Pirtlefest Shenanigans | Years Past

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Pirtlefest

Redneck debauchery at its finest.

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What: horse racing, 4wheeler riding, good country living, ice cold beer drinking, bullshitting, moonshine swigging, redneck fun.

Where: Pirtle Ponderosa

When: A Saturday in September – every year.

Why: Why Not?

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Each year Pirtlefest evolves, but the common denominator year after year is good old fashion fun with family and friends.

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Last year Clint had this harebrained idea to cook the pig in the ground.   His idea of roughing it?

Who knows…  

What I do know is it was quite the process for the guys.   Steps included a giant hole in the ground, multiple rocks buried to trap heat, wood for the fire, Wilbur wrapped in foil, burlap and fencing, machinery to bury the big guy, dirt to cover and hours to cook.

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2015 Pig?   Definitely getting cooked in a roaster.  

Let’s just say the smell of that big guy after he was pulled from the ground was enough to run a skunk off.

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 Folks come and go during the day as they please.  We are a laid back kinda crowd.

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Chilling with friends on a nice fall afternoon?

Yes, please!

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How about a little 4-wheeler and dirt bike riding?

Sure!

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Golf carts with gun racks are perfectly acceptable as well.

Did you think otherwise?

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How about a little human fooseball?

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Bring your shin guards and competitiveness.

Rules don’t seem to apply with this crowd.

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Of course there is always the horse racing, obstacle course maneuvering and sledding.

What kind of party would it be without that kind of fun?

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And of course the evening bonfire.

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Need to burn past regrets?

Bring it out.  We’ve got ya covered.

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But of course– the best part is simply the quality time spent with everyone involved.

Always good conversations, good people and great memories.

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Cheers to Pirtlefest 2016

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4 Years Strong

It’s pretty darn awesome being married to this guy.

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4 Years Strong

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I would re-do this day over and over again.

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We partied like straight up Rock Stars!

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So here’s a cheers to the boys who managed to walk in a straight line down the aisle…

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Cheers to the girls for… well, also walking in a straight line down the aisle…

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And, Cheers to us for knowing how to throw one helluva party.

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Cheers to many more years of laughter, adventure and love.

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Professional Photography by Brittany of Gulizia Design

High Five to Year 35!

I love Birthday’s.  And, no, I am ABSOLUTELY NOT that girl who says I am 29 and holding.  Gross.   Embrace age.   Life just gets better year after year.  I have straight up loved my life in my thirties.

Bring on 35!

The Hubs wins again with flowers delivered on Monday for my “Birthday Week”.   His mama taught him right, I’d say.  What a sweetheart.

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My Thursday AM Insanity class surprised me with balloons and a card, thanks to Alice’s sneaky ways. 🙂  And we had a packed house (24) so we had crazy energy circulating that room on Thursday.  I’ll take that as a birthday present for SURE!

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Friday I took a half day off and indulged in a spa appointment with my fave girl Becky at Victor Victoria, followed by Sushi with Tyree and Tracy and then a lash appointment at Living Beautifully.

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Friday night we enjoyed dinner with Clint’s brother J and wife Shelby.  Always a treat with those two.  We only live about 15 miles apart, but yet we tend to only see each other when we all travel to Clarinda for parties and holidays.  #lifehappens

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Can’t tell they’re related at all…

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Saturday morning started with a Starbucks and a card from my witty husband before we made our way to good ol’ town of Clarinda.   We have had so much going on the month of August that I just wanted to get away.  So, we did!

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10:30 hair appointment with the amazing Kayla followed by a mini BBQ at my mom’s house with Gabe, mom, Gr’ma and Clint.  It was a perfect lunch date.

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Bottom right hand corner is Ms. Chloey, my “niece”.  😉 She tracked me down later that evening to give me the coolest gift I’ve ever received.   How CUTE is she?

Saturday afternoon we attended the funeral for the father of one of my classmates.  It was the most beautifully done ceremony out on their family farm.  Very touching.

We ended the late afternoon at my Aunt and Uncle’s house for a few beers and conversation before we ended the evening at J Bruner’s restaurant.   They opened the new location a few months ago and I am SO impressed with how beautiful it is.   Nice work Emily and Joe!

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We ended the evening with a road-trip back to Emerson to drop off Troy and Sara (entertainment from the backseat, yo) before Clint and I finally rolled into home around 2:30am.  Sunday I basically slept, watched TV and ventured out only ONCE for new shoes.   Surprisingly the only stop I made in the mall was the shoe store.   I clearly was on a mission to get in, get out and get back in my pj’s. HA

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The PERFECT ending to a weekend that was spent exactly how I had hoped to.

Cheers!

A Saturday in Clarinda

Clint and I took off Saturday morning to good ol’ Clarinda.

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Dramamine is my sidekick.  Always.   Worst traveling stomach to ever exist, lives within me.  It’s awesome.

Anyway…

With Pirtlefest coming up, Clint wanted to swing down there again to continue helping get things cleaned up for the festivities.   Gary and Robin were out of town having a relaxing camping weekend, so it was the perfect time to try and get some things done for them so they wouldn’t have to worry about it.

Task 1: Stack hay bales

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Task 1.1 – Strike that.   Hay bales too wet.   “Dad/Gary, now what?”

Task 2: Trim up/cut down hedge along fence line.

… or in my case, watch Clint and take photos.

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Task 3:  Sort, bag and remove from pole barn all bottles, cans and trash.

It wasn’t a task meant for the prissy.  High-five to us for not being afraid of all those pissed off barn critters whose homes we were removing.

Oh hey little barn mice….

Task 3 continued:   Clint took charge of re-organizing Gary’s tools/equipment.  Tina and I followed directions and moved items/picked up when directed.   You see what I did here… Tina and I are smart enough to never move a man’s tools.  This is all on Clint.

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Task 4: Take a break when Corey arrives.

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Task 5: Pose with cute wooden mini’s.

Task 6:  4-wheeling for the girls

Ok, so maybe the tasks are turning into non-tasks.  Let’s just roll with it, k?

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Contrary to my face here, Tina is a nice little driver.   I just needed to get over my terror of being the B on the Back. 😉

Task 7: Horse back riding for the boys.

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This was actually a slight task.  It does take work getting those horses saddled up.

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Task 8:  While the boys were out riding, Tina and I ran to town for a few grilling out groceries and then decided on Arts and Crafts time once we returned.

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Task 9:  Take the mini’s to the end of the lane to share with the rest of the world.

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We thought it would make a great “Welcome Home” for Gary and Robin.  Don’t you?

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Task 10:  Dinner and a few beers over an open fire to close out the night.

A perfect ending to a perfect little Saturday.