This Iowa weather is going to make me crazy. The week before the Dayton Labor day rodeo was cool in the 70's. The week of the rodeo it got hot and humid up into the 90's making it a very unpleasant weekend. The following week it cools back down and we are feeling very fallish, 70's and lows getting down to 40. I love fall weather and the cool air with sunshine, just wished we could have had that for our rodeo weekend.
We took the day off from school to enjoy a trail ride. Mark and I take an annual ride and have to go when we can. Mark anticipates getting in the field next week, so we thought we had better get it in. Jayden gets to do horse stuff all year long, so today we took Jacob. He is our little trail rider. He enjoys trail riding and did love it last year on Winnie. We knew Tex would behave and do well for him and would be the best to ride. I rode Ace and Mark rode Traveler. We took two short rides, each an hour or so. It was a gorgeous day, sunny with big clouds. When the sun came out it was very warm, when the cloud blocked the sun you were glad you had on a sweatshirt. We had a picnic lunch and just enjoyed the day. I love Brushy Creek, it is so relaxing to ride and so scenic and pretty. I am glad we got the chance to go.
In the evening, the fun continued. Mark and I went to an Agrigold VIP dinner in Ames. We arrived at the Gateway hotel at the same time as the ISU football team. We walked through the hallway to the party, walking side by side with the team. It was pretty darn cool. One by one they passed me and seemed to get taller and bigger as we went. They all had on their red sweatsuits. It seemed like there was no end. There was over 100 of them. I found it crazy that they came from a chartered bust to stay and eat in the large banquet hall and spend the night before the big game, when they are literally less than a mile from the stadium. Tomorrow is the big Iowa vs. ISU game. Coincidentally I had on my red dress, go ISU! The dinner was delicious. It was not part of our diet, but we did not eat dessert. It was a nice evening and date night with Mark. The kids stayed home all together. It was a long day for Jayden, as she had to watch her brothers from morning till night. She is amazing and responsible. Love my kids!
We took the day off from school to enjoy a trail ride. Mark and I take an annual ride and have to go when we can. Mark anticipates getting in the field next week, so we thought we had better get it in. Jayden gets to do horse stuff all year long, so today we took Jacob. He is our little trail rider. He enjoys trail riding and did love it last year on Winnie. We knew Tex would behave and do well for him and would be the best to ride. I rode Ace and Mark rode Traveler. We took two short rides, each an hour or so. It was a gorgeous day, sunny with big clouds. When the sun came out it was very warm, when the cloud blocked the sun you were glad you had on a sweatshirt. We had a picnic lunch and just enjoyed the day. I love Brushy Creek, it is so relaxing to ride and so scenic and pretty. I am glad we got the chance to go.
In the evening, the fun continued. Mark and I went to an Agrigold VIP dinner in Ames. We arrived at the Gateway hotel at the same time as the ISU football team. We walked through the hallway to the party, walking side by side with the team. It was pretty darn cool. One by one they passed me and seemed to get taller and bigger as we went. They all had on their red sweatsuits. It seemed like there was no end. There was over 100 of them. I found it crazy that they came from a chartered bust to stay and eat in the large banquet hall and spend the night before the big game, when they are literally less than a mile from the stadium. Tomorrow is the big Iowa vs. ISU game. Coincidentally I had on my red dress, go ISU! The dinner was delicious. It was not part of our diet, but we did not eat dessert. It was a nice evening and date night with Mark. The kids stayed home all together. It was a long day for Jayden, as she had to watch her brothers from morning till night. She is amazing and responsible. Love my kids!
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