I have a feeling I know what kind of image may be popping up in your head, but please try to restrain it. We have all our teeth and shower regularly.
This weekend the PBR Built Ford Tough Tour was in Wichita and a couple months ago, Aaron (AKA my wonderful husband), decided we should go and make a weekend out
of it. PROPS TO HIM!!!
So, Friday i picked him up for work and we drove down to Wichita. We checked into our hotel and hoofed it down to INTRUST Arena.
(educational moment: Bull Riding events generally have 3 rounds. The first round will be one night with the second and third rounds on following nights. This time the second and third rounds were on Saturday night. In the third round the riders' scores are added from the first 2 rounds and the top 15 proceed to round 3. Those 15 riders get to pick their bulls.)
One of the best things about the PBR is that they pray before every event. I love it! The next best thing is the cowboys. Now cowboys are pretty cool in my book. If you have the guts to ride giant, agile beasts that really only want to throw you 30 feet in the air and then step on you, kudos. Then you have the bull fighters (the guys who actually step in front of the bulls after the rider is either thrown off or has dismounted). These guys don't get nearly the respect they deserve. They are phenomenal. So, major kudos to them. Then you have the clown. He is the entertainer for when they're getting bulls ready and riders ready. Some are not so funny. Flint Rasmussen is very funny!
Ok, back to Friday. They open the event with a very cool pyro show.
Then, then highlight the top ranked riders. Forgive the pictures, but I couldn't bring my good camera.
I love the fire, the excitement and the loud music!
After all that the event begins. We had a fantastic time! We saw a bull buck a cowboy out of the arena (don't worry the cowboy was fine). Travis Briscoe ended up winning Round 1 that night.
Saturday was wonderful. We slept in then went to Old Chicago in Old Town for l
unch. I'd never been there.... the pizza was so good!!! 5 stars in my opinion. Then we went to Sheplers (a western wear store). We both got cowboy boots which we have been wanting for a long time. Then we got to meet 5 of the top bull riders!!!! I hate to admit it but I was star-struck.
This is Robson Palermo and Guilherme Marchi.
One of the cowboys we met was Wiley Petersen. He was really nice and talked with Aaron for a little while. I think I'll start rooting for him.
Later on that afternoon after a stop at Gander Mtn. we went to Cafe Moderne. We had some great coffee got a light dinner before heading back to Intrust.
The event again began with prayer, and then something really different. A new group of airforce recruits got sworn in in front of everyone. So cool to witness. And then the cowboys and the loud music and everything. It was a lot of fun.
Austin Meier ended up winning the event. Travis Briscoe, Chris Shivers, and J.B. Mauney(my N.C. native) were all injured. Chris broke a bone in his hand Friday night on his first ride, then proceeded to ride again that night and once more on Saturday night. J.B. got a partially collapsed lung from a bull hitting it's head in his chest. I believe Travis tore his ACL.
Anyway, we had a blast. It was so great to get away from the norm for a weekend and do something that we really enjoyed. It was such a blessing!
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