Last Saturday, Mel and I went to Houston and met up with Thushan (and Laura Reinheimer too). Since Thushan wanted to have a real Texas experience while he was here, we all went to the Houston Rodeo. If I've ever had a true Texas experience, that was it. Reliant Stadium (where the Houston Texans play) was all filled up with dirt for the rodeo. We saw bull riding, calf roping, bronco riding, barrel racing, and a bunch of other events. Luckily, we also met up with Jeff and Leah, some friends from church, and Jeff was kind enough to explain all the rules to us out-of-place kids from the north. When the rodeo was over, the Calf Scramble started. This is a hilarious event when 28 kids from the FFA and 4-H chase 14 calves around the ring, trying to catch them and drag them into a circle in the middle to win. It's a surprisingly funny sight to see kids chasing baby cows around, tackling them, and dragging them around by their tails.
At the livestock show we saw a bunch of cows, pigs, and chickens, but since it was the last day of the month-long event, most of the other animals were gone. We finished of the day with a tasty meal of greasy pizza and crawfish etouffee. It was good to see some old friends from college here in our new home state.
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