Turning My Hero into a Cowboy & A Giveaway

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When I first met my husband, he was very anti-cowboy. Except for the Dallas football team. 
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Got him to “try on” the cowboy look a couple years ago for our 30th anniversary.
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Despite being raised in Texas, he hated country music and wanted nothing to do with trucks. He preferred sporty cars and high tech gadgets. But after over 30 years of living with me, he’s slowly turning into my very own cowboy hero. I got him into a pair of Wrangler jeans a couple years ago, then he bought himself a pair of boots for my birthday this year.
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Here we are boot-to-boot during my birthday trip to Wildcatter Ranch.
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And this month he traded in his sporty car for a . . . truck!
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Now, there still won’t be any country music twanging from the speakers, and there is a whole host of high tech gadgets for him to play with, but it’s still a truck. A BIG truck. The side mirrors are taller than I am.
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His old car was starting to fall apart and we both want to get a travel trailer eventually, so we decided we’d take the first step by getting the truck that will pull the trailer whenever we can afford to buy that piece of the travel puzzle.
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But for now, I’m enjoying watching my man embrace the inner cowboy he never knew was there.
Giveaway!
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This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the American Christian Fiction Conference in New Orleans. While I was there I got to enjoy lunch with two of my P&P Filly Sisters – Winnie and Mary.
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Also, while I was there, I had the opportunity to pick up a couple of free books. I thought I’d share the fun with one of our P&P readers. Leave a comment for a chance to win these two romantic suspense books set in the west.
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Do you have cowboys/cowgirls in your family, or do most of your cowboy friends live inside books?
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For those who love to smile as they read, bestselling author Karen Witemeyer offers warmhearted historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and swoon-worthy Texas heroes. Karen is a firm believer in the power of happy endings. . . and ice cream. She is an avid cross-stitcher, and makes her home in Abilene, TX with her husband and three children. Learn more about Karen and her books at: www.karenwitemeyer.com.

81 thoughts on “Turning My Hero into a Cowboy & A Giveaway”

  2. Hey Karen! What a transformation for your husband! I’m not much of a country music buff either, but I will listen to it if it’s what my husband wants to hear. I’m more classic rock. There are no cowboys much around here, but from time to time, there are a few power linemen who think they are! LOL They do wear their boots and belts every now and again! You know, that’s a book that should be written! Even though I’m not a contemporary reader, I might read about her and the lineman she meets! Has to be a storm, a few sparks(not necessarily on the power line), and a few laughs! Karen, you just “think” cowboys are arrogant. You have to live with a lineman for over 44 years! Heh.

    Best wishes to you and your almost cowboy!

    • Oh, and Karen…..there are Lineman Rodeos! Yes, it’s true! They have a yearly round up! I want to say it’s in Kansas. Someone please do research on power linemen (it’s a great look into history!) and write that book! Don’t look at me! I wish I had the talent to write, or I would be tempted!

      • What a fun peek into a group of heroic men with the cowboy spirit. Love that, Tracy. 🙂 I’m picturing their round up right now, ropin’ those downed power lines and chainsawing fallen trees. They really are heroes, battling storms to get our power turned back on.

  4. Hubs is 7th generation grain and cattle farmer – so yes the farm hat, but has a cowboy hat and has worn boots for many years – all we drive are trucks since 1990! He has an F350 and I have 2 GMC 1500’s!

  5. Hi Karen – I would say I have my own cowboy who possesses a deep love for the western lifestyle. We definitely live in the tourist part of the state of Minnesota, but he wears wrangler jeans and cowboy boots most of the time. And we love country music. Ha!

  6. Mostly in books, except for my granddaughter’s family. It is a boot wearing family, even the two year old boy has to wear his boots. Her husband has to drive a truck.

    • I love seeing little boys in cowboy boots. So fun! My mother-in-law passed down a tiny pair of cowboy boots to use when our first son was born. I can’t remember if he ever wre them. Surely we found a reason to dress him up at least once while they still fit. At the moment, though, they serve as adorable book ends. 🙂

  9. I grew up on a farm. However, the closest we came to being anywhere near being a cowboy is my Dad loving his horses. Although, he had grown up doing farming with a team of horses. He did wear boots, but they were called engineer boots. He always wears a hat, but not a cowboy hat. I do remember him having a brim on the hat, and “no” it wasn’t a straw hat. He owned tractors and lots of farming equipment for his farming when I was around. Nowadays, my cowboys come in books. And they are usually quite handsome.

  10. I have a fondness for cowboys. I grew up watching westerns with my dad. I think my favorite cowboy is Slim Sherman from the series Laramie.

  11. Not sure if this counts, but my daughter used to compete on horseback. She loved it but the ranch where she trained had a problem The co-owner had an affair with an instructor and his wife, the other co-owner, objected.

    • Fun! We go to church with a little boy who is obsessed with Woody from Toy Story and wears the boots and red hat all the time. Carries a Woody doll around with him too. He always makes me smile. 🙂

  14. Lots of cowboys and cowgirls in my family! Even my late grandfather, who moved here to AZ from Boston, adopted the cowboy lifestyle. He went on trail rides in his spare time and always wore boots and a bolo tie. He owned a small local bar and restaurant called Jerry’s Wagon Wheel and the bar was actually an old covered wagon! My paternal grandparents had a dairy farm. Many of my nieces and nephews are avid 4H students and raise cows, pigs, goats, etc.

  15. My cousin and his family are cowboys. In fact I think his oldest son rides in some rodeos. I have friends who are cowboys as well. I love by cowboy boots and jeans. I can ride and used to know how to rope but I haven’t done either in years.

  17. Most of mine are in books. I live in Texas, have always been a city girl, but I do like to scoot a boot when we get a chance to go to the country western night club.

  18. Sad to admit I am Texas born and raised and yet never owned a pair of cowboy boots,hoping to remedy that this year and the only cowboys I know are in my favorite books!

  19. I rode barrels as a kid and always had a horse, even in college. After I married, I had to sell my horse. Later, we moved into our old home place and finally had horses again. A couple of my boys did farrier work. One of them recently picked it back up and does it as a side job. They rodeoed as teenagers – bull-riding and team roping. I still enjoy reading about cowboys and cowgirls.?

  20. Most of my cowboys/cowgirls live in books. But at one time I lived on a ranch for many years and we had a lot of friends who where cowboys/cowgirls. I still am in contact with one of them.

  21. My 2 sons are cowboys at heart even though they don’t wear the boots and western shirts. They have the “‘cowboy attitude” and manners to prove it.

  22. I’m also from a family of Linemen….My Dad, Uncle and Cousin were all Linemen with the Connecticut Light & Power Company years ago. They worked in rain, sleet and snow in those days which is not like things are today. One New Years Eve Dad and the line gang came to our house after their work was done in an ice storm to warm up and have some of my Mom’s refreshments. The guys were chilled to the bone and my Dad had ice cicles hanging from his nose and mustache!

    The stories I could tell…..Men were men in those days!

  23. Many years ago after I moved to Texas I dated 2 cowboys for a brief time (not at the same time though). One was a steer roper and the other one looked just like the Marlboro man in the cigarette ads. That was living the dream! Now my cowboys sre only in books

  24. Having grown up in Michigan, my dear husband has never been much of a cowboy…until we moved to South Dakota. Over the past thirteen years he has slowly adapted to the culture of the Black Hills. First it was the shirts – he has always worn button-down dress shirts, but after he bought his first Wrangler western shirt with pearl snaps, he was hooked. Next it was the truck. He SAID it was so we could drive on the gravel forest service roads without getting stuck, but I noticed he started that two-finger wave as soon as he started driving it (all country people do the two-finger wave when they meet another truck on the road, right?) He has talked about boots, but he draws the line at a cowboy hat. He says his head is the wrong shape, and he’s probably right.

    But we do live in cowboy country. Some of my favorite people are ranchers. 🙂

  25. I got hooked on rodeos, especially bull riding. My husband joined me and we both have cowboy hats and boots. In fact his dress shoes are his boots. And I love cowboy romances.

  28. My Daddy was my real life cowboy, and there are still some in the area I live in, but most of them are definitely in books! I LOVE my country music, though it’s the older stuff I really listen to, not today’s stuff.

  29. In 1975 I attended a family reunion on my aunt and uncles’ Montana Ranch. All of my relatives have the cowboy spirit and mentality.

  31. Hi Karen, that is Awesome! Well they mostly live in books and in movies, but I was born in Texas raised in NM and back to living in Texas for the past 40 years. My husband is from Calif. and yes he owns 2 cowboy hats and boots and I own some boots also. I love country western music , my husband is a musician , he plays the saxophone , clarinet and the flute and I have encouraged him to play some country songs which I love. I love the songs Neon Moon and I love Tennessee Whiskey of which I encouraged him to learn. Have a Great rest of the week. Thank you for the chance. Sounds like you ladies had a good time.

  33. My dad’s original CB handle was Tennessee Cowboy, till he found out a trucker used it, so he changed it to something else. He has always owned a truck. My parents met at a country concert venue, so country is in my blood. I do have a cowboy hat and boots. I love cowboy books. But, I’m not a true cowgirl like some of the fillies.

    My middle son, who lives in Dallas, is not cowboy at all.

  34. I find my cowboys/cowgirls in books. I do not have any friends or families that are cowboys/cowgirls. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you.

  37. Hi Karen, Most of my cowboys live in books, however; I great grandson that’s 2 years old fills out his cowboy hat just fine… He loves playing cowboy’s & horsey.

  38. No real cowboys. Our son was born in Colorado and really does have the western vibe imbedded in his soul. Our middle daughter also responded to the West and lived it the best she could – boots, saddle, duster, riding, and also became a fancy shawl dancer, embracing both sides of the West. She worked the wagon train high adventure camp for 3 years and rode escort for a wagon train traversing Virginia for a special celebration. The West is a special place. If you spend time there, a bit of “cowboy” rubs off on you.

  40. My husband is definitely a cowboy at heart. He always loved to ride his horse up in the mountains and camp overnight, even sleeping on the ground. Has an Australian duster, cowboy hats and boots. and of course his pickup truck. Always, wears his Wrangler jeans and western shirts. He is 81 now and not able to ride for long trips anymore but still has that cowboy heart.

  41. My special cowboy is my Dad. He lives in Texas & irons his jeans & wears cowboy boots. In fact, he’s a member of the Bob Wills Texas Playboys band.

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