It's been awhile, so I have LOTS of info to share!
Last weekend, we had our sale and it was definitely a SUCCESS!! We had two bulls over $10,000 this year, THANK YOU to the Dockter family and the family for their purchases. Our averages were up by a significant amount from last year.. what a great time to be in the cattle industry! After the sale, we had a barn party featuring a live band. The party was way too much fun!! Sunday we celebrated my cousin's first birthday. She's absolutely adorable.. I can't believe she's already 1!
On top of two tests and a presentation on Tuesday, I went to listen to the United States Secretary of Agriculture, Senator Tom Vilsack. His lecture was very inspiring. As an Pennsylvania orphan 61 years ago, he could only dream of the educational and rewarding lifestyle that rural children experience on the farm. Today, he is promoting the rural communities, and more importantly the US economy and how it depends on the agriculture industry. Here is a link to the K-State newspaper article that covered the Landon Lecture speaker on Tuesday. Senator Vilsack Comes to K-State
Thursday night my co-ed softball team was scheduled to play a double-header softball game; however, we only ended up playing one game due to the other team forfeiting the first game. We won our second game 15-0!!
The weekend brought many severe storms threats across most of Kansas from mid-afternoon until late into the night. I've seen numbers as high as 97 tornadoes being reported during that time yesterday! Luckily, all of my family and friends (that I know of) are safe with little to no damage.
Australia Update: We leave 5 weeks from tomorrow!! Time to get serious about this trip! Luggage has been ordered, the last payment has been sent, and presentations are finished! I can't believe it's almost here!!
Good night friends and have a great week!!
Much love,
~Kaycie
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