saddle up.

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celebrated catherine's birthday a couple weekends ago at a western venue -- saddlerack. live music, bar, mechanical bull, square dancing. it was as if we were in a texas bar or even something out of a movie. people really got dressed up too. and as you can imagine, this place attracted quite a myriad of people. apparently the go-to for not so classy bachelorette parties. but a fun venue for birthdays!

I really enjoyed the live singer. she performed country standards ("save a horse, ride a cowboy...") as well as covers of top 40 hits with that country twang. "forget you" was fun, but bieber's "baby" was a little strange. oddly enough, everyone knew the song well enough to sing along too.

 

 

ferris even swapped his watch with a woman's bracelet as part of a bachelorette scavenger hunt. at first we were hesitant, thinking it would be permanent, not just for this photo...

but the best part of the whole thing? it was air conditioned inside! not sweating, hot, sticky, and gross. hence, I think we'll be going back! also really affordable.
quite a few attempted the bull. there was a 200 pound weight limit, but some (mostly girls) were definitely over 200. the sign did say: "the more you tip, the less you weigh!"
some were great, but people like us, not so much.

ended with the lead singer performing her rendition of God Bless the USA -- kind of odd, but it was the anniversary of 9/11. and to be fair, she wasn't bad. burgers to follow. great night.