By the next day I had made a decision and worked out details and I loaded up bright and early in the same red van mom and I had driven to St. Joe. But this time it was not filled with good smelling leather and clean ladies. Instead it was 3 boys and me....
My brother Josh and his friends Matt and Simon where headed to L.A. for the weekend for a car show. My brother and Simon both make clothing and wanted to hit this show to sell shirts.
My brothers website is
eeffect apparel I have done almost all the photography for him :> Simon has a page as well and his is
ninja status apparel . Now neither of them have anything to do with horses or rodeo, but I give them so much props for starting their own business and working so hard.
I had made arrangements to spent the weekend staying with one of my Vegas friends Kandress. When I lived there she was a wedding coordinator and I was a photographer so we spent alot of time together and became good friends. I also told my friend Nina that I was coming and she made plans for me to spend time with her and her daughter. Her daughter just won Miss Nevada PreTeen, so we planned on doing some appearances together. Nena asked me if I was going to the rodeo and I had not even realized that it was rodeo weekend in Vegas. I quick send a message to a lady I knew there named Bunny, we had been on the Miss Rodeo Nevada committee together. She told me to get dressed and come on down when I had time and they would have me run flags. I was sure excited to help while I was in town!
My view from the back seat of the van.
So about 12 hours later we arrived, with 4 drivers it makes it easy to make good time. I did the final drive into Vegas, since it was my hometown.
I had make arrangements for the guys to stay at Eastside Cannery, since it was right by my old house and I had put Josh there before, and it is so clean and new and always great deals. I got myself a rental car from Alamo, for only a few $ a day, they where so desperate for business, I got a great deal! I was the driver of a white PT Cruiser for the weekend :>
They guys spent the night at the hotel and then drove on to L.A. the next morning. I spent the night at Kandress's house, her husband and her stayed up and made me chicken and mashed potatoes! my fave