New Beginnings.
On Christmas Eve, one of my old show heifers had a calf. My boyfriend, parents, and I scooped up the calf and lead the cow to the barn because the calf was getting kicked when it tried to nurse. After finishing work with the pair, as we were standing in my parents’ driveway, my boyfriend pulled out a ring and proposed to me. For us, raising cattle is an adventure we love to do together. We plan on continuing to have cattle and building our herd together just like we will build our life together. I found out later that he was planning on proposing when a certain heifer calved...the first one we bought together as a couple. Unfortunately, she hasn’t calved yet because she got bred later than we thought. Knowing that I was getting impatient because his self-announced timeline was running out (and because I might have voiced that I didn’t want to get put off again and again) he chose another time to propose. He chose to keep his word to me and adjust his plan. This is not only a s...