Today is our annual Wednesday vacation day because of the county fair. All the schools in the county take the day off - students enjoy the carnival, participate in the parade, show animals and some even compete in the rodeo. This year is the 100th anniversary for the fair . We went last lnight and watched the boys have fun on some of the rides, ate cotton candy & funnel cakes,and watched the rodeo from box seats above the chute where the bulls/cows/ and cowboys enter the arena. It was pretty funny watching my not-so-country boys cheering for the cows to get away from the cowboys who were trying to rope them, instead of cheering for the ropers like the rest of the audience. M kept cheering loudly "C'mom cow - let's go cow!!"
All the stereo-types apply - boots & hats everywhere; women with big hair and bigger rhinestone jewelry; little boys who look like miniature cowboys; photo ops with any number of tractors, bulls or trucks; sawdust & dirt cover the floors; local politicians handing out ballons and popcorn; and vendors selling any type of food you would care to eat or could imagine ( like twinkies on a stick??). It really is a neat, quaint event - - this small community goes all out for one week each fall, and it seems as if it is a step back in time. And if you have never been to a real Texan rodeo (especially the small town shin-digs) you haven't experienced the real thing. Even though we have only lived here 10 years, I think this place feels more like home each year, and the fair just reinforces that. I hope when P, W & M are grown up, they will have great memories of going to the fair each year and hanging out with the cowboys.
All the stereo-types apply - boots & hats everywhere; women with big hair and bigger rhinestone jewelry; little boys who look like miniature cowboys; photo ops with any number of tractors, bulls or trucks; sawdust & dirt cover the floors; local politicians handing out ballons and popcorn; and vendors selling any type of food you would care to eat or could imagine ( like twinkies on a stick??). It really is a neat, quaint event - - this small community goes all out for one week each fall, and it seems as if it is a step back in time. And if you have never been to a real Texan rodeo (especially the small town shin-digs) you haven't experienced the real thing. Even though we have only lived here 10 years, I think this place feels more like home each year, and the fair just reinforces that. I hope when P, W & M are grown up, they will have great memories of going to the fair each year and hanging out with the cowboys.
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