This Isn't My First Rodeo

This past week was the CFR (Canadian Finals Rodeo) It's been a family tradition to go for almost 40 years now. It's such a fun time for all the family to get together for a few days, eat your weight in food and cheer for your favorite event. Personally I love Al bouchard (tie down roping) and Scott Schiffner (bull riding).  You know after a week of watching at least 2 hours of rodeo a day things tend to all look the same. But there are a few things that I've noticed that I never get tired of and love.

-After calf roping. which takes like 8 seconds while the cowboys jump off their horses and run along the roping, turning the calf on their side and madly tying 3 of their legs together they toss their hands. They just look so stinking cool everything.
- I also love the ugly grimace the guys have when they are about to leave the bucking shoot

-The concentration on their face and head nod they give before they start their event. I swear gansters got it from the cowboys
-The closer you get to the stadium the number of cowboy hats rapidly increase. I think I'd trust anyone in a cowboy hat (a real one though, none of those nasty fake ones)

- The kissing cam
- When in eagerness the audience is all leaning forward waiting for the gates to open and then the stinking horse won't budge, let alone buck.
- When there's just been a really good ride and the crowd is going wild, but you look over at the old cowboys and they just give a good nod of the head for the approval

- PLUS this year they had some awesome talent come and give us a couple mini concerts (Dean Brody and Chris Young)