the branding.

so a few weeks back me and lynds went out and spent a few days on the ranch with stina and tyrell. it was a blast! and it was a hilarious experience to sum it all up. we went to a branding which in and of itself is a whole new experience for me and lynds. and this one, come to find out, was THE MOST REDNECK one everrr. don't get me wrong, i have really learned to not act like a snot, but this one was bad. this was my first time riding a horse and i actually loved! i went with tyrell and about 10 other people out into the fields to lead the cows and their calves in. it was a pretty neat thing! oh and the branding...

even me in all of my inexperience could tell this was totally unorganized. lol

the were a couple horses in the pin bucking and whatnot. the branded calves got mixed in with the ones still waiting. haha someone even went up to tyrell and told him he didn't know how to rope because he was from the city. HA. but on the bright side, i did get to wrestle 2 calves! lynds did one. i loved it! i really wish that tyrell had been wrestling and not roping because i'm sure he would have taught us a ton! all in all it wasn't bad!

and then lunch... the best way i can describe it is this... : okay so you know that part in napoleon dynamite where he works in the chicken farm or whatever and then they serve him that nasty lunch?? well that's basically what happened to us. not only did they find the grossest tables for us to eat on (bugs included) but they were drinking HOT beer right out of the shed. what the heck. no judgements tho... and i felt SO bad because i could tell that someone had spent a great deal of time cooking this food for us, but it was just awful... i'm sorry but cold baked beans and corn that taste like fruit loops are a bad deal...

but despite everything it was a ton of fun and i would most definitely do that again! i'm finding the more and more time i spend out there on the ranch with everyone, i have come to love and really appreciate the lifestyle! i love that there is always something to do or animals to check on and they just all work so hard! not to mention play hard! it's great, and i am just so happy for krystina!

here's us girls and stina's horse Shotgun!