Prior to moving to Ellensburg, we did our home work, checked out the town and secured all the local literature. We learned that there is a major professional Rodeo, a jazz festival, art walks, rivers, lakes, wineries, wind farms and so much more. Our favorite ad campaign was called “Putting the Ellen back in Ellensburg”. Darn, they beat me to it! I was planning on ‘putting the Ellen back in Ellensburg’.
You have no idea what it was like, to tell people, especially those in California, that I was moving to Ellensburg? Their most common reaction was, ‘what’ or ‘are you serious?’ Now that I am here, it has only gotten more bizarre. Oddly enough the people in Ellensburg seem to have no conscious link to my name and their town! When they meet me they do not even bat an eye!
“What’s your name?”
“Ellen”
“How do you spell that?”
“Are you kidding me?” E-l-l-e-n… like…. your town!!!
So I am Ellen in Ellensburg and this will be my first trip to the rodeo.
And then I found out that the ‘Ellen’ they were ‘putting back in Ellensburg’ is named.. Sandy.
Well, greetings from ‘Weymouth’! ‘Sandy’ is the name of my cat! LOL!
When you put on your cowgirl outfit and go to the rodeo please check out the cow”men” for me :)) Happy 4th and more importantly I can not wait to see pictures of the wedding!