Franklin, TN

My trip to Franklin, Tennessee was a lot of fun…it would be a great place to take a vacation! Franklin is about a half hour from downtown Nashville and there are a lot of historical sites to see. I was there for the clinic a couple months ago and I was very excited to head back for the rodeo. I flew into Nashville on Tuesday morning. The Miss Rodeo Tennessee Pageant started on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Rodeo Missouri, Miss Rodeo Florida and I helped out where we could throughout the week. We attended the Franklin Rotary Club meeting and visited The Carter House. It was very interesting hearing about the Battle at Franklin. Miss Rodeo Missouri, Erin Watts, Miss Rodeo Florida, Heather Hall and I at the Carter House.

The first rodeo performance was on Thursday; the visiting royalty helped carry flags in the grand entry. During the rodeo we helped out at the ice tea stand and signed autographs.
I had a wonderful host family, Miss Rodeo Florida and I stay with Bill and Eddy Rosen. They treated us like their own daughters. I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to stay with them; they were so kind and caring…I hope to make it back sometime and visit.

Eddy Rosen, Heather Hall and I at the rodeo.

The Franklin Rotary Club puts on a wonderful rodeo, every member works so hard all year long to get the job done! I want to thank them for allowing visiting royalty to attend. I had a wonderful time in Franklin, but did have to leave early Saturday morning due to a family emergency.
My next trip is here in Iowa, I will be attending the Cherokee Rodeo the first weekend in June. I will also be judging the Cherokee Rodeo Queen contest, I am really excited!
Until next time, “I am the door, if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved and will go in and find pasture.” John 10:9
God Bless,
Jordanne

Tulip Festival

On Friday, Hannah and I made an appearance at the Tulip Festival in Pella. We rode on the Pella FFA float for the afternoon parade and I rode on the float for evening parade. We were a little chilly, but thankfully it didn’t rain! I would like to thank Mr. Williams, the FFA Advisor and the members of the FFA Chapter for allowing us to ride on the float with them! The parade is made up of beautiful floats made with lots of tulips and other Dutch emblem’s. During the evening parades all the floats light up!

Hannah and I with some street sweepers before the parade.
We were able to walk around before the parade and visit with people dressed in Dutch clothing; we also signed some autographs. We really enjoyed looking at all the beautiful tulips and we even tried on some wooden shoes, but we decided we would stick with our boots! I really enjoyed the festival; I treated myself to some Dutch food and BOY was it wonderful! There are so many people who put in a lot of time and work to make the festival a success and we really enjoyed being apart of it!Doctor David Roe and his family. Dr. Roe is the President of Central College.

Texas Roadhouse Meet and Greet

This last weekend I was a little closer to home. The PBR was in Des Moines and the Texas Roadhouse had a meet and greet with Aaron Roy. I was able to make an appearance with him. We signed autographs and hand out prizes. It was a lot of fun!
My co-workers really enjoyed asking me questions about what I do, how I got into rodeo and being a queen and they really loved my autograph sheets! I think I signed as many for everyone who works at the Roadhouse as I did for the customers that came into eat!

Saturday night I volunteered to prepare the dinner at the Ronald McDonald House. Paula, Connie, Judy, my mom, Joanne and Hannah, Miss Teen Rodeo Iowa helped with prepare the food. The Ronald McDonald house provides housing for families whose children are receiving treatment at the area hospitals. My sister and her husband stayed at the house for three months when Nash was in the hospital. The house is a wonderful place, there is food available at all times for anyone who stays and a dinner is served every night by volunteers.
I would like to thank Connie, Paula, Judy, Hannah and my mom for helping with the dinner!

If you would like to volunteer or donate items please check out there website:
http://www.rmhdesmoines.org/home.html
This week Hannah and I head to Pella on Friday for the Tulip Festival. We will be in the afternoon and evening parade, riding on the Pella FFA float! My brother and sister both went to Central so I am really excited to head back and celebrate since it has been a few years!

Until next time, “Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

God Bless,
Jordanne