Annual BBQ Rodeo Cook-off

Not sure how good your memory is (or how long you have been following),but every January Kyles work, PCI, participates in the San Antonio Rodeo BBQ Cook-off. (2012  and 2011)  It's been growing in size and popularity since we have been down here, and the quality of the BBQ has also went up.

This past Saturday Kyle and I went out to the Sea World parking lot to enjoy the BBQ. The ribs and tortillas and brisket. All mouthwatering. Of course, to make the customers happy, there was plenty of liquids flowing throughout the day as well!

Lets let the pictures do the talking:

PCI's setup. They use their scaffolding skills to create this awesome set-up!

 

Kyle's and my third  fourth year in a row going to the BBQ Cook-off! (4 years! I had to look back at pictures...I still can't believe it...4! Ok, crazy moment. Sorry!)

These Texans take this stuff seriously.

Where else could you find stuffed animal heads on a traveling bar? Texas.

These RIBS. Seriously. I don't think I will ever order ribs out again. For the third year in a row, my mouth waters with every bite. Amazing.

Shirts I designed for the group! They went along with the coozies and aprons as well!

If any of you have been down here to visit...does this look familiar? The main entrance gate at Sea World! Corey Morrow (very well-known Texas country signer) put on a mini concert for everyone in attendance.

The group! We had a BLAST.

The 70-something degree day was capped off with a beautiful sunset! (no filter or enhancement at all!)

As always, the BBQ cookoff was a success. Every article of clothing we wore reeked of BBQ smell when we got home (seriously...even my plastic sunglasses smelled of BBQ on Monday!) An extra load of laundry was well worth it!

Let's Rodeo...One More Time

Last Saturday was the last "event" day of the rodeo. The rodeo lasts for about 3 weeks every year in February, and during those 3 weeks all the events take place (bull riding, bucking broncos, etc.) They use those 3 weeks to get the best cowboys (total score) and then the 50 best compete for the bull riding champion. $100,000 worth. For riding a bull.

But don't be fooled. These bulls are CAH-RAZY. There was one I specifically remember. He did NOT want to be penned while the cowboy got settled so he decided to climb over the gate (the cowboy got off in time, thankfully) because then the bull proceeded to FLIP over in the small space. The cowboy lasted only about 4 seconds on that one.

There were many crazy rides, only 6 out of 50 cowboys rode for the full 8 seconds. The second round only 2 rode for 8 seconds, one winning by a few points. He walked away with $100,000 in his pocket. Crazy.

After that we were treated to a Trace Adkins concert. Do you realize how HUGE he is? Well, he is. Look him up. He sang all of his famous songs including, "Chrome," "Hot Mama," "Honkytonk Badonkadonk" and many more. It was a fun Saturday afternoon in the suite with Kyle's co-workers.

Here are a few pictures!

The 50 Cowboys lined up at the beginning of the show.

Xtreme Bulls! And they were!

My pictures weren't this awesome, so I borrowed a couple from www.cowboyimages.net. See the air that bull got?!

Image via www.cowboyimages.net.

Kyle and me. And Kyle's co-worker, Kley.



Trace Adkins! He did a funny little hip wiggle a lot. It was entertaining!

It was a great rodeo this year, and can't wait for the next one! If you are ever interested in going, it is always for 3 weeks in February. FYI ;)

Let's Rodeo, SA!

On Monday night Kyle and I had a "date night" as he got us tickets for the rodeo and event show. We even got to enjoy the surroundings of the suite his company got again this year!

Date night!

As always, they put on a good show with the events kicking of with a laser show, national anthem, flag formations, and then of course, the rodeo events...which are always SUPER fun to watch because the level of competition at this rodeo is very high.

Opening ceremony with flags and march and anthem

Team Roping.

Bucking Bronco's. Saddle & Bareback

Gotta love watching the little kiddos ride the sheep! They can really hold on tight!

Calf Scramble. They let loose a certain number of calves and let more kids loose to chase them down. the first one to get one, tie a rope to it and drag it to the finish line wins $1000. Ever kid that pulls a calf across the line gets $500. Money is put towards their 4-H or FFA animal projects for the next year.

And then, after the rodeo events finished instead of a country singer (last year we saw Easton Corbin) we were treated to a comedy show. Ventrilzquist Terry Fator put on a great show! He has a show in Vegas, at the Mirage, that he normally does. He had about 6 different puppets, and even turning a real life person into a puppy! And instead of mostly jokes, he SANG. He would sing Aretha Franklin, Garth Brooks, Lady Gaga, and even some Elvis. He has an excellent voice, but to think he can sing like that without moving his lips is just crazy! If you have never heard of him, or ever find yourself in Vegas, look him up! Here is a link to a YouTube video of him.

As always, a great night out!

Visitor #2

This past weekend my mom, dad, and little (although she is not so little anymore) sister came to visit. It was a wonderful FAST 3 days, but it was worth it. They saw our new house, saw our puppy that is in the overgrown toddler stage, and took them to some new sites here in San Antonio.

Thursday, when they flew in, we wasted no time in heading straight for some good ol' BBQ. Remember that place I told you about a while back? Texas Pride? Well this is a new place, WAY closer, and just as good. It's called Rudy's. Have you heard of it? They have the best cream style corn, they sell their own BBQ sauce (in different sizes) and they even had Peach Cobbler for my dad! Best (or worst?) of all? It's located right at the entrance of our subdivision...so what do you think? Good or bad? ;)

Friday while Kyle was at work we went dress shopping while dad was in heaven at Bass Pro. We met up later and went home, and mom and I took a nice long walk with Tucker while Ashley soaked up the sun. (Yes, it is that warm here right now!) We grilled and had margaritas. YUM. We also played Farkle. Ever heard of it? It's a dice game I got for Christmas from my friend, Ann, and it's SO much fun. Check it out!

Saturday we went to the San Antonio Rodeo. We walked the grounds, the coliseum, saw different vedors, sampled different Texas foods, and had a great time. We also saw Bull Riding that night (as MN was getting dumped with snow!) and mom and dad even got to dance at the dancehall. Sunday the boys checked out Cabelas as the girls had a VERY productive shopping day. I can't remember the last time I had a shopping day like that!

Overall the weekend was a blast, but as always, it went way too fast. Until next time!

San Antonio Rodeo

On Saturday Kyle's work purchased a suite to take out some clients and show some appreciation to families of co-workers, so Kyle and I headed to the AT&T Center. To a suite. To watch a rodeo. It was furnished with leather seats, sandwhiches, snacks, beer, and wine. Then someone ordered a pitcher of margaritas. Let's just say I was SPOILED and not sure how I will ever go back to the plastic blue seats again...

Anyway. I thought we were going to see Easton Corbin, but, there were rodeo events BEFORE the concert! I was pleasently surprised! We saw bareback bronco's, saddle broncos, kids riding sheep, roping, team ropin, and of course, bull riding...all before Easton Corbin took the stage.

Here is the suite we were able to hang out in:

Some of the rodeo events:

And of course, the man of the hour, Easton Corbin! I nicknamed him a "young George Strait." He sounds like him and some of his lyrics remind me of his, too. It helped that he sounded amazing life as well :)

It was another great "Texas" experience, and glad the rodeo comes back every year for a month. I could really get used to this ;)