Christmas came a little early for The Timbermans--Kelly won the 9th and 10th rounds of the National Finals Rodeo, and placed third in the World and third overall. I really hadn't planned to see Charidie, it simply occurred to me that NFR was going on during my trip, so with a little off-the-cuff Facebooking, we met at Thomas and Mack. (The last, and only other, time I saw her in person in Casper, WY, at a church where I was supposed to be doing a literary festival reading in 2006. Turns out the reading was booted due to a conflict with a wedding booked for the same date. The groom was Kelly's brother, Chris. Small, small freaky world.)
Charidie and Kelly also kind of happened to meet Josh Harris from Deadliest Catch, and his gf Shannon, in their hotel, so they invited them to the rodeo, too. I think there was some He-Man bonding established. Which is part of the Vegas magic. What happens in Vegas doesn't have to stay there if its worth cultivating elsewhere. ;)