After Ace's SuperSeries set at Houston, we had a few days to unwind before wedding festivities for our friends began! On March 14th, our friends, Lexy and Brady, tied the knot! We had so much fun being able to be a part of your special day! #weddingboehls
Ace was interviewed by the Houston Chronicle as we were walking into the contestant hospitality.
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Suzanne Thibodeaux and her son, Alan, joined us for the round. I told Suzanne that she HAD to be there because she is Ace's good luck charm! Alan's niece and nephew made the cutest sign to cheer Ace on! "Howdy, do your best!"
Mexico and Ace ran a little further down the arena and Ace's run was 11.1 seconds. We were all watching the remainder of the round with so much anticipation and maybe a little anxiety (on my part). Ace placed fourth in the round and qualified for the Rodeo Houston Finals. We were all so thrilled that he made it back!!
Click HERE to watch Ace's semifinal run
On March 19th, Ace went to Austin with Karl and his grandson, Jace, for his first run at Rodeo Austin. I think Jace had a blast being able to hang out with Ace before the rodeo!
Ace placed second in the first round and would run his second calf a few days later.
Click HERE to watch Ace's first run at Rodeo Austin
On March 20th, I went to Canyon Lake for a wedding rehearsal for my friends, Gina and Grant. We all met years ago while working at the Gristmill in Gruene. On Saturday, I was so excited to be a part of the Lloyd wedding but also torn because I wanted to be in Houston cheering on Ace. Ace ran his final calf at Houston as we were taking bridal party pictures.
When we finished I rushed to my phone to check updates and was devastated for him. He mounted on a horse from a buddy and ran the calf through the loop and it caught her back leg. After having several good runs in a row, it hurt me to watch him not place good in the finals. But, that is the way rodeo life is... You just have to get back in the saddle and focus on the next run and keep your head as high as you can.
Click HERE to watch Ace's final run at Rodeo Houston
After the wedding, I went back to New Braunfels and got to join in on my sister, Kristy's, surprise 30th birthday party festivities!
Amanda (sister #3), Kristy (sister #4), and I (sister #5) had a great time visiting that evening! When Ace and I started dating, I'm sure he was a little intimidated by the size of my family. I am the baby of five girls and have many nieces and nephews. We joked that I would have to make him flash cards to remember everyone! It become somewhat of a habit to say "sister #1, #2, #3, or #4" when I was describing my siblings or their families!
On Sunday afternoon, Ace was entered in the Goliad rodeo. I left New Braunfels pretty early in the morning to make it back in time to go with Ace. It was really muddy, so Ace decided to ride Alan Thibodeaux's horse, Sleepy, instead of Mexico. As you can imagine, Sleepy earned his name by not being so much of a firecracker, but by being somewhat lackadaisical at times. Since the arena was so muddy and yucky, I'm pretty thankful Ace didn't tie one down and get all muddy! (Whew- don't let him hear me say that ever again!)
Click HERE to watch Ace's run in Goliad
My sister, Amanda, and her family (husband - Justin and daughter - Camdyn) were able to make it for Ace's second run at Rodeo Austin. Amanda was the videographer of the evening, but unfortunately her phone died right as the rodeo was starting, so I don't have film of this run.
The top two guys from the round advanced and Ace finished third in the round by one tenth of a second. You can only imagine that he was a little disappointed. However, he missed his slack and still managed to have a time of 8.8 seconds! I'd say that is still something to be proud of - I am, at least!
Ace had a few days in between rodeos and the weather was perfect, so he decided to take a fishing trip to Rockport. We, along with 12 other family members and friends, are participating in a healthy lifestyle diet, the Whole30 http://whole30.com/. Each couple cooks for the entire group one night of the week (excluding weekends) and we all pick-up our meals each evening after work. Ace was determined to catch enough fish for our whole group and told me I wasn't allowed to buy food to prepare for anyone. I trusted him and he pulled through and had an awesome day of fishing! I knew he would get home late, so I set out all the materials he would need to prepare the fish packets. Everyone loved his meal!
Ace figure-eighted the calf's tail with his rope, which made his run a little longer. He placed in the performance, but not in the round. However, since he placed in the performance, he won a little bit of day money.
Click HERE to watch Ace's run in Beaumont
On Saturday night, we drove to Buffalo. Ace was in a roping jackpot on Sunday, the Spring Classic Invitational Roping. We arrived in Buffalo about 2am and got the horses situated. I was very hesitant to join Ace for the weekend, because I had to prepare a meal for our dinner group on Monday. I took it as a personal challenge to prepare a healthy meal for a large group out of our living quarters in the horse trailer. Luckily, the jackpot had just enough guys to allow me to grocery shop and prep in-between Ace's runs. I was able to visit with Shea Fisher (Tyson Durfey's wife) and she kept me updated while I was in the trailer prepping meals for our Whole30 dinner group.
Ace split the jackpot with Justin Maass and had to have a rope-off to see who won the saddle. Ace broke the barrier on his second run and was too long on his first one, but I think he could find a new saddle somewhere if he searched hard enough! http://www.slonesaddles.com/
Click HERE to watch Ace's runs from the Spring Classic Invitational Roping
On Good Friday, I prepared a fish lunch with more of Ace's catch from Rockport. We ran some fresh steers down the arena and the guys roped in the afternoon. On Saturday, I cleaned the trailer and packed for Ace while he had a practice roping session. After Easter Sunday service, Ace headed to Oklahoma to try a horse. Afterwards, he met up with Cody Quaney and they are headed out West to California for the next few weeks.
Here is a list of a few of their upcoming rodeos:
4/8/15 - Logandale, NV
4/10/15-4/11/15 - Oakdale, CA
4/15/15-4/16/15 - Red Bluff, CA
Good luck and safe travels, cowboys!
