After being with someone for a while, you start to inherit their tastes and their favorite things as your own. I used to hate country. And by hate, I mean I would dread listening to it in the car and I would beg to change the radio station that was playing it at the time. Now that I have been dating a country lover for a while now, I have come to the conclusion that country just isn't all that bad. Would I admit that to him? Maybe not, but now he'll know!

If you have never been to rodeo, let me tell you, it's not completely what you would think it would be. It's not just pure hillbillies with there ginormous trucks outside drinking beer. That may be an exaggeration of what a hillbilly is, but you get the idea. It's not like that at all actually. While it is still very country, there's a sense of community when you walk in. A lot of these people don't know each other, but yet once they pick their seats they start talking to everyone around them like they've known each other for years and years These people you meet are genuine people. They aren't rude, they are helpful and they are kind.

Once the actual rodeo started (keep in mind this rodeo was purely bull riding), I thought that might be kind of scary to watch, but it is actually very interesting. The stability these guys have to maintain in order to stay on these big and scary bulls is insane. It wasn't the bull riding, though, that was only thing that made this night a very fun night. The commentators may have been the most entertaining part of it all. They knew how to make the crowd laugh, they knew how to keep the show lively and interesting and they knew how to interact with an audience.

Then of course, you have the junior bull riders. These little men may have been the cutest little guys I have ever seen. By little, I mean the youngest was 5 years old and the oldest was 10 years old. They got the baby bulls and they did so incredibly well I was astonished. They honestly, in my opinion, did even better than the professional bull riders.

The best part though, if you ask me, was spending our anniversary with each other, going to something new and exciting, doing something we normally wouldn't have and for me especially, embracing my inner country. Yes, I did just say my inner country. But spending the night doing something different and watching something very entertaining, was well worth it.

Have you ever had those moments where you just feel like you couldn't possibly love your boyfriend any more, because your heart is full? That's how I felt. Don't ask me why it was there or why it was then, but it happened. I feel that way all the time with him, and that night it felt like I had grown even more. That night, I let another piece of who he is become a piece of who I am. It was an anniversary well spent and even if you aren't a major country lover, I definitely suggest going and experiencing it yourself. I am lucky to be with the man I am with, and I never would have thought that a rodeo would be that amazing, but hey, it was! So thank you to my amazing boyfriend for taking me, for loving me, for being with me and for being all around amazing. Can't wait to go to many more rodeos in the future with you!