NEBRASKAland Days!!!

Before year’s end, I will definitely be a pro at packing and living out of my suitcase! I got home Sunday night from Vaughn to catch a few hours of sleep, re-pack, and then head out to Nebraska! My flight left at 6 am and arrived by noon.  Upon arrival, we literally hit the ground running!  I was fortunate to have an AWESOME host family, Dan and Pam Wright, who made my stay in North Platte so very special. Nebraskan host families have a fun tradition of displaying giant red and white signs in their yards that say “Home of Miss Rodeo Montana”  … a great tradition and made me feel like a celebrity!

While in Nebraska, we were honored to take part in their 2012 Miss Rodeo Nebraska Pageant.  There were three amazing young ladies competing for this coveted title.  We had an opportunity to model our western elegance dresses, our chap outfits and to talk about our home states.  It was also fun to be on the other side of the competition and enjoy being a spectator at a pageant. We signed tons and tons of autographs and got to ride in the Buffalo Bill Rodeo!  The crowning ceremony for the new Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2012 was held in the arena during a break in the rodeo and BIG congratulations to Sierra Peterson for winning the title.   A big thank you goes out to Becky Grimm (Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2011) and her mother Pattie Grimm for driving Miss Rodeo Idaho Tricia Crump and I all the way back to Denver to catch our flights home!