We have a winner!

The lucky comment number was 10!

Congratulations to Kelsey Kampfe! Let me know your address and I will get your calender sent out to you!

700 Fans!

Wow-two years after I created Cowgirl Imagery I have hit the 700 fan mark! Crazy to think of where I've come since then! In honor of hitting the 700-fan milestone, I'm having a giveaway!

What's up for grabs? A desktop calendar filled with Cowgirl Imagery photos, or an 8x10 print of your choice!  You can enter up to three times. Here's how:

-Comment on this blog post with your favorite print in the Etsy shop, and why you like it.

-Post a status on Facebook telling your friends about the giveaway, something like "I'm entering the Cowgirl Imagery Photography giveaway! http://cowgirlimagery.blogspot.com/2011/11/700-fans.html
Be sure to tag @ Cowgirl Imagery Photography in your status so I can see it, and come back to this blog post and leave a comment telling me you shared the giveaway on Facebook!

-For another giveaway entry, show me some love on twitter, www.twitter.com/cowgirl_imagery by following me and tweeting about the giveaway, and then commenting on this blog post to let me know you did so!

Contest ends Wednesday, November 9th at 10:00 PM Mountain Time.

Black Hills Photo Shootout

It has been a GREAT weekend in the Black Hills for the 2nd Black Hills Photo Shootout. I've spent the last two days meeting other photographers of all skill levels from across the country shooting pictures around the Spearfish area. I thought I'd better share some pictures tonight while I've got a chance- the busy just isn't stopping anytime soon! I threw this video together (everything is straight out of the camera-just to warn you), enjoy! Let me know what you think!

Can I do 23 all over again?

I want to do 23 all over again. And no it's not just because I don't want to get older, 23 was a pretty awesome year.

It started off by marrying a pretty amazing guy, and the best wedding dance ever.


And a crazy fall with really awesome co-workers who I miss a lot! (Not the work so much)


Then I started a new job as an accountant which I quickly fell in love with


But then I let my husband convince me to take a chance and change jobs again, moving to Wyoming.


There were so many awesome memories made with great friends in Reliance-of course the play, all those nights at the bar, pick-up basketball...

And who can forget all the events I was able to photograph over the year. I feel like I've come a long way with Cowgirl Imagery, and am looking forward to what I'm able to accomplish with 24.


And who knows, maybe I'll want to do 24 all over again too.

I'm back!

After almost falling off the face of the earth for over a month... not really but almost. Life is finally returning to a new normal. Justin and I have started new jobs in northeast Wyoming. We are settling into a gorgeous home along the Powder River, where Justin works as a ranch hand and I run the office for the ranch. He has been enjoying riding his horse everyday, while I try to figure out how to make Cow Sense work.

We've been a little here and there over the last month, spending a weekend at Justin's parents place, then packing, driving a U-Haul, and going to Minnesota- of course I couldn't miss the county fair. And of course I took pictures while we were there.

Littlest brother answering questions during showmanship

 Grand Champion Senior Swine Showman-and 3rd Overall Senior Showman at the MN State Fair!

And of course there was The Band Perry in concert-so many people!

Yes-this picture was taken behind the stage!

I have LOTS more pictures to share-be sure to check out my Facebook page in the near future! But I had better go make sure I have enough groceries to last the next 2 weeks. Gotta make a trip into town tomorrow! This whole being over an hour away from the nearest grocery store takes a little getting used to!

We took a road trip last weekend...

and headed west...

First stop: Wall Drug (donuts for Justin and taffy for me). That really was our whole reason for stopping there.

Next, a few stops in Rapid City. Justin needed another Sabona bracelet for his right wrist now, and a roping glove w/ gel pad (so we can hopefully avoid future broken bones)

Supper was at Dickey's! One of the best BBQ joints I've ever eaten at. Seriously, every time we go to Rapid we eat there at least once. We headed on up to Gillette for the night, then spent a little time in Wyoming. Seeing sights like this:

and this (name that museum)

It was a quick trip, but a lot of fun! I love semi-random road trips. And I love Sheridan. Of course we made the obligatory Devils Tower stop on the way home. And a flea market where I was creeped out to the max by a guys booth. Seriously-deer feet, pheasant pelts (complete with head), snake skins, and who knows what else.

This weekend's agenda: Volunteering at the 4-H rodeo where it will be a wonderful 97 degrees. Ugh.

Busy short week ahead!

I'm getting tired just thinking about the week ahead. Or, what's left of it I should say.
Tomorrow night I'm looking forward to tuning in for AgChat, the topic is family relationships on the farm/estate planning. Wednesday night is Play Days, and I'm looking forward to getting more cute pics like this one:

 Thursday night will be getting ready to head out of town, then heading west after work on Friday! I have to go to work this week??? Ugh. I probably won't see much of Justin either, depending on the weather, he'll be haying, so the only time I'll see him is when I go to bring him supper in the tractor!