flags and pushed steers and calves out of the arena. I hope the rest of the weekend goes as well as last night did! Merry Christmas Cowboys!!