I bet you are wondering...just what is a Cattlemen's Ball...well, let me tell you. It's not quite like most "Balls"...the Princes do not show up all dressed in black tuxes and the Princess in the most elegant, beautiful ball gowns you've ever seen....it's more like this....
A Cattlemen's way of dressing up is a pair of new starched Wranglers, a freshly pressed shirt, clean (not a speck of muck) boots, and of course a cowboy hat! You know sometimes I refer to it as "their going out on the town attire" :D It makes me smile....and as for the Cattlemen's wives...well, they are free to dress it up however they like....!
It's truly a night of Good, genuine, hard-working men getting together for some good Beef, visiting, and just relaxing. The atmosphere is warm...everyone is chatting about their "business" and sharing a few tales along the way....there's even door prizes and entertainment!!!
Sometimes, when I'm in the midst of living this life with cows...I forget that there is more to it than what I see....that it's truly a passion for my "cattleman"...that it's a way of life that is becomming almost extinct. Gathering with other fellow "cow owners" is a good thing...a good feeling...a feeling of comadrie...that someone else has been stuck in the muck, saved a baby calf, went out in freezing weather (Like tonight) because that's what needed to be done. It's a time to tell "tales", laugh, and feel proud that it is a part of your life!!!
So, the Cattleman's Ball...summed up...is just a GOOD time that happens once a year! And, I am so glad that this year we were blessed to go!
Hope this week brings many WARM & Sweet blessings!
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Well, it is always nice to accompany such a Looker... It was really nice to also meet some folks who I had only a "cyber" association with prior to it...
I wish there was more time for talking about all I do to keep the cows going and less time actually needed to do it,
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Mr Tammy, aka Mr PPRM
LOVE this post ... and LOVE that you attended this year ... just think of the years to come :) We'll continue to look good and LAUGH a lot!!
The part I enjoyed most - seeing and really talking to people who are blessed to live the life we live... and KNOW EXACTLY what we're talking about, how we feel, and just "get" us cattle folks!
Thanks for the phone call to check in tonight as well - Ian truly appreciated it! :)
Well that sounds like a lot of fun! Did you get pictures? How are your cows? Poor babies in thsi cold arctic weather...........as I recall you wouldn't let me leave a kitten out in this weather......
I thank Tammy Jo must have been the bell of the ball! Glad you and Pat had a good time even without your Ropers on! Sorry about all the snow you've gotten. I washed the truck yesterday and today they are calling for sleet. It's crazy weather time in Virginia
PP
I don't thank you were the bell of the ball, I THINK you were... Should proof before hitting the button!
Yes but is there dancing?
Clint
I really enjoyed this post... you take me back to my younger years (I was raised as a 'country girl'). I have warm memories of cattlemen... they are good hardworking men! :) Hope you enjoyed your 'snow day'!!!
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