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Busy, yes, that is how you would decribe this summer. June was and is our (Jewelry by Sonell's)busy month. We start off the first week-end by setting up at the Nebraska's Cattlemens' Ball and this year it was in Doniphan. It had rained and the mud was high but we managed and had a very successful day. We met a lot of our old friends and as always made new ones. It was good to see everyone and although the weather was wet it didn't dampen ours or anyone else's spirit.
Then in the middle of June we set up at the Miss Rodeo Nebraska's brunch where we always
meet many of the Queen's from all over the United States. They are always so perky and fun.
Such beautiful girls with such futures ahead. And of course Ellen and I always have to pick who we think might win, and it looks like Nebraska has another very capable Queen in the waiting.
We got to see Miss Amy Amack, the currant Miss Rodeo Nebraska, who is always a delight to see. We got to see her at the Cattleman's Ball also.
The Nebraska High School Rodeo Finals always takes up the third week in June and again
Ellen and I were on the road to set up there. This time instead of rain it was unseasonalbly and unreasonalbly hot but everyone suffered through it. Again it was a reunion of old friends and
meeting new ones. Again we got to see Amy. These pictures above are of our booth there.
In July, haying began, so between running for parts and cooking for them, and working in a very successful jewelry in-home show, I was kept quite busy. Ellen was gone to Washington D.C. for her annual DAR Convention, she was gone a week so it was quite hectic for her also. Her DAR keeps her time used up in the summer and then in October she will go back to Washington.
My birthday is the last of July and 3 of my old friends took me tanking on the Loup River. It is so much fun and such a serene trip. This year we took the 5 hour trip down that took 6 hours as we were always getting stuck in trees where the currant would take us. If you have never done this, you must. We are going to get Ellen to go one of these days. Imagine sitting in a horse tank and letting the currant take you down a river, it is great.
That about tells it for our summer so far, except I and my family plan on going to Estes Park, Co.the middle of the month to watch my grandchildren compete in the CJRA Rodeo Finals, sure hope it don't rain.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention that Ellen has a new granddaughter and what a sweetie. Congrats. Ellen.
