Pinky Goes to Auction
This past week was a long and emotional end to my journey with Pinky. At the show on Wednesday Pinky and I placed 7th in my weight class which wasn’t too good at all. I was really concerned about not making it to the auction because they only pick out a certain percentage of animals for the sale.
We didn’t find out until the very end of the night if we made sale and it turns out, Pinky barely made it and she was one of the very last lots of the sale! I was really happy that we made it. The following day was auction day and it was another really really long night. Pinky got sold to the owner of Southern States Offshore for $1,000. The owners’ daughter is my next door neighbor Leigh, she’s like my big sister and I couldn’t begin to thank their family enough. The money is a perfect start for a savings account for college.
There’s not a big enough price to take away the loss of my pig though. After the sale, I was the last student to leave… I didn’t realize how hard it would actually be. Pinky was being so sweet especially before I left and it absolutely broke my heart. It was a really fun adventure and I learned so much. Thanks everyone for keeping up with me and Miss Pinky. I’d like to thank my agriculture teachers and my other FFA friends for all the support and help through all of this. A quick high five to Cheyenne Chaka, a sophomore and Clear Springs, for winning grand champion with her pig. I’d also like to thank my mom and dad for supporting me and helping me out whenever I needed this and that. THANKS EVERYONE!
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