This Ain't My First Rodeo (hm...actually it is)

Friday night we headed to the rodeo. The American Royal rodeo featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd. Anique won two free tickets to the KC annual event at work during Customer Support Appreciation Week. This was our first (and probably only) professional rodeo we have ever attended. It made for a fun Friday night.

We first got some food downtown at the trendy Power & Light District then we trotted over to the Sprint Center to watch the event. Anique actually won two seats in the Hallmark executive suites, so we felt like high rollers! There wasn't a spread of food or free beverages, but there were very comfortable seats and our own personal TV so we would watch the World Series in between bareback riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, and bull riding. What an interesting sport!!!

Below are some photos of the event. It was hard to get any really good photos...horses, bulls, and clowns move too fast sometimes.

Almost forgot to mention - after the rodeo, Lynyrd Skynyrd played a set. The music was a perfect fit for the slightly redneck crowd. Anique and I listened to about two songs then we headed out. Not that we don't appreciate the work LS has done, but it's not quite our style.

Overall a very fun night at the rodeo!