Des Moines, Iowa

I have finally realized I have an addiction. I am addicted to bull riding. My friend Amanda and I drove to Des Moines, Iowa for the PBR rodeo. We met up with the two girls we met in Winston-Salem and had a blast. We made matching shirts for Friday night since we all were sitting together. We got the rodeo clown, Flint's, attention and we were known as the "wanted girls". There was nothing going on Friday night so we just went back to our hotel and went to bed. Saturday we went to Bass Pro Shop for Bull riding signing event. We got to talk to some of the riders including, Billy Robinson, who is from Galax, Virginia. He was surprised that we drove all the way from VA. Then Dustin Elliot asked me if we were the wanted girls and I said yes, and he was like yea I recognized you girls. Him saying that made my day. Then I got to see Ryan and Skeeter, who I met in NC, and they asked how we were doing. Later at the bar we met some of the Brazilians, Silvano and Pablo; however, they did not speak english. After about two hours we went up to their room and woke up Robson Palermo, another Brazilian,who speaks english. We all hung out in the lobby until Skeeter, Ned Cross and a few other riders came back from the bar. Then Skeeter, Ned, Cody Campbell and a few other guys came back to our hotel and hung out. Skeeter and Cody had to leave because they had to drive the next morning. Ned and two other guys crashed at our place. Ned missed his flight in the morning and the other two guys left when we left. Overall, the weekend was great! We met some really cool people and I love hanging out with the riders after the event. They sure know how to party. Hopefully, I get to go to another event before they come to UVA in September.