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 ;)

You both want to wear matching jeans?

There are things that occur in the life and times of working retail that well quite frankly often have me puzzled, and yes at times even speechless! So you can only imagine my response to the latest request from a couple that entered the store.

Do you have 2 pairs of these jeans? One in a size 8 and one in a 12?  Here is why I was puzzled it was the man asking, and at the time I thought he was asking for his wife and was wondering why he thought she was a 8 and a 12. But oh ladies you are going to die when I tell you this! I go find the jeans, both sizes and then proceed to hand them over. He hands the 8 to his wife and then he and his wife go to the back to try on the jeans!

Now I think that I am a pretty open minded person, but the idea of my guy sporting the same jeans as I am is well to be honest  a bit creepy! While watching this situation I was biting my lip so hard to keep from laughing that it is still swollen! You see the fact that he was all out of sorts because "My thighs are too wide" for the jeans dang near sent me into the hospital for stitches for my lip! At what point did this man decided that he was meant to sport woman's jeans, and match his wife?

I mean the conversation had to have been epic. "Honey will you wear the same jeans I do? " "Oh hell to the ya I will!" Go grab your purse girl and lets start coordinating all of our outfits and accessories! At that point they both skip to the store for a coordinated shopping trip of nirvana.

I don't know about y'all but the last thing I want is competition when I get dressed up, and dressing alike is best when done in Disneyland with a herd of small children! So I leave you with this vision: A man and woman in matching blinged out pocketed jeans, matching shirts, watches, rings, and sunglasses. Now run for your closet and make sure this never happens to you!

Why Are You Vacuuming the Dog!

As you all know we often keep the Lil Twitch for Miss Ryan while she is away and there are times when really one must wonder if this is a secret plot to see what Miss Amber can handle!

Now I am a very fun loving mommy, I try to parent with an even hand and often pride myself on finding humor in all of the little bumps along the road of parenting/childhood. This is often tested tho when you pair the Lil minions with Twitch. You see I truly believe that if it is on their Top 10 Thing To Try List they will often try them out with the aid of Twitch.(secretly I believe he is the distraction for their ploy's)

So you can imagine my excitement when while cooking dinner for the Lil tribe, and trying to well just do the high spots cleaning, while listening to Rori singing, and making sure Lil Dragon was able to get his Icy Pop open to hear the vacuum! Oh the vacuum, this is my most favorite chore of all household duties, and well as you might of guessed I am often the only one to wield this Lil machine. So when I heard the vacuum I was instantly relieved, to think that my oldest was vacuuming the basement! Here is were I really must have been delusional! First off I should have realized when Rori came in and decided to belt out her favorite tune from the Island Barbie Princess that I was in fact being baited!

It was about the time that I came to my senses when Lil Aubry hops up the stairs in a grand execution of skill and purpose and proclaimed " ShelbyLee is vacuuming Twitch, and he looks soooooo Fancy!" That I dang near took out the Lil Dragon Icy Pop and all to make my way to the stairs. I am sure of one thing, there was a hip check to Lil Dragon, a block with the arm to the singing Roo, and a full body check to the Aubry blocking my way. I know I hold nothing back when it comes to rescuing small animals. Especially since that small animal in question was the BOSS'S DOG!

I swear to you that what awaited me took my breath away. There in the second stairwell sits Twitch with my oldest using the brush attachment vacuuming him! Now how in the free world she thought that the vacuuming of a dog was a good idea is beyond me, but never you fear her steadfast logic prevailed. Here is how this convo went:

Me: What in the free world are you doing?

SL&T: Vacuuming Twitch. Twitch looks at me with utter annoyance

Me: On what planet would you think that it is a good idea to vacuum Twitch? (Me unplugging impending danger)

SL & T: Seriously Mom? He is shedding. Hence the vacuum, now can you plug it in?

Me: Um Hello you could hurt him!

SL &T: Ya um, as you can tell he is in immeasurable pain! Not! Mom he is fine, he even likes it. (Pulls Twitch to her while he glares at me like I took his bone)

Me: Fine, but I swear if you suck up an eye don't you dare come crying to me. And if you do suck up and eye you better like to sew because we are going to have to open up a sweat shop because mommy will be unemployed!

SL & T: You got a deal , now plug us in we are trying to finish this before we go for our scooter ride.

Folks there are those days in my life that really I see first hand that God really gets a kick out of seeing how I will handle the boomerang's he puts in my life! I tell you I know for a fact he was having a great laugh at the whole scenario!

Praise be to God Twitch came out of the vacuuming unscathed and honestly looking way good. My daughter has another notch in her belt of See Mom, and I donated money to another bottle of Riesling to calm my nerves. I mean can you imagine telling your boss " Hey, how was your trip? Ya so Twitch has a eye patch, but never you fear I bedazzled the heck out of it and now it gives him a real tough dog edge don't you think?"

Gee Mom I am just vacuuming the dog!