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Zach Loves Me!

December 30, 2009 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 9 Comments

Yes he does. And boy am I lucky. He pays attention! Like no one else has ever paid attention. My entire Christmas, so far (we’re not done yet- we have Christmas with his family on Friday and Christmas with his kids tonight) has been kitchen themed.  And that doesn’t hurt the feelings of someone like me, who has mad skilz in the kitchen.

At Thanksgiving when we had Christmas with my family, My folks gave me us (Zach and I) a 17piece set of Cuisinart Stainless Steel Cookware. Needless to say I was excited about that! And my brother and his wife, graced us with some more roosters that watch the kitchen from the top of our cabinets. My sister bought me a digital photography book, so I can take better food pictures for this blog. Well, that and better pictures in general.

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Then, on the eve of Christmas Eve, Zach had a KitchenAid Stand Mixer delivered for me, as well as under the cabinet puck lights, because I’d been asking for some. The mixer was a complete shock, as I couldn’t believe that he got me such a cool gift without me asking for it. How awesome is he? Super awesome. So I am now the proud owner of a silver KitchenAid Stand mixer.

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I am really looking forward to getting the kids tonight, and seeing them dig into their stockings and open the gifts we purchased for them. I’ll also be using the mixer today to make Kelsey a banana cake. I made some jewelry for Zach’s great nieces whose names we drew in for the Gift Exchange. That gift making put me in the mood and had me designing another 9 pieces using the beads I bought in Vegas. I’ll be posting photos and prices on those pieces as soon as I can. Hopefully tomorrow. In the meantime I am glad that I’ve gotten to read about everyone else’s Christmases. I really mean to post some Christmas Memories that I had from when I was child, but the Blizzard had my mind elsewhere. Next year, maybe.

Did y’all get what you wanted for Christmas? Did you get a gift that thoroughly surprised you like I did? I’d love to hear all about it!

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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.

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  1. Dee Dee says

    December 30, 2009 at 11:27 am

    What a great post – made my day!
    Lucky cowgirl and lucky cowboy too!
    You both are absolutely adorable and I just love reading about your ranch adventures!
    Have a great rest of the holidays ~ wish I could sample that banana cake! ;D
    ~DeeDee

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  2. Kimberley says

    December 30, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    Nice gifts!! Jealous of the mixer!!
    My fav. suprise gift this year was a camera tripod from my little bro! Totally unexpected from him!

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  3. BrownEyedCowgirls says

    December 30, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    I got a stand mixer too. Bless My Honey! All I had asked for was a new hand mixer. Hand mixer…stand mixer…sounds similar right? LOL

    I had told The Man to go easy on the Christmas presents this year. I told him the LQ/4-horse he bought me in October was more than enough.

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  4. ACountryCowgirl says

    December 30, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    Wow it looks like you had a great christmas:) I am jealous, I would love all the nice cooking stuff all though unlike you I don’t have mad skilz, I just get by:) I am learning though so maybe someday I will get there:) Maybe it is all my tools in the kitchen that suck and not me! hee hee!!! Have a great new year!

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  5. The Wife says

    December 30, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    You must have been a REALLY good girl this year! The best present I got this year was my Dyson vacuum!! The husband thought I was setting him up when I said I wanted a vacuum. He said “there is no way I am buying you a vacuum for Christmas!” So he bought it for me the day after! 🙂 It sure is a good lil sucker!

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  6. Weekend Cowgirl says

    December 30, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    Your KitchenAid is Awesome! Like the silver as it will always go with everything.

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  7. Maureen@IslandRoar says

    December 30, 2009 at 11:09 pm

    I am not too into cooking, but I love baking and that mixer looks amazing! I want one!
    Zach is a gem. I’m hoping all this family and Christmas cheer lifts your spirits.
    Gorgeous blizzard photos. Of course, I liked the ones of the kitty.

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  8. Megan says

    December 31, 2009 at 12:59 am

    I officially hate you. Ok not really. More like super duper jealous! There are all kinds of cool attachments you can get for that too. Enjoy!

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  9. Heather says

    December 31, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    I know how exciting new pots and pans are. I got some 3 yrs ago.

    I have never had the luxary of using a mixer. I know they are supposed to be a fabulously expensive thing, so I am excited for you.

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