YEE-HAW! Rodeo Time in H-town!

Bryan and I went to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last Thursday to see Brad Paisley in concert. This was Bryan's Valentine's Day gift to me (last year we saw Martina McBride). Those of you who know me well KNOW that this was the perfect thing for Bryan to give me! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE country music!!! I had never seen Brad Paisley in concert but love most all of his songs and was excited to see him perform. He was AMAZING! I knew he played the guitar but he doesn't just PLAY the guitar, he's an animal at it!!! He must've played at least 8 different guitars! The stage at the rodeo is not a normal stage and is the same for every performer. It is circular and rotates all during the performances so that everyone in the audience has a view of the performer. It's really kind of neat. Some of you may be familiar with the Houston Rodeo but for those who are not, it's a BIG DEAL! Last year and this year we arrived in time to see the rodeo competitions. I'm not a stranger to the rodeo scene so it was neat to see all the action take place. One of the cutest things (actually the ONLY cute thing because not much about the rodeo is "cute") was at the very end of the competition. There were 4, 5 and 6 year-olds riding sheep as if they were bulls. It was TOO cute. The last little guy even had chaps on and everything!!! Next year we are going to try to take Isaiah with us as he was totally bummed that he couldn't tag along this year. Outside the rodeo arena there is a HUGE midway with rides and totally bad-for-you foods!!! We didn't participate in any of the midway activities this year as it was 40 degrees and raining off and on outside! Even though the weather was like this, there were teenage and older girls all around wearing daisy duke type shorts with boots and their shirts tied up in a knot below their chest!!! REALLY, is this necessary? NO, it's not. Even when it's 80 degrees outside, it's NOT necessary! Anyway, we had a wonderful time at the rodeo and concert. Here are a few pics I was able to get of Brad Paisley performing.