Showing Off

Emily. 20 years young. Born and raised in the barn.

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This is a sideblog for @thelancehunter

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"Alleged Meth Users Steal $100,000 Worth of Cattle from Amazing Race Star"

Hey everyone, Chris here!

No recap right now (That comes later, when Survivor airs!) but I found this article online today while on Twitter and I thought I would share it for all you reality TV lovers!

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You only get one first bred and owned. You only get one first cow to take to a national show. You only get one cow to make you fall in love with a breed. And it scares me to death that this could be it for the cow that changed a lot for me.

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I WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU FOR THE PAST WEEK.

YOU FINALLY MESSAGE ME BACK TO SAY YOUR FINE. (WHICH IS GREAT)

BUT YOU WON'T BLOODY TALK TO ME.

JUST FUCK.

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Halee Johnson walks her cattle towards the judging ring at the 66th Annual Randall County Junior Livestock Show in Canyon, TX. Covering all aspects of America’s love affair with beef - @brianfinke for @natgeo #onassignment #meat

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Jayden is due the beginning of March and I have no names picked out... I had Jinx's name picked out since Jayden's first pregnancy... 

But I have like 4 names picked out for Cayenne's next calf...

Not that we know if any of them are going to be heifers.

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Monday is going to suck... This is it. It's the end of my very first cow line... I don't know what to say. I'm upset, but I can't talk to anyone about it.

I still have my babies, but that's it. Just like that the very first line I was strongly involved in is gone... 4 generations and it's all gone. Just like that.

It's funny that as I type this, this is the first time I've cried since my dad and I made the choice...

It's part of farm life, we can't keep them all...

And this time there was no right answer...

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So with all my girls (minus Journey) being breeding age, the pressure is on. 

I'm crossing my fingers for the three of them were bred the end of November (so due date is beginning of September) and that they took. Especially since one is Cayenne and that's prime for Expo season, and if they have heifers great show age for them for 2015.

Just two more not counting those three that should be getting bred shortly. Though Janie might have finally took. Then time to start trying to get Jinx bred.

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But I'm really excited because I'm a columbia jacket for christmas, and my mom's gonna pay for it to get embroidered. I'm really excited cause we're getting a custom one with Cayenne on it, and the farm name.

This is really exciting for me.

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BUT MY REALLY REALLY NICE SHOW COW IS NOW CONSIDERED EXCELLENT UNDER HER BREEDS STANDARDS.

AND APPARENTLY I HADN'T TOLD TUMBLR YET.

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It's show day. If you listen closely you can almost hear me having a panic attack.

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I don't think anyone understands how stressed I am. My dad can't leave my grandpa alone on the farm for six days so he sends me to naile with my mom who basically knows nothing...

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Packing: NAILE Diary Edition 2

UGH. I'm so stressed with this packing thing. I don't think it helps the fact i'm working every day until we leave on Thursday. I have to go clean today, and tomorrow I work the morning shift at the gas station. I just.

I'm excpected to pack everything into like one small box. BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING MY MOMS FUCKING TOYOTA. And shit doesn't fit into like we like to pretend it does. I mean when I'm done with the two or three storage tubs of stuff for Cayenne, and stuff for myself, and my moms luggage. Plus we have to fit three feed bags and some other misc stuff, and a wheelbarrow. HOW?

I just ugh. I want things to magically take care of themselves and I can not worry about this....

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Look what I got in the mail today

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I can't be that friend anymore. I can't sit back well you basically hate your life. Well you're like I haven't stopped crying in three weeks. I can't be your friend when you don't even try talking to me. I'm trying so hard right now. And it feels pointless to get not a noise in return.

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I smell like whitening shampoo. Do you smell it? That's the scent of a cow show in the near future.

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Outfit Of The Day: NAILE Diary Entry 1

First of all I'm gonna try to make weekly or posts several times a week, about pre naile stuff, and my hope is to then make a post everyday I'm there. So I guess this is my first pre naile post.

Now I have this Jacket I got a year ago, it's really nice, it says Wisconsin Junior Brown Swiss on it. AND I JUST love washing in it. I stay nice and dry and it's just a really nice jacket.

Anyways the main point of this was supposed to be that I washed Cayenne for the first time, in prep for Naile. She wasn't too happy that I sprayed her face, but she had slobber (I'm assuming from Josey) all over her.