Greetings from Nevada! I hope it’s been a great week.

I’m happy to report that Frozen II was awesome! Analise and I had a great time spending some time together. The movie was amazing. We had a nice late lunch together and then breezed through Target. It was a great girls’ day.

This week, so far, has been a whirlwind. I am three days into a 10-day event and I’m already exhausted.

The National Finals Rodeo is in Las Vegas. Fanbooks is the Official Keepsake for NFR, so we are participating in Cowboy Christmas.

Cowboy Christmas is HUGE! It is held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. There are hundreds of booths selling a variety of wares; boots, buckles, jewelry, bags, tack and more! I am part of the NFR Central booth. This is the booth sponsored by Las Vegas Events, the group that organizes NFR. There are several different groups in this booth. Fanbooks, as well as the country radio station, an information booth, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Dale Brisby. There are lots of things going on in the booth daily, as you might expect.

The event started on Thursday. And what a start to the event! The radio station had two different musicians attend. The first was Kix Brooks from Brooks and Dunn. To say I was excited is an understatement! I have loved Brooks and Dunn forever! He didn’t sing, but he did a radio interview and then took the time to take photos and chat with the people there, including me.

I was so star struck! I shook his hand and talked to him for a minute and then got my picture taken with him.

It was AMAZING! He was so genuinely kind. It was great.

The next musician of the day was Mitchell Tenpenny. He is fairly new to the radio scene, but I love his music! He did the radio interview and then sang some songs. It was awesome. He also hung around and took pictures with everyone there.

It was great to meet him and I’m so glad I got to take a picture with him. It really is exciting to get to meet the people you hear singing on the radio.

Friday was another great day. The radio had Easton Corbin as their musical guest. It was the same drill, a radio interview, sang a few songs and then pictures. I love his music and I thought how he handled the crowd was amazing. His manager was trying to hurry him along. He had arrived a little later than anticipated, so I’m sure he had other places he needed to be. But he drew a HUGE crowd. The biggest I’ve ever seen at this venue. His manager kept saying, “last picture,” but he kept waving people over. He stayed until everyone there got a picture or an autograph.

I totally respected him for that! Also, he called me darlin’ and I might have totally swooned! He was so kind and has such a great voice and I am a total fangirl!

Saturday was a busy day at our booth. There was an autograph signing by Team Hesston. I’m not a huge rodeo follower, but I did get to meet Fallon Taylor, the NFR 2014 Barrel race winner. She is absolutely gorgeous and so amazingly kind. Watching her sign autographs and get down on a child’s level and taking as much time as the kids wanted to visit was just so heartwarming. I snagged a picture with her as well.

The radio had Aaron Watson as a guest. He was on limited time, so he wasn’t able to sign, but he did stay long enough to take pictures with people. Listening to his interview and how he gushed about his kids was just so heart melting. When something could be all about him, knowing he wants to bring them into it, is amazing. They weren’t there with him, but you could tell they were…if that makes sense.

It has been awesome so far, but as I mentioned, I’m exhausted. One more week! Can’t wait to see who I get to meet next!

 Until next week, make it a great one!

Amy