Summer Re-Cap part 2

I'll pick up where I left off!  July....

While jared was away at Pokemon nationals, Carlee came to visit and hang with me!  It makes me wish Utah wasn't so far away and she was still here teaching in Colorado... 

That's because I'm selfish!  Love my lil sista 😘

We had some good times in the backyard doing bbq nights!  And our new fave tradition was born, walking to tcby for a cool frozen yogurt treat! 

There were many hours spent in the studio getting prepped and ready for the one and only arts picnic, it was another amazing year with tons of collectors who came out to support us.  It feels so great to see the familiar faces who have been buying our art for years, it's a rewarding feeling knowing our pieces are going to happy loving homes.  Thank you to everyone who continues to love our ceramics 🙌🏻💛

Our sweet friends scott and Amanda tied the knot on August 1st in Boulder - they had the most beautiful ceremony at sunrise amphitheater - overlooking the Boulder valley - it was absolutely gorgeous!!  They had a very sweet intimate ceremony that was officiated by jared!  His first (and possibly only) wedding went very smooth and of course he cracked some jokes for the bride and groom! 

I love weddings a lot, especially this one! It was an adventure to get up the mountain and find the venue lol and so wonderful to celebrate Scott and Amanda's love!! Way to go Ehrlich's :)

This is jared on his last official day of summer, it is so crazy when the day actually comes for him to report back to school and we sit there wondering where did summer go?!  In a flash it's over and he's back to the early morning grind with students and teaching art! 

During his first week back, I took off to South Dakota with Lynn for a week of Vaycay! It was a blast staying with Gma and Gpa Almond in Parker - we did it all!! visiting the turner county fair, eating chislic, seeing old McDonald's farm, morning walks around town, touring city hall, hanging with Sena & Scott and all of Jared's  cousins, playing with baby Hadlie, walking tacos, late nights at the kitchen table, Monday night at Bruce and Wendy's, scrabble, laying by the pool, going to a movie, eating funnel cake, eating cheese ball, eating watermelon, eating everything haha driving the black and white, going through old pictures... It was a great week and I am so happy to have the amazing family I do!! 

I also had a lot of fun snapping pictures of young jared photos all around the house. He really was the cutest baby....

Which brings me to my birthday shout out.

I'm so lucky that you were born!  You are he most amazing, funny, caring, and mostly funny person in my life and spending each day with you is a treat.  Happy birthday Jer 

Summer Re-Cap Part 1

Looks as if I have taken the past few months off from sharing... because i was having too much fun in the SUN!  now that the cool nights, school, and normal working  schedules have settled in I am realizing that summer is coming to a close.  Sadly.  it's onto this next season in life and I would hate to move on without first visiting some of our funnest, favorite summer memories of 2015. 

Where to Begin.  The annual Memorial day tradition! The bolder Boulder was done this year on a jam packed weekend that included Art Haus' first denver show run by myself and Lynn (Jared was at Regionals in Utah Competing and placing 19th in his division for Pokemon!) We survived through the sporadic rain, hail, cold, and lightning storms.  It was really cool to be a part of the Sponsored booths section - we had a free entrance fee and stipend thanks to the Greeley Creative District who nominated us to be a part of the ArtStir Show to represent Greeley!  The weekend was filled with lots of friends and family stopping by the booth, I felt the Love!!

This was Jared at Regionals - he had a rough start to his competition but ended up having an amazing Comeback!  his friend Allen is his pokemon buddy, they did their traveling together.  

The show was a great experience and the Bolder Boulder was a treat as always -- as I like to call it "Christmas for Lynn" -- It really is her favorite holiday! 

Jared got right to work as soon as school let out and did a big backyard patio project for me!!  Coming off the side of the house where our studio door goes into the backyard he removed the giant old wood pile that was there when we moved in and prepped for a cement slab.  With help from Scott and Zach they Laid over a pallet of 80lb. cement bags.  It was really impressive to watch and it came out Beautiful!!! 

It is so nice to have the patio right off the studio, I am really enjoying the space it feels completely transformed!! 

I also made a pretty big Leap this summer and decided to change jobs.  I realized I was really unhappy in management at the steakhouse and needed to make a change.  It wasn't easy after being with all my friends and co-workers for 8 years, but i am happy to say it has been the best transition for me into something that's less demanding and more rewarding.  I now work as a bartender and waitress at The Kress - It is a family owned one screen independent cinema with a restaurant and lounge.  It was fantastically remodeled from an old 60's department store into an authentic art deco atmosphere - there are so many cool things about this business and It is changing every weekend with the different (less main stream) movies they bring in.  (At least once a month we show an old movie; July was Jaws on the big screen celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie!  and last month we played Gone with the Wind, with intermission and all.)  I love what it brings to the community and I am thrilled to be learning so much about making craft cocktails.  It really is right in my wheelhouse of creating!!!  If you are interested in taking a peek into the kress you can see more on their website, kresscinema.com it is an exciting time for the downtown area of greeley with more businesses opening up, the momentum is really moving.  it is fun the be taking a small part in the revival of the downtown of our city! 

In June I got to have a great ladies day with my mom and sisters!  Carlee was in town from utah and my mom made plans for crafting and a night on the town.  We went to the musical Wicked which was the first time for myself and Carlee - We Loved it!!  So much fun to get to spend some quality time with my girls :)

June was also filled with wedding festivities of my bestie, Maggie!  We celebrated with the traditional wedding shower and bachelorette party, woo hoo!  

 Besties!

 The Kenny's Girls

It was the most beautiful wedding ever.  Dave and Maggie we made for each other and to be a witness to their love and commitment felt like a special honor - watching your bestie get married is the BEST haha

Maggie has been one of truest friends since I moved to Greeley in 2006.  We met our freshman year thanks to ex boyfriends haha and she got me my hosting job at Kenny's!   I am so thankful to have this ray of sunshine in my life and It's amazing that we bought our dream homes just a few blocks apart!  we joke about being stay at home wives and growing old together as "Greeley Lifer's".  thanks for letting me gush a little about my sweet friend.  it makes me so happy to have her in my life! 

Over the 4th of July Weekend Jared was able to Travel to Indianapolis to compete in Pokemon Nationals!!  He went with his buddies David and Allen, they had a lot of fun.

I am so Proud of how hard Jared worked to earn his player points to get to nationals.  He practiced a lot and trained to be able to get so Far!!  Next year I know he'll be getting an invite to WORLDS!!

That's all for this afternoon, I'll come back with the second half of our highlight reel soon! 

feeling a little bit of creative pressure....

before our first show of the year and quite possibly the biggest one we've ever done!  I still can't believe we will be in downtown denver.  I just unloaded a batch of pots from the glaze kiln this weekend and I am feeling a little less anxiety about it, but still getting really amped for a weekend of Art Slinging.  

This show will be me and my super mother-inlaw Lynn running the show while Jared is competing at pokemon regionals in Utah!  Too many great things in one weekend.  

We both have work at the Madison Gallery for their Latest "Garden Show" which looks absolutely fantastic.  It is fun to be on display side by side in the gallery and i'm glad Jared was brought in as a guest Artist, it was a good creative deadline for him to make some new pieces!

Summer officially starts in t-minus 1 week and 2 days.  it's almost here, and we cant wait.  time to start thinking about our summer bucket list this year.... 

A Bit of commotion..

is occurring!  I am so excited for my sister and her little fam - they are in the process of moving and are currently under contract on their current house and getting ready for an inspection on their new home!

they put so much sweat and hard work into upgrading and cleaning to sell and It paid off with a 2-day bidding war market time!!! Holy Moly.  Big shout out to my wonder woman sis and her hubby - you guys rock.  Oh yea, Im really excited that you're moving closer :) YAY!

These little cuties will be just down the road!  

okay, 30 minutes away but stilllll

Grouting the kitchen together, hours before the photographer came to take listing photos on Friday...  

love you Shan! XOX

There's another..

College grad in the Family!  Way to go Carlee, I'm so proud of you!  It was a real treat for me to be able to share her graduation weekend with her and the rest of the family.  I flew out to Utah and roadtripped up to rexburg Idaho for her Friday commencement at BYUIdaho.

Had a blast in the car and the fun continued at aunt Lynda and uncle Gilbert's house!  I loved spending time with so much of my family and celebrating our graduate (who already has a 5th grade teaching job lined up for next year, woot!) 

I love all my family so much, I am thankful to have shared such a happy funfilled weekend together!  

Sneak peaks

Of the latest from the studio... I've been a little quiet on here about some of my ceramic projects lately and it's because I'm dabbling in so many different things and custom pieces at the moment... As soon as I can get something finished it's out the door!  But this last firing of work was full of mostly pieces that will be heading to shows with us this summer. 

Little porcelain bud vases in spring colors

Coordinating doilyness! 

Our first show will be sooner than we thought...

Thanks to the greeley creative district we got a FREE booth space at ArtStir in Denver on Memorial Day weekend! We are headed to the big city and representing greeley :) I am nervous about our first Denver show but also super excited to have the opportunity to do it with zero costs - ah!! It seems like there were several people involved in getting is into this spot so - Thanks for picking ArtHaus whoever you may be!!