Area V: Week IV

The Adventure of Pink Monkey!

Mason and Daylon picked me up on Sunday night and we headed to Muenster to eat with Mr. Skeans that night. Monday morning at 6:26 they knocked on my door and gave me a huge Jonas brothers’ birthday card and a light-up butterfly crown because it was my birthday! We then went to Muenster where I did my very first presentation. As soon as it was done Mr. Skeans brought out a huge pink birthday cake! My birthday was off to a great start! We then headed over to Lindsay where I got to see the lady that inspired me to join FFA, Allison Fisher. In Lindsay I had every high school student and some middle school students wish me a happy birthday. After Lindsay we went to Valley View and shot an FFA commercial with silly bands! To wrap up the day we went to Dairy Queen and had a brownie batter blizzard! (say that three times fast)

With our last presentation of the day over, we went to Katelyn Perry’s house. Her mom had an amazing chocolate birthday cake for me! Needless to say, I had one of the best birthday’s ever!

Tuesday morning Mason, Daylon, Katelyn, and I headed to the Area IV Greenhand camp, which happens to be the largest Greenhand camp in the country! On the way there, Mason had kidnapped Miss Monkey. A very special friend gave me Miss Monkey at State Convention and she has gone everywhere with me since then. With Katelyn and I in another car, Daylon stuck Miss Monkey out the window as they drove away. I was not very happy about this, but eventually they gave her back. Anyway back to the Greenhand camp, the Area IV Officers did a great job and organized a great camp!

That night we stayed in Decatur, with Brook’s family where we had amazing chocolate pie and met her ninety-nine year old grandmother. That next morning we presented to Decatur, and then headed to Chico for our second presentation of the day. After that we headed to Bridgeport where Mr. Klose (AKA the bomb. com and the Area V coordinator) teaches.

That night we stayed with Mr. Klose’s family and got to know his children John Paul, Miss Hollywood, and Lilly very well. We also played in their shark tent! (see facebook) Thursday morning we went to Forestburg and got to tour their retired “Alamo” ag classrooms and shop. We also went to Prairie Valley, where we learned a lot about FCCLA and then went to Gainesville for one of our largest presentations of the week.

That afternoon we headed to my house to get some well-earned rest after we watched Shutter Island. After I washed all of our clothes and had to find a hidden Miss Monkey.

Friday morning, the last morning of that travel week, we started at my high school, S&S Consolidated. We presented to a class of freshman and I got to see my little sister Lindsey. We then went to Gunter where they were ready for Friday night football! After Gunter we headed to Celina for my last presentation of the week. We had to leave right at three because we needed to be in Dallas for the opening of the State Fair of Texas. Kenny Chesney came to Celina at three-thirty…enough said.

Monday night Daylon, Mason, Katelyn, and I went to Weatherford for the District II Greenhand camp. Not only did we get to see Rachel (Area V Secretary) do a presentation on the “Wizard of Ag”, but we also got to see members touched cow tongue and learn how to dance for the first time. It was a lot of fun!

Anyway I had a great week with Mason and Daylon and all of the FFA members I got to meet!

Love always,
Leslie