Almost Gypsy Soul

My BIL, T, he likes to rope. a lot. Like if he isn't drinking beer, mountain dew, or working you can bet he's somewhere with a rope in his hand. at a rodeo. at a jackpot. in the practice pen. And you know what, he's pretty good at it too. Since I'm ready for a trip to Colorado (I haven't been since January) here's what I'm going to need you to do.....go to the Fan Voting for Rodeo Allstars and VOTE FOR TODD WILSON IN THE TEAM ROPING and  CJ VONDETTE IN THE BARREL RACING.   because she is awesome and he is awesome and I want to hang out with them for the weekend at the rodeo. And because I really, really want  you to go vote for them (once a day, everyday) I'm going to give you the link so you don't even have to Google. You're welcome. VOTE FOR T WILSON AND CJ VONDETTE 

March… 4 foot of snow on the ground and the wettest time of year is still yet come (here at least)! I’d better get that boat fixed, might need it! But, we are on the downhill side of winter and spring is just around the corner. Anyway… It is again my pleasure to bring the monthly playlist to the AGS faithful. This is a compilation of songs that I have been listing to as of late. Some new, some old… but all worth a listen. Everything I See, George Strait With You I Am, Cody Johnson Can’t Be a Cowboy Forever, Aaron Watson Loud and Heavy, Cody Jinks Over When It’s Over, Eric Church  Enjoy! Happy Birthday Jen!

When a 6 year old wants "Aunt Jen" to have her Halloween party because it was fun, who is Aunt Jen to say NO? That's right, not allowed. So thanks to Little Boy, we had a 2nd Annual Boos & Brews Costume party. I changed the name a little, but it was essentially the looked like the same party. All those decorations that I bought last year, well they needed dusted off and re-used. I wanted to be Ursula from The Little Mermaid this year so I hopped on my faithful Amazon account to score a sweet deal, only there weren't any. The going price for Ursula costumes....about $120+. um.no. So I thought I'd settle for Ariel. Amazon didn't disappoint there, except my mermaid skirt didn't make it from China before the party so I had to do a little improvising, as in I changed the sheets on my guest bed. And I give you, The Little Mermaid 2016. While she doesn't sing to well, she sure likes those Dirty Hippies, complements of a mountain bike trip to Fruita. ...

16.  Let people love you.  You don’t have to earn it, work for it, deserve it, be good enough for it. That’s the whole point of love, at the end of the day. People love you for you, not who they want you to be. I feel alone sometimes which is probably understandable since my closest family member is 4.5 hours away and the only other thing in the house that breathes is a good bottle of wine my dog. Yes, I think the bottle of wine does not count...... maybe ..... probably .....does not count. Its so easy to focus on what one doesn't have especially when someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, but that doesn't mean its not all they have or that there aren't people out there who love me just the way I am and for who I am. To those who do love me, even when I might be a little hard to love. Thank you! , I'm thankful for you. For whatever reason, I have a hard time believing that I'm worth that love and I'm going to try just a little bit...

It’s another all request month from our host, (apparently I have been slacking in the Red Dirt category… and I have, sorry). It’s hard to resist the pull of the classics, especially with what you hear on mainstream radio, but, I must say, these are an exception to the rule. Makes you feel pretty darn good about the artists that don’t sell out and hope that it will continue. Maybe Trump will make mainstream radio play more songs like these…. Hahahahaha….. Merica! Casey Donahew Band - Kiss Me Wade Bowen, Sun Shines on a Dreamer Miranda Lambert, Things That Break Micky and Motorcars, Tonight We Ride Randy Rogers Band, Neon Blues  Enjoy!

Almost Gypsy Soul was born out of a "Dirty 30" list and each year since I've had the equivalent of New Years Resolutions or goals.... 2014 , 2015 , 2016 . I've tried to keep you up to date on my progress through this blog and through that these have come to feel like a checklist, not really sure that I'm reaping what I'm trying to sow here, so to speak. This year I want less of a list to methodically and thoughtlessly cross items off of and instead, something more, something with deeper meaning something empowering, something that pushes me to be better, pushes me forward, productive member of society, comfortable in my own skin, have a direction ya know that kind of thing. And while I'm not sure I'll be able to articulate it through my words, I hope you'll bear with me anyway while I navigate 17 ways to fall in love with your life in 2017 . I'm really good at math and figured out that I'll have to examine more than one of these per ...