Pacific North West Country Girl
Just a girl from the Upper Left trying to live a crazy life as simply as possible! I eat, workout, write, rodeo, hunt, hike, explore, repeat. The views expressed by the authors of this blog is the author's alone and do not represent the views of anyone else.
When you go through a big breakup, one of those Hollywood or Nicholas Sparks worthy heartbreaks, life is really hard. I think that the worst part about a serious break up with someone that you thought was going to be your future is that you doubt yourself. You begin to doubt not only the talents... Continue Reading →
I had a witty post all planned about my latest bout with the eye doctor at the end of 2016. I was pretty excited for the appointment, why? Because I was at the end of my two year waiting period to see if I could qualify for laser eye surgery. Walking in they asked the... Continue Reading →
In order to get the most out of life you've got to make it a challenge; constantly push yourself to the borderline of insanity and that is where opportunities will begin to reward you for your hard work, ambition, and drive! Sometimes I don't feel like I am doing so good. I feel like I... Continue Reading →
When it comes to being a rodeo queen mom no one has don more or worked more years than Barb Carr, the current Miss Rodeo Oregon Pageant Inc. president and mother of 2011 Miss Rodeo Oregon and 2012 Miss Rodeo America Mackenzie Carr Ivie. Check out her thoughts about what it's like to be the "Ultimate Rodeo Queen Mom!"
Our next feature is Vixen Wrecks, the mother of last year's Junior Miss Rodeo Oregon. She discusses how the year bonding with her daughter, traveling throughout Oregon is one she wouldn't trade for anything. She speaks of the lessons she learned and the message of loving yourself enough to love others speak volumes to those mom and daughter duos out there conquering the rodeo road!
Our next Mother's Day blog post comes from the first mother to ever have two young women in the Miss Rodeo Oregon Pageant program: Susan Sheely. Susan is the mother of Hannah and Katie Sheely who were the 2013 Teen Miss Rodeo Oregon and 2013 Junior Miss Rodeo Oregon at the same time!
Kristi Schrock is the mother of the first ever sister's to hold the title of Miss Rodeo Oregon; the 2013 Miss Rodeo Oregon Nicole Schrock and the 2016 Miss Rodeo Oregon Katie Schrock. She talks about how she loves her camera as her form of artwork to showcase what the life of a rodeo queen mom is like... through the lens of her Canon camera.
I was already at the point of, "Alright, this isn't going to happen," when I got the message back from my dress maker. I had met with her back in the beginning of March and after a few weeks texting pictures back and forth we had solidified prices and fabric for what was going to... Continue Reading →
Remember reading all of those history books and learning about how "the plague came through" and wiped just about everybody out? I had a thought recently when I overheard someone discussing whether or not the Zika disease was going to be the first modern day plague that we already ARE experiencing a plague through our society.
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