2023 Junior Miss Rodeo Oregon Reegan Bills!
Wow! What a month! It definitely went by in a blur of colors.
January started with my whole family rushing to get done finishing touches for my coronation that happened on January 14th. My coronation was everything I hoped for and more! I am extremely grateful for everyone who helped make my dream a reality. Coronations tend to take a long time, until it is your own that is happening. The night started with me learning how to walk in dress boots. Then when my coronation started, I greeted people at the door and generally helped wherever I could. Then, it was time for dinner! The tacos were delicious, but the best thing was the fact that I could eat them! Sometimes it is extremely hard to be a rodeo queen with food allergies, and a taco bar allows everyone to customize!
After dinner was the dessert dash. It was fantastic! After dessert was live auction. I got Miss NPRA Abby and outgoing Junior Miss Rodeo Oregon Carrie to help me with walking the items through the crowd as my emcee and auctioneer Scott Burke, with humor, got the bidding going great. Then it was time for crowning! As Dad walked me down the aisle, I felt a sensation of such profound joy and excitement. After my acceptance speech, I got my saddle! I didn't know that I would be getting it, but there it was, waiting for use. That night I also got to share my custom chaps and photo album from Rockstar Custom Leather. They did a beautiful job. That night after my coronation I actually started my first journal so I can chronicle my year to look back on it down the road.
This month I also found out that a short story I had entered in the Wild Beauty Foundations national short story contest, designed to increase awareness of our wild horses, had placed 5th. There will even be a video of a celebrity reading my story along with the other finalists. I can't wait to see who will read mine and promise to share it when they post them.
I also had the honor to attend the Columbia County Fair and Rodeo coronation! Congratulations Savannah, it was so much fun being there to see you crowned by Sadie! Sadie, the outgoing queen, was the first queen I ever served with. It was great to be there when she handed down her crown to Savannah. It's going to be a great year serving with Sadie now as the Sisters Rodeo queen. It is always great to see sash sisters I've met in past years in new titles.
Today, as I'm writing this, it is actually my brother Fletcher's birthday! Sadly he is sick, so all day he has been flat on the couch. I am excited to attend even more coronations including our own 2023 Miss Teen Rodeo Oregon Morgan's this month and more to come!
Thanks for reading,
2023 JMRO Reegan Bills
