How I accidently bought a cow
Sometimes I think it is really good and healthy to laugh at yourself… And luckily for me I have more than enough crazy moments to look back on and laugh at.
Even when I am feeling dark and lonely and depressed I can usually find something that makes me smile. So here is an untold Jamie moment that made me smile today.
My roommate Melanie had just moved to the cities from a small cattle farm in WI. When she first came I showed her around the city and took her to coffee shops and the Mall of America and even gave her a big city makeover complete with hooker boots.
One weekend she was going home, and I needed a break from life with ten slightly crazy roommates (yes. I said TEN). She invited me to come along and help her family at the county fair where they were showing horses.
I am always up for an adventure and agreed to come along. I actually had a really good time. I milked a cow, I fed goats, I had a baby cow suck on my finger. I bought two cowgirl hats and the cutest bag ever. I went to a Rodeo two nights in a row. Melanie and I were sitting in the stands watching the rodeo and I was so into it, mainly because it was new and exciting. One of the cowboys came and sat by his friends behind us. I was wearing jeans and a black long sleeve tee shirt and my new cowgirl hat and after a while I got up and offered to go get beer. As I was walking away I heard the cowboy say “now there goes a real cowgirl” and Melanie laugh. Heh. Not so much. But when I came back I did give him my number, and I came and watched him the next day. Oh county fair romance. I could be a Garth Brooks song.
The best moment of the weekend was when Melanie took me to a county fair auction where people were bidding on animals. It was AWESOME. The auctioneer was talking a million miles a minute and they were parading sheep and cow and pigs in front of us. I was having a great time, and got the man next to us to buy us soda. I kept talking and gesturing and laughing and suddenly I hear SOLD! To the lady in the lady in the third row.
And I look up and realize he is talking about ME. I just accidentally bought a COW. At first I was excited because the auctioneer repeated that the cow was SOLD for 3.50
I thought, YAY! I just bought a cow for three dollars! And its kind of cute! I can keep him in the backyard!
Then Melanie informed me that the cow cost three dollars a pound and it was over a thousand pounds. Then she asked if my mom could wire me money.
Heh.
The cow no longer seemed like a good pet. However, I thought I do like a good hamburger and I love a good steak. And I could use a cow skin rug. Or a new purse But three thousand is a bit much for a steak.
So I gave it back.
And that my friends is how I accidently bought a cow.
