Cattle Call

What a weekend. It was none stop. We got to California around noon on thursday & we never stopped to rest. Got into town & dropped off suitcases & picked up our young niece & headed out to the Tri Tip BBQ they hold every thursday before Cattle Call & "The Bell Game".
As soon as I walked in the door I saw friends and old co-workers.It was hugs & catching up from the time I walked in the door until we left. The hubby gave up & went & sat at the table with the Cattle Call Queen & his sister. He knows how I get when I go back to Cali to visit.

The next day the Queen & her court had to go & talk at 2 different schools. So I decided to go & watch the girls talk to the little kids. Should be interesting. I walk onto the school grounds that were packed with kids & parents & I run into 2 teachers who asked what am I doing in town & what am I doing at this school. LOL.

Next was lunch with the girls & an officer I use to work with. We would always do lunch on Mondays years ago. It was a given & who ever showed up, showed up. We always had a blast. And of course we were missing a few regulars.

After lunch I did some running around & then went & grabbed my niece's & we went down to the arena to watch the Queen & her court practice. By the time I got them all gathered up, practice was over. We got there mid afternoon & left after dark. The girls were excited that they got to take pictures & get autographs from the Queen & her court. Oh, and they got to pet horses, which made the event that much better.

Saturday morning came VERY early. Trying to get from point A to point B is really hard on parade day. We made it to horse drop off point & waited for
the parade to start.
The Queen & her court were entry #6, so as soon as she took off, so did we. Down alley's & back streets I made it to middle of town where I knew my brother & his family were. He had bleacher seats, we just stood in the back causing trouble.

After the exciting parade, we rushed out for a bite to eat & then headed to the arena for the rodeo. We had such a good time with my brother & his family.

And then towards the end, look who found us. The three of us have known each other since grade school. We just were missing the other 4th musketeer. (she's the one that's in the blog dated Nov. 7th)

(Look at my little niece in the background trying to look sly. She's funny!!)

My husband & I had a great time! Like always, it goes by to fast. Now I can't wait for our "girls weekend trip" in _________.