On June 12th, Paula, her friend Sue, and myself made the trek to the Illinois High School Rodeo Finals to judge the Miss Illinois High School Rodeo 2008-2009 pageant. We had a great trip out there despite the rain and near flooding. When we arrived we watched the first rodeo performance before heading to the hotel for the night. It was an early start on Friday for interviews of the four lovely contestants. Then we were off to lunch in a nearby town. After lunch we had a little time before horsemanship. Luckily we avoided the rain for the horsemanship portion. Before we knew it, it was time for the second performance where I was lucky enough to ride in the grand entry, along with Miss Rodeo Illinois 2008, Carly Ray Hagey. If you get the chance be sure to check out her new chaps, they are gorgeous! After the rodeo it was time to hit the hay. Saturday we got up in time to visit the delicious breakfast served on the rodeo grounds just before the modeling, speech, and improptu portion of the competition. After breakfast we were ready to hear the speeches and watch the girls strut their stuff. Soon after the judging was finished Paula, Sue, and I had to hit the road again, because of flooding we took a slight detour through Missouri since I-80 was closed. Congratulations to all of the girls on a job well done and to the new queen, Chelsea Demott. Also congratulations to all of the IHSRA contestants that made it to state finals, and best of luck to all of those going to nationals!
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