NEBRASKAland Days

After being in New Mexico for a few weeks, it was nice to have the opportunity to travel to the middle of the nation, North Platte, Nebraksa. The community holds a huge western celebration known as the NEBRASKAland Days, which consists of the Miss Rodeo Nebraska Pageant, the Buffalo Bill PRCA Rodeo, and numerous other events that keep the western heritage alive. I was fortunate enough to stay with one of the directors of the event, Paula Stubb and her husband. Not to mention I had to share the house with my circuit sister, Taryn Brady Miss Rodeo Arizona. What a blast we had! Besides the nightly bonding that took place up stairs between the Turquoise Circuit girls, we had laughs and inside jokes all week long. Word got around that we were the "fun" queens and everyone wanted us to make them laugh, but do you know how many starving comedians there are in the world? Taryn and I both agreed that we didn't want to add to that population, so we stuck with just being Miss Rodeo Arizona and Miss Rodeo New Mexico! Though we did not get a ton of beauty sleep, we did enjoy the countless events that were scheduled for the 15 or so state queens that came for the festivities! The one thing we all could agree on was that nowhere in the nation have we signed more autographs than in North Platte! Every girl had to have their autograph sheets copied so we could meet the local demand, we estimate that we signed close to 1,000 autographs each. The youth in the area have state queens come in from year to year and they collect who the can for scrapbooks they each try to keep. It is times like this that make you appreciate where you are in your life and the impact that you have on the youth of today! Not only did we feel famous, they had us help with auctions and other fundraising efforts for local charities. Nebraska sure knows how to utilize help when they have it, I suppose the population doubled when we came into town! HaHa Take a look at these pictures and if you like what you see, head on over to their website at http://www.nebraskalanddays.com/ .

Our home during the NEBRASKAland Days Celebration in North Platte!

Taryn is always showing up in my pictures. What's the deal pickle?

Maybe she likes my perfume?

Next stop, the largest railway station in the nation!!

This was the only part that would fit into one picture!! Choo-choo!

Would you believe me if I told you that this young girls name is Brooklynn, spelled just like mine? I didn't believe her either, that is until she signed my paper for me. What are the odds, in North Platte, NE finding someone with the same name as you?

May we sign an autograph or two for you?

The whole gang!

These are the western states, starting from the left, Courtney -South Dakota, Nicole - Washington, Brooklynn - New Mexico, Audrey - Colorado, Freya - Idaho, Allie - Wyoming, and Leslie - Montana.

If a picture could talk, it would tell you this is a fun group of girls!!

Happy Trails from the Cavegirls!!