We topped off Saturday's festivities with the evening at the Cattle Barons' Gala...THE summer social event in Tyler! It is always out in the middle of a ranch with great food, lots of cowboy hats, belt buckles, boots, familiar faces, hay, and lots of partying until way after the sun goes down. My lovely sis, hubby, and I went and met up with some friends of her's from work, Mark and his sweet wife Heather {who requested to go unpictured on "the blog"...hi Mark!}. We were lucky enough to have one of my brothers park us...Austin did just a great job!
This year's theme was "21 Gun Salute...Shootin' for the Cure". They honored 21 cancer survivors and fighters. The event benefits the American Cancer Society and raised over $575,000. This year's entertainer was country music legend, Randy Travis! We went to the "pre-event"...the VIP Baron's Reception and was able to enjoy him under the oak tree before the big show later that night on the big stage. 
It was such a treat to catch up with friends and old customers I haven't seen since we moved 4 years ago! They went all out of course on the food...fried shrimp, quesadillas, lobster, rice and beans, grilled meat, and my favorite...avocados on the "half shell"...oh my goodness!!! Then...after 11:00pm...they brought out breakfast...biscuits and gravy, eggs, and cinnamon rolls! Scrumptious! I actually didn't take many pictures of the decor {surprise!}, but I did snap a pic of the decorations Ms. Judy and Ms. Rebecca did... these sassy cowgirls were the welcome outside of the poker tent. The other cool addition this year was the merry-go-round...too cute!!
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I went to the one in Waco a couple of times...I love that they have them in cities all over the state!
Can I go with you next year?? That looks so fun!
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