Austin Meier

Austin Meier wins again! This is the third Built Ford Tough Series Event win since the 2010 season started. He won the Winston-Salem Invitational, Kansas City Invitational and now the Ty Murray Invitational. I first met Austin in Winston-Salem. I hung out with him that weekend he won. He is a great guy and deserves to win. He is now the number one bull rider in the PBR. He has worked so hard to get to where he is. I know in Winston-Salem he won $40,000 and I believe for the Ty Murray Invitational he won about $30,000. That is a lot of money to make riding bulls for 8 seconds. Even though he is good at what he does, he also has had his downs. He told me the story when a bull stepped on his helmet; took it off and broke his jaw. He couldn’t where his helmet for a few weeks because his head was so swollen.
Four weeks from this Thursday my friend Amanda and I will be on our way to Des Moines, Iowa for a rodeo. Even though it is a 15 and a half hour drive there I believe it will be so worth it. I get to see my new girl friends, Kelly and Amy, and my favorite bull riders. I’m excited to be able to hang out with some of the riders again. I miss seeing them and I won’t be able to go to another event until September when they come to Charlottesville, Va. Even though we are not staying at the host hotel where the guys are probably staying, we are staying at a hotel on the same road just a quarter of a mile down the road.
The girls and I already have everything planned for the weekend. We know what food we are buying and what clothes we are wearing. We are making t-shirts that say Wanted: Cowboy on the front and putting requirements on the back. We 4 girls got seats next to each other for Friday night. It will be a weekend to never forget.

Spring Break...

Spring break was a great week. The first weekend started off pretty good. I hung out with my roommates Friday night and worked Saturday night. I went home for a couple of days from Sunday to Tuesday because I was having family problems. I came back and worked Tuesday night. Wednesday morning I fed the sheep for livestock and Wednesday night I did my sheep watch. Thursday I hung out around the apartment and same with Friday. I also worked Friday night. Saturday is where all the fun was.
My friend Amanda and I got up Saturday morning and left at noon for Hampton, VA. We drove four and a half hours to Hampton. We met up with my bull rider friends to get in. When we were walking to the arena one of the famous riders, Rookie of the Year, Cody Nance, yelled to me. He noticed I wasn’t walking on crutches anymore and asked how my leg was doing. I think it’s cool how a famous rider knows me and treats me like a friend. Cody is such a sweet guy and a great bull rider.
After the rodeo Amanda and I went to Hooters for food. Our waitress Renegade was very sweet and funny. She was a blast to have. After we ate we went to Red Roof to get a room to crash in. We left early Sunday morning and drove all the way back. I worked Sunday night, which was boring. After this week is over, there will be 6 more weeks until I’m driving to Des Moines, Iowa for a rodeo. Amanda and I are meeting 2 girls we met in Winston-Salem, who are Minnesota. They are amazing girls and Amanda and I miss them so much. Des Moines is going to be amazing. I get to meet up with Ryan McConnel, who is another famous bull rider, after the event.
Today I had a photoshoot with a guy I work with. The theme was some crazy Asian style and Teenage-love-affair. We went to downtown Roanoke and took some amazing pictures. It was nice being in front of a camera again. I miss modeling more than I thought. I can’t wait until I get the pictures back and see how they look.