On January 2nd, Travis started his new job in Montrose, CO as a chaplain with Harden Hospice. We settled into our new small Colorado town life! Then in Mid February, I got a job working for Montrose County as the Fair Coordinator! I have never attended a County Fair but I got the job! During this [...]
Tag: 2014
Dressember Weekly Wrap Up 1
This is my first time participating in Dressember which is a collaborative movement leveraging fashion and creativity to restore dignity to all women. Dressember uses fashion to advocate for women who've been exploited for their femininity. As women take on the creative challenge of wearing a dress for the 31 days of December, they are advocating for [...]
How to wear more Earth Tones this Fall Season
It's fall and that means there is a whole new color scheme to your life. We have moved on from the sorbet, and light and airy summer colors to deep earthy tones. Apple Red. And in my effort to be BRAVE in the everyday and incorporate more of this color into my wardrobe and life, [...]
TIGF- October 3
My Friends, Rachael & Nate I am so grateful for my friends Rachael and Nate, since we have met our lives have been very messy and yet God always provides and somehow we found each other to support when the other was going through the mess. Today is their wedding anniversary and I am so [...]
Las Vegas- Happy 55th Birthday Dad!
The 2 things my dad loves in life are Vegas and his family. For his 55th birthday, we all ended up in Las Vegas on the same weekend. What could go wrong? Before leaving I had visions similar to The Hangover in my head, and thought about abstaining from alcohol for the weekend, just to [...]
Modesto Cancer Awareness Run and Ride
So, right after my very 1st 5K at Run in the Redwoods, we also signed up for the Modesto Cancer Awareness Run & Ride this past weekend. This one was a bit easier, we opted for the 2 mile vs 10K and it was in town. I even got to meet a few of the [...]
pet photography and it’s importance
Last night, I got the phone call I knew would come. She was getting old, forgetting things and couldn't seem to settle down. She was our 10 year old Lab. She was a sister to me and Haley. She used to go to the FFA barn with me when she was a baby and she [...]
Sandra and Olga the Sharpei {Montrose, Colorado Pet Photography}
Meet Sandra and her dog, Olga. A 6 year old Sharpei, who is the most awesome, wrinkly-est, and snorty-est Sharpei I have ever met. She is in fact the only Sharpei I have met. Sandra, is our local Dog Trainer here in Montrose, Colorado. Teaching classes at Chow Down Pet Supplies on Main Street. Olga [...]
New Town, New Home, New Job?
It's true. I have taken a part time [ish] position with the County. But let me preface this with, I will always do my photography. I am the brand new, by brand new I mean this is a new position, Fair + Events Coordinator for the County of Montrose Colorado. [seriously] I am so excited [...]
a letter to my Great Grandmother,
Have I ever told you how much you mean to me? How much I loved your black-eyed peas and playing 15 cents? Well, I can't say how much you mean to me. It's more than words could ever say. Your black-eyed peas are the best I have ever eaten and playing 15 cents is only [...]
Stylishly Shelby 