Vegas: The View From the Flamingo

December 16, 2009 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 2 Comments

We got into Vegas at about 11am, grabbed a quick bite, and headed over to the Las Vegas Convention Center to shop the first of three Cowboy Christmases. We managed to make it through the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Convention Center, on Sunday Afternoon. Kelsey was just amazed with all the wonderful goodies: cowboy hats, halters, handmade saddles, bridles, bits, clothing, clothing, clothing and more clothing; jewelry, jewelry, jewelry and more jewelry; homegoods, tables, cowhide rugs, and everything else you could ever think of needing for a western ranch house. Oh, and let’s don’t forget the horse trailers. Loads of beautiful aluminum horse trailers with living quarters, complete with copper sinks, leather walls, leather couches, hardwood floors, granite countertops, flat-screen tvs and fireplaces. Some of those trailers cost more than our house- and would have to be pulled with a hot-shot truck that also cost more than our house. Fun to look at. Not so practical unless you’re rich, have a rich uncle, or Bloomer Trailer Company just wants to bestow their goodness upon you.

We were able to get to our room and get checked in at around 6:30. Going with the IAC conference is always fun because you get to use VIP check-in. Instead of waiting in line behind 30 people, you wait in line behind 2. Much better. They gave us a king suite with a view of the strip. And not just of the strip, but of the Bellagio Fountains. Our room was retro cool and included marble desk countertops, curtains that ran on a button, a brown velvet couch with pink velvet pillows, retro striped wall-paper, frosted glass walls in the bathroom, complete with a back-light that was…wait for it…pink. I mean we are at the Flamingo vegas right? We had three flat screen TVs, including one that was built into the mirror in the bathroom. Yes, you heard that right. Built into the mirror. How cool is that?

Here’s the pictures of our room and of the view. Enjoy!

The View

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About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.