4th of July Weekend

For the 4th of July weekend, I had a few projects that kept me busy. My friend Chaley is getting married in September and has been running like a mad woman. She is dropping weight like crazy so we thought we ought to get her bridal pics done while the dress still fits. What a terrible problem to have, right? Below is one of my favorite photo blends of Chaley.

Logan and I had a couple of days off to hang out before he left for Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for a week of work. We did a little shopping but tried to stay close to home and get some quality together time in. As soon as he gets back this weekend, he has to turn around to get straight back on the road to go to another sale in Reno for the week. Luckily it is close, so I get to go for a few days for work as well.

Later in the weekend, after Logan had left, I went to Fallon, Nevada, to watch Utah cowgirl Carlie Brotherson compete at the Silver State Queen contest. Carlie won 1st runner up at the Utah High School Rodeo Queen contest, so she got to go to Silver State International Rodeo to compete against the other state 1st runners up for the Silver State title. Silver State is a very competitive rodeo where contestants placing 6th through 10th at their state finals are invited to compete (1st to 5th place in each at state go to nationals, but only the state queen gets to compete in the national queen contest). Team Utah is always a force to be reckoned with in Fallon.

Carlie is a good friend from home and her family was always supportive of me and my sister when we were competing. So, since Fallon is not to far from Sacramento, I went to watch her and took a few photos. I made a collage of her and her horse Burnie below. They make such a cute team.

After a long weekend, it was hard to get back to work, but I guess that is the price I pay for growing up. Not much else new around here. We have been keeping busy as usual and trying to stay out of the heat. So goes summer in Sacramento I guess.