On a Farm so Long Ago...: If Mom only knew...

I title it this because I don't really think Mom thought it through when she agreed to let Melanie and Me drive over to visit Perri and go to the Uncle Kracker concert in Big Piney. I must be a better kid than I thought because she let us go lol. The drive over was beautiful and we successfully made it without getting lost ( hard to believe considering the whole whopping 2 right turns we had to make right? ) We just hung out at the fair for the first day and that night we went to a barn dance that was held in the parking lot. It was so much fun and we fit right in with all of Perri's friends which was really nice. The next day we got a tour of Big Piney and the ranch that Perri's Grandparents and Uncles own. We drove up to Middle Piney Lake and of course took some pictures. When we were on our trip Perri found out that the Labarge fire was about to destroy the family cabin that her Grandfather had built. While in the process of her having a melt down and me trying to keep her calm and praying we got the news that the fire had just barely missed her cabin and only the back fence had been slightly burnt. What a testament of faith right? So when we were taking the tour of the ranch she took us up to the cabin. What a family legacy! Everything in there was either shot, killed, trapped, painted, sewn or hand built by a family member! No wonder she was having a panic attack! I cant get the pictures off my phone but as soon as I figure out how to do it, I'll put them on. We went to the Uncle Kracker concert that night and found our new group of friends. It was in their indoor arena and just like a small town there weren't that many people there. The parents and older people had their camp chairs in the middle of the arena and they had bleachers behind them. They only left a small amount of room for people to stand in front but we found room literally touching the front fence next to the stage! The opening act was Gwen Sebastian off of The Voice and she was super good but Uncle Kracker rocked! We stayed at the front for a while then we shifted about four rows back to get in a crazy mosh pit with all of her friends. All I can say is that we all came out of there being very good friends and really sweaty lol. After the concert we headed to where all of her friends horse trailers were to hang out for a while. Most of them were selling their steers the next day for 4H so of course they had all the trucks backed up and couches and bean bags piled up in a big circle. We made so many new friends and had a great time! So now that you've heard my life spiel for that weekend, I'll show the pictures lol.