My Ebenezer

It’s funny how I am already looking forward to a year of “seconds”. Everything we do with Speedy is a first; we missed his first two years so everything to us is new. Only a couple more months and we’ll have had them for a whole year.

Last year, we took Speedy to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I think it was the first thing we did that was really big. And if you haven’t been to the HLSR, you have no idea HOW big.

There is a huge carnival with really good rides, and TONS of stuff for the kids. Way more than I could write about here. In my pre-married life, my favorite part of the whole rodeo was the concert. The whole thing lasts for about 2 1/2 weeks and after each rodeo, there is a concert by a major performer. You would be amazed at how quickly Houston Rodeo concert tickets are sold out. People stand in line for a lottery type system. Anyway, I’m digressing. Some of my girlfriends and I went a few years in a row to see Clay Walker. (I don’t care who you are, he is HOT!) The thing is, is really doesn’t matter where you sit because they have monitors everywhere. I think the best tickets we ever had were cheap and considered “obstructed view” but they were great. We were behind the place where the bull riders come out.

So with Speedy we didn’t go the actual rodeo this year, just the carnival and kids area. But I’m thinking this next time around he’ll be old enough to enjoy it and who knows? Maybe we can even stay for the performance! I can’t wait to go back, anyone know if Clay will be returning in 2007?