Frontier Western Celebration- El Dorado, KS

No more rest and relaxation due to the mono for this queen. After a fun week of vaccinating pigs, 4,800 pigs to be exact, my mom and I made the trip to El Dorado, Kansas, for the Frontier Western Days. I arrived and went right to work, helping with the mutton busting! After 14 cute little cowboys and cowgirls took their turn braving the sheep, it was time to start the bullriding. I felt pretty important being introduced with the champion bullriders, including Henry Yoder himself! For those of you that don't know Henry was the named the NFPB champion the very same day I was crowned Miss NFPB! Friday nights event had a great crowd, fantastic bulls, and of course some pretty darn good cowboys! Unfortunately the bull fighter was flipped by the bull, breaking his leg in 2 places. He is on the long road to recovery, but will be missing the rest of the summer events. Some of the cowboys traded in their boots for some comfy tennis shoes and put on their vests to help with the bull fighting. I think that shows great sportsmanship! After that misfortune, it was time for the championship round. I think the bulls won that night, but the cowboys put up a valiant effort. Before I knew it mom and I were headed back to the hotel to catch some much needed sleep. Saturday we headed into downtown Wichita to see what Sheplers had to offer! A HUGE thank you to Kandy Schramm at the Sheplers hat counter for cleaning, shaping, and fixing up all of my queen hats. They were in dire need of some TLC. Kandy did a fabulous job, so if you are ever in the Wichita area and need a hat doctor, she is your lady! After hours in the Sheplers dressing room, and doing my part to support the Kansas economy, it was time to head back and get ready for a night of bullriding. Saturday we had 18 mutton busters. With some tough cowboys and cowgirls, a few hard falls, and the occasional tears, the mutton busting was a huge succes, and as always, a crowd pleaser. Then it was bullriding time! I think the bulls were having a better weekend, but none the less it was a great weekend. Thank you to Matt Williams, the contractor, for allowing me to be a part of their event. I was very impressed with all of his bulls, including, Free Beer and Funny Grass, among others. I had so much fun and really enjoyed the Kansas hospitality, I felt right at home. Another thank you goes out to Scott Fry and his music man for making me feel right at home. I hope to see both of them down the road, even if they aren't Iowa State Cyclone fans! Kansas was a great time and I can't wait to visit again. It is time to head to Minnesota next weekend to see what the northern states have to offer! Until next time!