Sam's 30th Bday (continued)

We had no plans once we finished at the race track, so I decided to ask around with some of the others there to see what we needed to do the rest of the day. They all said that we could not leave without going to the Stockyards in Ft. Worth to get a "real" Texas experience. This is like an old western town right in the smack middle of Ft. Worth. Every weekend they have a cattle drive down the cobblestone streets and a Rodeo every Friday and Saturday night (yes, we stayed for that). And if you've read our blog before and/or know us, you know that we felt right at home at the Stockyards. We kept saying that we felt like we were at home in Fayette!



It was also St. Patty's day weekend and they had a parade also. It was so much fun and we vowed that we would definitely have to bring Mary Mac back there, but next time we would stay at the old hotel right in the heart of the Stockyards (it is still a real working Stockyard/Auction town). Instead, this trip we stayed at the Grand Hyatt at the airport - it was FABULOUS which surprised us both being that it was at the airport.

I had to take a picture of these stud horses mainly for Mary Mac, but also to tell that this woman had these ponies on a leash at the parade like a pet! Oh, and one pooped and it splattered on Sam's boots (thank goodness he had his boots on!)


The cattle drive - Sam kept having to correct me because I kept calling them Steers - they are actually Longhorns!

My "seat" (a saddle) at the bar at one of the restaurants

The actual auction building

The rodeo arena

And of course I couldn't go to the Stockyards and not get a real Stetson cowgirl hat!

The main drag