... oh wait it was! Well, technically, I could say it wasn't because we didn't go to the Rodeo part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. We just purchased tickets for the livestock part since we didn't plan to be there very long.
Now, this is one of the few craftless posts I get to share since we don't get out much and mostly just hang out with this guy:
Early last March, Joshua and I decide on sort of a whim to go to the show. One of the reasons we went to the rodeo was to eat dinner, seriously. Joshua got a Cowboy Burrito which consisted of potatoes, shredded beef, cheese and jalapeños.
I just got a shredded beef sandwich. Also - I was not very thrilled to have my picture taken while eating but I'm going to post it to the blog since we don't get out all that much. You don't get to see many action shots.
Following dinner sitting on a curb, we went into the stadium. The first thing we saw was a Texas Heritage Quilt exhibit. So I got a few shots to show mom.
How is this for a cowboy quilt?
The livestock portion of the show was much like the county fairs in Wisconsin. I have never been to the State Fair so I don't know how it compares but that is basically the point to the Houston Rodeo and Livestock show. It operates just about the same as a fair.
Our first stop was the petting zoo. Working for my dad and having access to a petting zoo almost every Tuesday afternoon for several summers, I wasn't jumping to get in. I thought for sure Joshua would skip right past it as well since, well, he works at a zoo. However, he had as much enthusiasm as all the children that surrounded us.
I decided to be a good sport and thought, well I can't think of when I might have pet a deer so I (humanely) chased this little fella down.
We walked through the cow exhibits which I thought was really neat to see the huge longhorns that are more or less a symbol of our state. (I know my stream of consciousness blogging probably bugs some but I want to take a side note here. I'm loving the Texas Longhorns emblems that people put on the back of their car here. It is just a little silver longhorn head, very subtle. When I'm not driving, I'll try to get a picture of one). Anyways, with the cows they had births scheduled almost every day. Does that happen at State Fair? It was crazy! We didn't see any births but got to see the new little calves. It was also neat to read about the farming done in Texas. I didn't realize just how similar it would be to Wisconsin farming. So Agronomics students, can you guess the main difference between the two states? More growing seasons for wheat! There was also cases filled with hatching chicks.
So after we looked at the livestock exhibits we headed over to the shopping part. This was what differed from Wisconsin festivals/fairs I've been to. There was a lot more cowboy paraphernalia here than anywhere I've yet seen, including my time in Houston. On the way over to shopping we wound up going through all the different pens of the cows and pigs that were going to be shown at some point. These were some glammed up pens. I really wish I would've taken a picture.
Joshua and I decided we may end up slowly collecting a complete cowboy outfit. So I drooled over the boots and the belts and just took a few pictures.
A cow skin quilted rug. Mom - will this be the next quilting medium you get into?
As an early birthday present, Joshua picked up this nice Australian hat. It is a great water proof hat so we justified the purchase that it will be useful for hiking and camping trips.
So most of the show was similar to what I have experienced in Wisconsin but with a palpable Texas atmosphere.
And to prove that everywhere is as gluttonous as Wisconsin.... a variety of deep fried foods!
We had planned on going back and getting Rodeo tickets but between our work schedules and my classes it just never materialized. I really hope to get the Rodeo tickets next year and then buy a fancy belt and some fashionable boots.
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