Catching up. . .

So here's a little bit of what you've missed:

1) I was hired as an assistant at D&orf's Photography! Destri is amazing at what she does so if you're ever needing a photographer in the Ames area, look her up.

Credit: D&orfs Photography (Facebook page)

 Credit: D&orfs Photography (Facebook page)

Credit: D&orfs Photography

2)  I chopped off all my hair in April!

Before:

After:

(This was the best pic I had of it soon afterwards. Sorry.)

3) I survived my very first VEISHEA!

All the girls, ready to go out!

My amazing roomie, DJ!

& this is what happens to a dorm room at VEISHEA.

4) The weekend after VEISHEA, DJ & I went home to help Tay & Katarina with prom. (Forewarning: I'm a proud big sis, so there are TONS of pictures.)

Curling Katarina's hair. . .

Welcome to the Triple H Beauty Salon. Tay's friend Kelsey stopped by & we took care of her hair too. 

Katarina & Taylor

Their shoes of course.

The nails.

Tay reppin' Triple H, even in formal wear. It was a little chilly.

Tay & her boyfriend, Jake.

Sarah Marie came to join in on all the fun. 

Jake was so enthusiastic about wearing a tux or maybe it's because Tay is so close to his heart with a sharp pin.

The whole group on the bus, getting ready to go to dinner.

5) & 2 days after prom, I officially ended my freshman year at Iowa State. Second semester was a blast & I'm definitely missing my friends, but this farmgirl was ready to come home.

Tune in again soon to see what I've been doing with my summer!

I know, I know. . .I'm slacking. . .

So I noticed that it's been almost 3 months since my last post. . . oops. But don't worry, I've been working on one to get everyone caught up. Keep an eye out, it should be up in a couple of days!

Just a little something to calm the nerves. . .

So I have a job interview today & I am sooo excited. . .& pretty nervous. I'm meeting with a local photographer today. She needs an assistant & even though I'm a longshot (she's probably looking for a design student who has more experience with this), I couldn't not try. So I'm giving it a shot & I hope she's looking for someone with the work ethic & passion that I know I have. So to try & calm my nerves a bit, I decided to post some of my absolute favorite photos that I have taken. . .

(This stands outside Jack Trice Stadium as you leave the field.)

(I took this as a 4-H project. My judge didn't like the sunspots, but I think it adds character.)

(I love the colors of this early morning sunrise over a frosty barnyard. It was therapeutic for my broken heart at the time.)

(Tay-Rae took this one last summer. It was my idea, but I was the only one Diesel would sit beside & stay still.)

Good Old Fashioned Sick Day

Oops, didn't mean to abandon my posts, but spring break was crazy & I've been feeling under the weather for the past couple of days. I spent all day in class, since I couldn't miss it without missing out on much needed points. (It's safe to say that college has definitely screwed my all A's streak. sigh.) but I got out of work tonight & have been catching up on my sleep. I feel better all ready!

Anyway, not much has been going on up here in dreary, rainy Ames so I was listening to my iTunes, resting  when I decided I should dedicate a post to my first love,  music. . .specifically country music.

Oh, how I love the guitars & the twangs, the ball caps & worn out jeans, songs about trucks, lost loves & the sunny days of summer. (Speaking of which, I hope that hurries it's butt up.I have concerts to get to.)

Anyway, crazy music fan that I am, the past 2 summers have been spent roadtripping to various concerts with some of my best friends, especially Sarah Marie. She's been with me to all of them & is my designated concert buddy. Whenever one of us finds one we want to go to we call the other screaming. Seriously, we scream when we're excited. Anyway, we've been to several concerts & every single one have been amazing & have made some pretty amazing memories.

So here's a quick review of my summer concerts:

We got to see Lady Antebellum at the Burlington Steamboat Days & we may have accidentally snuck in as the soundcheck was going on. Yeah, I'm not quite sure how we managed it either, but it was awesome & as good as they sound coming out of the radio they sound just as good in person.

But anyway, they were awesome & I strongly suggest seeing them if you ever get the chance. 

Here I am with my girls Sarah Marie & AllieBeth, right before the dehydration, vomiting & fainting spell. It was a super warm day & it's safe to say we learned our lesson after that. Plenty of water & food before spending hours standing at a crowded concert.

Next up: My main man, Eric Church

So I was a pretty big Eric Church fan before I saw him at the Davis County Fair, but the minute he stepped on stage I was in love.  I listened to him nonstop that summer & by the next year he was filling up stadiums instead of tiny county fair race tracks.But here I am with  Sarah Marie, Tay-Rae & our friend, Kels. We had an amazing time that night & I hope to see Eric again soon!

Now it's time for Easton Corbin. Sigh. 

This cutie sang his way into my heart with a voice that just makes me melt. Too bad he's married, otherwise he would be mine all mine. Anytime I'm feeling a bit blue, this kid cheers me right up & that's all I really need in a man. :)

Sarah Marie & I made a pretty long trip to Southern Illinois to see him, but it was well worth it, even if we did get a little lost in Macomb on our way there, but we made it & it was amazing.

So not long after Easton, we made a short trip to see Justin Moore at the Lee County Fair, well lucky for us, an up & comer Dustin Lynch was opening for him. Dustin had just about the cutest smile I'd ever seen & an amazing voice to match. It won't be long until he's out on mainstream radio, that boy knew how to sing.

& then there was Justin. We waited in pouring rain & mud to see this man & he certainly didn't disappoint. He is a true country boy through & through, from his name on the back of his belt to the fifth of Jack he kept on stage with him. 

Later on, we saw Steel Magnolia at the Davis County Fair, the couple who won Can You Duet? on CMT not long ago. These guys were my favorites on the show & I was so excited when they won. They have amazing chemistry & everytime Megan sang I had to say AWWWW, because of the way Josh looked at her. Needless to say me & my girls had a good time & knew every song, even though the people around us didn't & weren't appreciative of our dancing & singing. It's a concert for God's sake. That's what you're supposed to do. I guess nobody told them. Oh, well.

My last concert of the summer was Jason Aldean at the Iowa State Fair. He was great, but our seats sucked & needless to say we won't be going to concerts at ISF again, unless they're of the free variety.

Lucky K-dawg wasn't even in the country for 24 hours before we took her to see Jason Aldean. She loved every second of it! 

Artists I have to see before I die:1) Miranda Lambert2) Luke Bryan3) Blake Shelton4) Brantley Gilbert5) Jake OwenWe'll have to see how many I can cross off after this summer. :) P.S. Sorry for the janky  format. Apparently blogger wasn't feeling like cooperating.

Spring Babies

Just a quick post, I came home yesterday to start off my spring break. There's no place like home.

It's a beautiful Saturday here in Southeast Iowa, so after running some errands with Mama this morning, I helped Dad put out some hay.

 The light was so gorgeous I decided to grab my camera & get some adorable pictures of the babies.

This little guy already has some attitude. I have several pictures of him posing like this. He was practically begging me to take his picture.

My little heifer, Ruby. Her mama's red & her daddy's black & she just can't seem to decide what color she wants to be.

Tay's been calling this one Big Hoss. He's fairly new, but he's been boss hog out in the pasture. This was as close as I was going to get to him too. This is the one cow that I have serious issues with. She tried to charge me not long after this picture.

The girls enjoying their new bale.

Jordy spoiling our farmdog, Diesel. He's spoiled rotten (that might be my fault), but he's the best cowdog around. He hasn't even been officially trained to herd, but he usually knows what we need him to do.

Usually he's a pretty good model, but he was too excited today.

While we were outside Jordy's cow had a little 83 lb. bull. 

These kinds of lazy days are the best, where I get to just hang out on the farm & watch the babies play with their tails in the air. Hope everyone is having as wonderful a day as I am!