Buzz·Posted on Jul. 3, 201529 Signs It's Stampede Week In CalgaryYaaaaHoooo!by Cyla PaninBuzzFeed ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail You've been counting down the days and it's here! IT'S FINALLY HERE! STAMPEDE WEEK! View this photo on Instagram And you know it's Stampede Week when: 1. Horses casually appear in the middle of downtown. View this photo on Instagram 2. Your office's decor starts to feature bales of hay and wagon wheels. View this photo on Instagram 3. You've walked through the mall and there's been a "Stampede Fashion" display. View this photo on Instagram 4. You've eaten pancakes every day for a week. View this photo on Instagram 5. Because you're never far from a Stampede Breakfast. View this photo on Instagram 6. You've sorted through your closet for anything remotely "western" looking. View this photo on Instagram 7. Or you've gone legit and treated yourself to some brand new cowboy boots. View this photo on Instagram 8. Local morning shows have segments about how to wear flannel shirts. View this photo on Instagram 9. Calgary businesses have gone all "western-themed". View this photo on Instagram 10. Stores play ONLY country music the entire week. View this photo on Instagram 11. This reminder is actually needed. View this photo on Instagram 12. Howdy and Yaaahooo! are just part of the daily vernacular. View this photo on Instagram 13. Your friends start dressing their babies like mini-cowboys because "you can't start them too young". View this photo on Instagram View this photo on Instagram 14. "It's Stampede week" is a completely legitimate reason as to why nothing's being done at work. View this photo on Instagram 15. Not only is it acceptable to wear jeans to work, you pretty much HAVE TO wear jeans to work. View this photo on Instagram 16. It's the only time of the year that it's okay to tuck your shirt into your jeans—but only if you have a sweet belt buckle. View this photo on Instagram 17. The Midway is basically the same every year and you still feel a swoosh of excitement at the sight of it. View this photo on Instagram 18. And you have a yearly goal to try to time it perfectly so that you're on the top of the ferris wheel when the fireworks start. View this photo on Instagram 19. White tents are suddenly called "saloons". View this photo on Instagram 20. You've tried to ride the mechanical bull after one-too-many shots of Jack Daniels. View this photo on Instagram 21. Your Instagram feed looks like this: View this photo on Instagram View this photo on Instagram View this photo on Instagram View this photo on Instagram 22. You've eaten an undefinable amount of mini doughnuts. View this photo on Instagram 23. AND you've eaten a turkey leg. View this photo on Instagram 24. AND some delicious concoction you will ONLY find on the Midway. View this photo on Instagram 25. You've had some surprisingly deep conversations with random Calgarians after you leave the Cowboys tent. View this photo on Instagram 26. You've been involved in some kind of line dance. View this photo on Instagram 27. And you've tried to two-step...when you don't know how to two-step. View this photo on Instagram 28. You've paid exorbitant amounts to get into Nashville North. View this photo on Instagram 29. And finally, IT'S THE BEST FRIGGIN WEEK OF THE YEAR. View this photo on Instagram Happy Stampede!