We’ve officially been Texas residents for…save the zero, carry the 1…7 days. 7 whole days. We’re practically natives. Born and bred Texans. Which means it’s high time we get our fannies to a rodeo.

But not just any rodeo.

Oh no.

We’re doing things big now that we’re in Texas. As is evident by my newfound love of the Bumpit.

The National Finals Rodeo, sponsored by Wrangler Jeans, is the premier rodeo experience. It’s the World Series of rodeo. The Grand Slam. The Superbowl. The Stanley Cup. But with clowns, livestock, and holsters.

The National Finals Rodeo takes place the first week of December every year, and NFR Tickets eBay are already going fast for 2010! Not only do tickets sell out months in advance, but hotels are booked and dinner reservations are scarce.

Especially at steak houses.

10 days worth of bareback riding, steer wrestling, roping, bull riding, barrel racing, tight jeans, ten gallon hats, and snakeskin boots turn the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV, just off the Vegas Strip, into the wild west. Add a few slot machines and free drink service, and it’s the perfect place to experience our first rodeo.

Now, I wonder if I still have those cowboy boots somewhere?

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