Area V- Part III

Suitcases? Check. Miley Cyrus on the radio? Check. Mr. Moo Moo (Jeremiah’s stuffed cow) in the front seat? Check. A DELICIOUS meal at Babe’s Chicken Dinner House? Check. Check. We hopped out of the truck in the big town of Chico, Texas, ready to tackle our final Area V school. Kaleb and Jeremiah took a gander at their red cattle trailer, while I had an interesting conversation about McDonald’s french fries, the movie Shutter Island, and the band Motion City Soundtrack with a group of guys in the classroom. 2 presentations and some interesting conversations later, we were on the road again. I must say, though, that we ended our Area V adventures on a strong note with a great chapter.

After a fantastic taco dinner at Rachel’s house in Weatherford and a nice, long snooze, we headed to the Weatherford Invitational to scope out the range, land, livestock, and horse judging contests. Then, we took our favorite birthday boy, Aron Hutchins, out to lunch at Montana’s. Before we knew it, we were already in Stephenville for the Tarleton CDE Invitational. Despite the fact that Dakotah ripped his pants (he he), we had a fantastic day full of taking pictures and hanging out with members from all across the state. Congrats to everyone who participated in the largest CDE in the world!

Finally, we made our way on over to Austin, Texas, to meet with National officers, Randa Braune and Levy Randolph. Our tasty meal at Texas Land and Cattle had nothing on the conversations we encountered with Mr. Fischer, a proud supporter of the National FFA Organization, who has lived all over the world while working in the agricultural industry. Needless to say, he had quite the stories to tell! Soon enough, though, we were whisked away to the Star of Texas Rodeo for our final destination of the week.

Now, with our iPod plugged into the truck and our cameras ready for picture-taking, we will make our way out to Area II. So, get ready to hear the stories from our gazillion hour trip to God’s country. We are sure to make a few memories on our way to that part of the world!