Terrier's~Ferret's & Road Kill Purses!

It is often an unwritten code that the people who work in Retail must have a PHD in Crazy! You see working in retail can often bring you the unexpected, this is why I often wonder why we have a bell on the door due to the fact that when the door opens I jump anyway.

Miss Ryan and I have laughed our way through some of the most outrageous individuals that we have had walk through the door, but every once in awhile you will have just 1 person who will NEVER leave your memory of working retail. It is a scar if you will that has been left on your psyche that well just can't be fixed from the chance encounter.

Miss Ryan as you all know often brings Twitch to the store so that he can do inventory, steam the new clothes, give autographs,  and check the perimeter. This is common knowledge and even if you have yet to come to our little boutique you are even warned of Twitch's presence by a sign in our window stating we are protected by him.

So while doing his greeting job Twitch was met with a Boston Terrier who was sporting a cast. No big deal since Twitch never discriminates, and yet the Terrier's mommy had a different view of Twitch's greeting her cast wearing mite. She immediately gasped in horror at the audacity that Miss Ryan would have a dog in her own store! You would think the way she reacted Miss Ryan had just tried to hand feed her little gimp to a boa constructor!

After making her exit and some one on one affirmations to Twitch the situation was added to the "People are Crazy"case file #4565 of retail.

But to say that the Boston Terrier was a precursor to what was about to befall Miss Amber would be far from it!

Miss Amber is a happy chic, she takes everything in stride, loves her job, and I would say she is about as sociable as can be! One thing tho, she is not one for surprises especially of the rodent variety, I know, I know they are all God's Creature's it doesn't matter she still is not about them.

While sitting at the desk minding her own Lil business Miss Amber greeted a shopper that came through the door with a smile and simple conversation. (she is just that good) All was going just swimmingly too, the gal asked to place her purse on the desk by Miss Amber and of course she was graciously allowed to do just that.

Here is the deal tho, you know when you see the "Questionable Fur"? You know the type it may or may not be cat or rabbit, and it is often a patchwork or strip pattern? Well that is just what this purse was like, and of course Miss Amber being a bag person did try to differentiate what fur this was and came to the distinct possibility that it was of the "Road Kill" variety. Now before you judge understand it was a patchy pattern in a dull mix of mousy greys, and may or may not have resembled the soft fur of rabbit or cat road kill.

After looking at the magic fur bag, Miss Amber carried on with her computer work while answering the question on pricing, and the "Yes that looks fantabulous!" cause you know our girl is the sweetest and just likes to make peeps happy. Well while typing away something so Horrific, so Life Changing, so Evil happened to Miss Amber!

Out of the side of her eye in the blink of an eye a rodents head popped up out of the purse!!!!! YES A FERRET'S HEAD!!!! Well the poor girl had no choice but to scream like H@#*, and jump off of her stool, and against the wall! So as the stool fell to the side, Miss Amber screamed and tried to use her spidey sense to crawl up the wall FYI she doesn't have spidey sense!

All the while the EVIL FERRET  was not phased a bit and was proceeding on his mission to accost Miss Amber! But wait for it folks cause even the most seasoned retail sales people could not have predicted what was next! The woman rushed over to the desk and she grabbed her purse, which by that point the EVIL FERRET was scaling the handle while sporting his blue collar of death! She then proceeded to yell at poor terrified Miss Amber for being so loud and frightening "Bo Bo"! Yes you heard me correctly the EVIL FERRET had the name of a CLOWN!!!! As if that wasn't enough, the thing proceeded to climb the woman like a scratch post!

OK here is the deal-i-oso!! Why would you take a Ferret in a store???? And why would you not forewarn someone that at any moment the freakin thing could pull a "Pop Goes the Weasel" on their booty? HELLO??? WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE? I mean there are certain store's, restaurants, heck even house's that Miss Amber will not take her children because she is not willing to impose on people. Why would anyone think it was super stellar cool to go shopping with a FERRET????

Now even though Miss Amber is beyond sweet, even she has a breaking point and that point was crossed 1/2 a second after the EVIL FERRET made his debut! So after trying to collect herself and fighting the urge to use the stool as a projectile at the EVIL FERRET and his Demonic Handler. She did the only thing she that you could after being scolded for screaming at her surprise attacker she asked her kindly in her most steady/serial killer voice to "Please retrieve your rat, and take him away! Seriously!" . To which the woman did in a huff while spewing something that sounded as another scolding.

It has been my experience that when you have not only frightened Miss Amber, but also angered her it was the best decision that the Demonic Handler did by leaving. There are the moments in one's life that you have to ask "Where do these people come from?" , then you have to ask your doctor for anxiety medication because you are poor nerves are shot!

After this incident the Sirens will exercise their right to ask that you Please Leave All Rat's, Ferret's, Goldfish, and Crazy People at HOME!!!!!




This is pretty much what "Bo Bo" EVIL FERRET LOOKED LIKE!



MISS AMBER after EVIL FERRET!!!!

Market to Market Part 2

Now I know you are thinking how could the adventures possibly continue? I mean come on what else could happen to the Siren's? Well that folks is your first mistake! Never ask "What Next?"

The first day was full of driving obstacles, cookies, and champs, all wrapped up with a perfect ensemble! Day two was what you could only describe as a day full of fun!

After a great night of rest the girls were dressed and ready for a great day. And of course there are no pictures of how great they looked because they were on a mission, but rest assured Miss Ryan stopped more traffic that day with her boot's alone than you can imagine! They were a custom boot and even Miss Amber thought that she was going to have to start looking for some sweet boots herself! From the gorgeous design, the great yellow tops with cowboy's, and well the nod to Pendleton was just like the cherry on top of the design! They truly are great boots, and the designer's are out of this world! Check them out at: http://www.falconhead.com/index_site.php

Tres Outlaws Boots!!!!

So armed with snacks, water bottles, and Miss Amber's undeniable ability to organize, and keep time the Siren's were off to a day packed full of appointments! They began the day in meeting with our great rep Tammy for Hat Co!!! This girl is one of our favorite's because no matter what she will always ask our opinions and she won't show us things that she knows we are just going to be against. It is really a efficient way to do a showing especially since we have to go through an entire year of clothes!

The trends are just great! We are looking at COLOR!!! Yes folks color is making a comeback! Its basically a really fabulous idea when you consider the pale pallets of the past year. We are going to be engulfed in great patterns, and girls sleeves are were it is at!!! The cuts are feminine and the fabrics are just luscious in texture, weight, and appeal. So get ready for looks that are flattering on everyone this next season!

After that we were off to see the great gal at PJ Salvage! Not sure about you but us Siren's love a great pair of PJ's!!! They are comfy and always in great prints, colors, and did I mention beyond soft!!! The styles were fun and guess what? We even got a stellar tank top!!!!

Now what do you do after you look at jammies? Well you go to the Stetson show room and get AMAZING food!!!! While we viewed a great line by Stetson they fed Miss Ryan and Miss Amber and yes it was totally needed cause these girls need food when they shop! Stetson has come out with some really gorgeous items and it is looking like jean skirts are coming back full force!!

To put it simply we shopped til we dropped! The fun new trends, colors, and lines of clothing and jewelry that we were able to see and shop with are going to really bring a great look for our shoppers this next year! Not to mention we had a blast meeting up with our reps!!!

After shopping, and shopping, and or did I mention shopping? The girls were on their way driving back to Montana! The Siren's came and conquered Denver WESA and we were ready to head home!

If you remember the driving adventure with Miss Amber and Miss Ryan at the beginning of this trip you are sure to understand the apprehension that they may have had when it came to driving back with snow falling. But never you fear Miss Ryan was at the wheel and ready to take it on! And she did, yes she drove with great expertise to be totally precise. (not as exciting as miss amber but you know it is what it is ;) )

The thing is if you remember the girls had dealt with a wee bit o'weather on the way so on their way back they had decided to check in back at the ranch in Big Horn, Wyo. Now for those of you have not visited it is a vast town that covers a HUGE area and is said to be Extremely hard to navigate! So it is no wonder that the location of main street would be super hard for Miss Amber to find!

I mean as we all know she has only been there once and it was everyly so confusing when you look at how many roads she had to navigate in order to get there! But being the champ that she is Miss Amber made it there with the trusty navigation of Ryan to help her get there.

It was a great place to stop since the girls had road brain, and we all know they needed to get a little break from driving! What better way to freshen up than to see friends and have a refreshment? And were else would we go for both, but "The Big Horn Smokehouse and Saloon" ! Though finding it was sketchy the Siren's were relieved that they did! Miss Amber even got to meet a great up and coming star Teka Brock!!! Mark my words this girl is blazing a path of a Siren! Follow her on Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/#!/teka.brock?fref=ts

After doing some catch up and relaxing it was time to get on the road again! And the best way to travel is with copious amounts of sugar/caffeine!!!!! Now remember the whole "I am trying not to have sugar" proclamation by Miss Ryan?

 Ah yes... so did Miss Amber, and with the sign of the Maverick  lit up like the Fourth of July Miss Amber decided to aid in this dietary abomination! With the aisles of brightly lit candies, chips, and chocolate's it was all she could do to restrict herself from not doing a stage dive into the candy bar display, let alone hold herself back from doing a swan dive into the chip aisle! You see Miss Amber is a full on supporter of all good things, and really she was being quite the martor by trying to save Miss Ryan from not having sugar! I mean the utter thought of this was more frightening then a world without chap stick!

So Miss Amber got right to work! She decided she would cover all of the major bases, chocolate, chips, and baked goods, after all as you all know by now the girl is a go getter and often has a tendency to maybe go a little over the top.(wink,wink)  She grabbed peanut butter, and peanut M&M's they have peanut's in them both which are uber good for you! Then she reached for the chili cheese Frito's, I mean these are just a perfect combo of salt and crunch to make anybody smile! But what happened next was well best described as the holy grail of food...

The Maple Bacon Doughnut!!!!!! OK,  it's OK to stand, and scream in total excitement, and heck let a tear or two drop from your eyes, this discovery is and was beyond Miss Amber's wildest dreams and as you can imagine she being her crazy lil self did just that! (the poor checker was probably reaching for the emergency button watching her impromptu happy dance)




Maple Bacon Wonderful!!!

You see what better way to defile a terrible ban on sugar than a creation as wonderful as this?? I mean come on people it has BACON!!!!! Its like the bacon gives you an automatic "Get out of Jail Card" !! You are eating sugar? starch? and white flour? It's OK its covered in BACON!!!!!

Now whether you are believing the Miss Amber mentality on this beyond phenomenal pastry item or not you must admit the creation alone is pretty ingenious! So that is exactly how she sold the idea of eating this fabulous blend of bacon and maple to Miss Ryan. And being that the girl is good at her job she had Miss Ryan eating the most amazing flavor combo EVER within just a hop skip and a jump down the road! And did she like it you ask? Well Heck YES!!! She is and American after all!

The remaining road trip consisted of both the girls on a sugar high, which could be compared to that of a scene out of a 5 year olds birthday party! Miss Ryan tried to expand Miss Amber's array of music taste, and Miss Amber just tried to forge through the Pandora's box of french/Spanish/Indian/country/alternative/swing music as best she could! If you think the 80's era was rough you have not a clue til you have tried navigating through Miss Ryan's IPod!  That being said the trip ended with out any real hiccups and both girl's made it home safe and sound.

One problem was well the horrendous hang over that poor Miss Ryan suffered from! You see she may or may not have needed a few more shot's of sugar before the carnival ride of sugar that Miss Amber put her on. It was rumored that Miss Ryan had never suffered like that before. For that Miss Amber felt bad, but informed Miss Ryan she needs to start conditioning herself in order to run with the Big Girls!

All in all the Siren's made some new memories, and had a great adventure!!

Twitch and Me: To Market to Market Part 1

Twitch and Me: To Market to Market Part 1: It is that time of year again when Miss Ryan and Miss Amber go to the WESA!!!!! Oh the joy that ensues is beyond your imagination and to pr...

To Market to Market Part 1

It is that time of year again when Miss Ryan and Miss Amber go to the WESA!!!!! Oh the joy that ensues is beyond your imagination and to prove this we made sure to take you along with us! Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous." So don't be alarmed. As soon as your outer vestments are at hand, we'll begin."(props to Willy Wonka for final quote)

You see the adventure always begins with a road trip!!!!! This is a road trip not for the faint of heart! Oh as you can imagine it often includes copious amounts of fun, glitter, lip gloss, and sweet outfits!!! And folks this doesn't even come close to the onslaught of events that came our way!

So here is the diatribe of events that came from two girls, one car, and a 1224 mile road trip....

Often there are those moments that I am sure Miss Ryan look's at the road trip and may or may not think that traveling with Miss Amber ( who has the travel experience of a gold fish) well let's be honest feels a wee bit overwhelmed with the prospect of driving with her. But with her true blue cowgirl ways, and determination she is going to expand Miss Amber's education to Driving Interstate's and Highway's! Some may call her crazy, Miss Amber call's her Miss Ryan ;)

Lesson's learned on the road are often the best lesson's you learn in life. While on our jaunt to  Château L' Shane (it's in Big Horn with an extremely vast and extensive main street!) Miss Amber learned that this trip would include an extensive course on how to navigate Mother Nature! You see when the girl's left Red Lodge, Mt there was a heck of a storm blowing in and they were heading through it.

Now Château L' Shane is a great place! You see the girl's are always fed well, the conversation is beyond expectations, and did I mention there are puppies????!!!!!! So this is often the best way to start up the road trip:)

This year was no different! The girl's were surprised by the sweet admission from their host that the dinner would be out rather than in due to the fact that it had been a heck of a day and instead they would be wined and dined at the "The Big Horn Smokehouse and Saloon", it is located down town in the center of a thriving metropolis of Big Horn, WY.(yes this is shameless promotion but Doug and Miss Amber are two pea's in a pod when it come's to selling!) This is a great place! The food was beyond yummy, and the company and atmosphere was top notch! Miss Ryan introduced Miss Amber to Doug the owner and let's just say once you get these two together it is like the combination of a triple shot of espresso with a sprinkle of glitter! They are hysterical, and it is frightening to think that there is a person who can match Miss Amber in wit, charisma, and enthusiasm!

After the sweet dinner and drinks with new and old friends the girls retired to their little Château L'Shane and it was time to bond with Lucy!!! Now Lucy may or may not have a rumored past of being a bit of a pill, maybe a bit of a biter even but we all know that Miss Amber seems to charm even the most hard to please. So it really wasn't all that much of a surprise when Miss Amber and Miss Lucy became instant Besties!

Who is that sitting on Miss Amber's lap? Miss Lucy!!

Us girl's doing our best duck face's! I mean we are online after all its a requirement!



 

 

 

As you can see it is really not all that hard to see why this trip was bound to be full of fun and excitement!

 

So the next morning began bright and early with a fun surprise outside! Yup you guessed it SNOW!!! Well there is nothing better that getting drive to Denver in the snow, right? Ah the question that most likely should never be asked to the universe pre-road trip/snow storm. Because it will often end up in other question like "Why the ficus are we driving in the middle of a  ground blizzard, and being attacked from left and right by Semi's?"

 

Here is the deal-io-so, Miss Amber is well at best a "driver". Not able to categorized as a good driver, or a bad driver;  just well if it's going to happen to someone in a car it will be her. You need a reference? Here you go, for example have you ever been attacked by a deer who simply just wanted to charge your rear view mirror and show you who was the boss? And then have that same deer try to race you? Well Miss Amber has had this happen.

 

Have you ever parked your car and went to work only to have a customer buying a dress get told her car was on fire, and when you ran out with the said customer you discovered that her car was parked behind your car, and then got to watch the car lit like a roman candle jump into the back of your car? Oh no you say? Well Miss Amber has (she has pic's to prove it). So this is what may or may not have a bit to do with her not so super excited Highway/Interstate Navigation.

 

Now there has been much debate to the music that would be playing in the background of this part of the trip. Miss Ryan has stated that the song http://youtu.be/lydBPm2KRaU . Miss Amber thought that this part of the trip was more of this song http://youtu.be/bwDpAfFzcRQ Its a stark difference isn't it now?

 

Bless Miss Amber's heart, we really can't be sure who was more stressed out. It was a toss up that is for sure! If you count the tight grip that Miss Amber had on the steering wheel, and her racing heart both pretty severe she may have won. Or if you factor in the fact that Miss Ryan had to sit next to the goldfish who was blowing down the highway during a ground blizzard, well she may win. Either way this was a bit of a stressful time. And in good form the girls handled it with humor!

 

They were a little late getting to Denver and thank goodness for Miss Suzie at Double D who was so sweet to parley their apologies for being tardy for the meeting with Double D! This folks is were it gets good! You need to understand that market to Miss Amber is like a Mardi Gras of Fashion and well though Miss Ryan love's the people shopping is not her most favorite thing to do. So you have the yin and the yang of shopping walking in the door's of the distributor's and it is entertaining to say the least!

 

The first appointment on Friday was with the Spectacular Double D, and it was the most divine experience! The rep's are always so sweet, and as discussed earlier the girl's had very little nerve's left, and were ready to relax and watch the show which was exactly what they got to do! I am not sure if you have ever met a better group of people who are so willing to help but these great folks went above and beyond!

 

 

When you visit the showroom of Double D you enter a utopia with fashion, food, and cookies!! They are all about hospitality there and they love to spoil the Siren's!

 

 

 

 

 



The fashion that we were able to see was just spectacular! It was fresh, new, and the color palette was an array of bright jewel tones, mixed with that tried and true mark of Double D! Amazing attention to details, old trends that have been matched with the new elements that they are adding, having pushed the envelop of Western Fashion to all new heights! Girl's be ready! This next year is going to be Bright, Bold, and beyond your imagination! http://www.ddranchwear.com/ Check them out on Facebook, and remember you can always get all your favorite pieces of Double D from us at www.sagebrushsirens.com

After being able to settle their nerves enjoy pizza, cookies, and water the Siren's were ready to roll to their next appointment! Where were they off to? Oh just the Tasha Polizzi showroom!!

This was just the place to go after a great opening to WESA! And Tasha did not disappoint! There were the classic pieces that we have all fallen in love with the great Luxe Vest's, Blanket Coats, and so so much more!

The color's were bold, and brilliant ! There were those pieces that made even Miss Ryan Ohhhh and Ahhhh! The blanket pattern's that Tasha is so renowned for was in a fabulous shade of turquoise that could stop traffic! Did I mention they also served champ's? Yes they did! And Tasha herself couldn't have been any more charming! She floated through her showroom with grace and elegance, and she truly surrounded herself with amazing people because we loved the canter of our showing!

After this great showing we checked into our hotel:) Yes you see these girls were so so spent! But we couldn't just go to bed! We had to first go for a dip in the hot tub! And did I mention these girls had the for thought to bring their suits, but alas some how overlooked the need for foot attire to go to the hot tub. So what did the Siren's do??? They Rocked their boot's with their suit's of course!

Yes this right here just show's why these girl's are soooooo qualified to dress you in all the latest trends!

to be continued ;)


 

Miss Amber Challenge

Well it has come to the attention of Miss Amber that there are some of you who would love to see the Miss-Adventures of Miss Amber!

So here is what we want you to do! Submit by comment what you would love to see Miss Amber do and we here at Sagebrush Sirens will pick one of your suggestions out of a hat and make it happen!

Whether you want to see Miss Amber ride a horse, bale hay, or any of those other crazy things you Cowgirls do we want to hear about it! Let's see what we can get our girl doing!

 

Chicks N Chaps

Well as you all know Miss Amber love's a good time, and when given the opprotunity to go with a friend to Chicks N Chaps in Billings well she jumped at it. I mean what could be better than, good friends, good food, and Pink Swag? I mean come on folks its all for a great cause!

So being her crazy peppy self she took on this fun and ran with it! From the moment she arrived the Chicks N' Chaps gal's were amazing! From the sweet tee's they handed out to the amazing pink swag bags it was beyond fun!

The food was amazing! And did I mention there were cowboys serving drinks? I mean Hello it couldn't get any better than that! The fact is this is a great cause and with such a fun way to enhance not only Cancer Awareness but also to include a Rodeo Clinic! And as y'all know Miss Amber need's all the cowgirl education that she can get!(and Miss Ryan need's all the help she can get ;)

So with a open mind and sensible shoes (she sported metallic gold gladiator sandals) Miss Amber was ready for the day's challenges! The day went like a country song! I swear from the learning how to ride a bull, rope a steer, and how to handle Rodeo stock this was really a great learning experience.

The day was beyond wonderful and to be quite honest I have heard rumor's that Miss Amber is looking for some more fun challenges to extend her cowgirl education so stay tuned!

 

Learning how to hold on while on a bull.

Yes her form was FANTABULOUS! Truly a natural!

Rolling around in a barrel. Not too sure what this had to do with Rodeo, but she owned it and rocked it out!

Lorissa is such a great girl, and she is the gal who made this great event happen!

Miss Amber and the gang! Yes you probably recognize these boys!

Pink Solo Cups!!!!! Shut the front door!

The great guy's who kept us girls hydrated during the Rodeo Clinic!

 

 

Miss Amber wants to weld? What?

Oh were does one begin on a tale such as this. First the deal with Miss Amber is she is renowned for being well manual labor/tool using inept and well to be quite honest there in lies the charm of this gal. You see it is no secret that the girls first run in with tools was when Miss Ryan asked her to hammer something over a year ago and well we all know that was well just the beginning of her Cowgirl Education. Since then she has learned how to use the screw driver both the Philips and the Standard and well if I have jacked those up or if they are the same type I apologize. (star one and flat one) As we discussed time and time again Miss Amber could take you through a Black Friday crowd of shoppers with the stealth of a secret service agent on a mission, but you ask the girl to build, assemble, or hang something and well there is a look of confusion, puzzlement, and utter shock. To say the least its simply just not the way she rolls.

This being said you can imagine the utter shock and horror that Miss Ryan had when Miss Amber up and texts that she is going to weld. Oh ya you read that right it is not a typo, the girl said she was going to weld! Straight up the reaction was "Saints preserve us!" Miss Ryan was understandably in shock and I doubt that getting the text stating "Just got told I can not wear a ruffle jacket or jewelry! Seriously?" from Miss Amber did not put Miss Ryan at ease! For you see silly Miss Ryan even made the mistake of recommending that Miss Amber not wear Carharts! Oh if that wasn't hysterical I truly don't know what is! I mean Miss Amber doesn't own Carharts bahahahaha.

Why was Miss Amber wanting to weld? Ah you see there has been much speculation about this. First thought was that she was on a Triple Shot high and had finally gone mad, then there was the concern that she was just excited because she saw sparkles and thought of fireworks and well you know she does like shiny things. But the fact of the matter is this, Miss Amber's fiance is building a custom chopper and well she has had the privilege of watching the metal cutting, welding situation that has been going down in the garage, and well ya its way sparkly!

You can only imagine the patience that Joe must have to not only be willing to teach Miss Amber to weld, but the pure frightening fact that she was using a scorching hot welder is enough to make any man shutter in fear! Not to mention as stated earlier the darling girl wanted to sport a ruffle jacket and rings, and necklaces about it. The poor man had to have been thinking "What in the world have I begun?" But like a champ he simply with no raise of the voice, or even under the breath "What the Haiti is she trying to do?" he simply just looked at Miss Amber and said "No you can not wear that get a shirt on and no jewelry". To which in true Miss Amber form gasped in horror, and was shocked about the whole deal but complied by wearing a hot pink shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes which for the record she didn't even try to wear heels to weld! (we were so proud;)

Miss Amber in welding gear!

The Girl is Welding!

Here is the scariest part of the whole scenario! She LOVED IT! No lie the girl was a welding fool, and even Joe had to give her props for the effort, and her skill (which skill is used very loosely here but the fact that she didn't start on fire, burn herself, or Joe is speaking volumes for the whole scenario!) Now to say the least the girl surprised all of us and in a good way! She loved doing it, and it really goes to show that even though she may not be a cowgirl she is definitely always willing to try something new even if it is in hot pink ;)