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Peace, Love & Gig'em.
βœ’οΈ Bartender, photographer, stylist & blogger.
🏑 TX -> TN
πŸ’– Married to a musician/tour bus driver.
πŸ–‡οΈ @denisemattoxphotography

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POUFS FOR A PURPOSE Last year was my first year p POUFS FOR A PURPOSE Last year was my first year participating in Poufs for a Purpose. During that campaign I said the words, "It could be me some day." And here we are. But within that, I am even MORE passionate about this being a success. πŸ’— This incredible campaign was started by my friend @jenniferhutzel23 six years ago. Poufs for a Purpose provides poufs packed with love and essentials to women navigating breast cancer. Last year, we donated 479 poufs to Tennessee Oncology & Vanderbilt Breast Health Center. This year we’re faced with a challenge β€” Stella & Dot does not have a large amount of stock in poufs so we need to get these sponsored NOW & ordered QUICKLY! I would love for my friends to show all these other women also fighting beside me LOVE by sponsoring a pouf or two or three or a dozen! ✨ What does sponsoring mean? A $30 donation covers the cost of each pouf and helps pack it with essential items for women experiencing chemo, surgery or just the emotional roller coaster that cancer brings. Because my brain bandwidth is so maxed out these days, I'm asking everyone to send their sponsorship donations to my S&D sisters instead of to me. When you donate, though, please drop my name in the comment to them so they know where your donation originated. ✨ BONUS: @stelladot family of brands is partnering with Living Beyond Breast Cancer to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Through the end of October, when you sponsor a Pouf for a Purpose a portion of eligible sales will be donated to support this incredible cause. ​​​​​​​​ Send your sponsorship donation to any of these Stella Sisters of mine: Kim Kramer Brooks π™‘π™šπ™£π™’π™€: @ KimBrooks Jennifer Steele Hutzel π™‘π™šπ™£π™’π™€: @ JenniferHutzel Stephanie Donovan π™‘π™šπ™£π™’π™€: @ Stephanie-Donovan-28 #poufsforapurpose #breastcancerawareness #stelladot
We slipped downtown to see the final show of the A We slipped downtown to see the final show of the Ain't Always the Cowboy Tour. Love this band and crew. Love the show. Can't wait to see what 2023 is going to bring! ❀️
Stage 4 I've had all weekend to sit with the seco Stage 4 I've had all weekend to sit with the second bomb dropped on my life in a month. First one being, "We found cancer." The second now, "Lymph nodes on your PET scan lit up, meaning it's spread into them." Confirmation I'm stage 4 de novo. In one fell sweep it went from probable Stage 1 to Stage 4. Metastatic. I'll fight this the rest of my life. I get my port placed tomorrow. I start chemotherapy on Friday. Today is my last day behind the bar for atleast a couple weeks. If I can handle the side effects of chemotherapy ok, I'll be back as fast as possible. And that's my goal. Along with living. Along with not reading statistics outside of success rates of therapies. Along with having many more years to thrive. (Besides, I've been in the minority of the stats this whole time so whatever on those. 20% chance a biopsy comes back malignant. 10% -- or something like that -- chance of being stage 4 right out the gate. 25% of breast cancers HER2+. Check. Check. Check.) So here we go. Walking a path that just got a lot longer than anticipated. Walking in step with my support system, and holding God's hand. Let's do this. #selfportrait #triplepositivebreastcancer #breastcancer #stage4breastcancer #stage4needsmore #livingwithmbc
Spotted at a bike show this weekend... #lifeissh Spotted at a bike show this weekend... #lifeisshort #prayhard #patch #bikerfashion #eventoughguyspray
River is fascinated by the rain falling outside. H River is fascinated by the rain falling outside. Henry knows is good napping weather. @twotabbytux #riverswildcatlife #henryscatworld #tabbycats #catsofinstagram
Love filled the room today as we celebrated the li Love filled the room today as we celebrated the life of Rick Tiger... Affectionately I called him my "Nashville Dad." Losing him last year hit hard, and just last week I ever so briefly thought, "I should call and ask Rick..." and then it hit me all over again that I couldn't. Today he was there... Filling every space of the room with love. ❀️ We miss you Rick, every day.
A little two-wheel therapy today with the hubs. ❀️
Mine and my husband's (@craigmattoxkeys) world got Mine and my husband's (@craigmattoxkeys) world got rocked two weeks ago by my health diagnosis no one wants to hear, and the army of people who have swarmed in to lift us up has been stronger and more massive than I could have ever even dreamed of it being. I have been moved to tears more this last week by people's generosity and love than I have been by fear from my diagnosis. My husband came home off the road this last weekend with a card in his hand with both our names on the envelope. When he silently handed it to me I went, "Am I going to cry?" And he just nodded... handing me tissues at the same time. I absolutely adore his road family. I legitimately sleep better knowing he is surrounded by such amazing people who care about him. I already knew that, but this gesture further solidified the fact that this group is just SPECIAL. This feels like an insufficient way to pass my thanks along, but I'm not sure how else to do it from me personally... So thank you from the deepest parts of MY heart (seriously in absolutely no particular order, lol) @elliotmixesbuilds , @leeplaysbass , @mattguidroz , @tamalepalmero , @jennyslade7 , @summer_pardi , @jonpardi , @bigrightfoot , @billymcclaran , @wileasterwood , @alexcordellmusic , @jeffbrowndrums , @derekbahr , @blakemsteiner and everyone else that I can't figure out how to tag. We are both absolutely overwhelmed in the best possible way. ❀️
GOD WINK May the God of hope fill you with all jo GOD WINK May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NIV
πŸ“Έ PHOTO DUMP ✨ 1 - Cheer me up gifts from @a πŸ“Έ PHOTO DUMP ✨ 1 - Cheer me up gifts from @aggieanne04 πŸ’• 2 - My new plant (a prayer plant!) thanks to a gift certificate from @suzannesellstn to @earthfirstplantco 🌱 3 - Miss River of @twotabbytux fame 🐾 4 - The fountain outside @ololcctn after mass on Saturday β›ͺ 5 - @palacetheatregallatin all lit up 🍿 6 - My beautiful salmon dinner @starrranchgallatin after I started getting my appetite back. 🍴 7 - Words of encouragement from my family in a bracelet I'll now wear every day, plus my new huggable lavender scented stuffed cow. πŸ’• @baldwookiee1 @simplyme.dana @projectmaynardstang @jenischoppe 8 - My parents before they headed back to Texas. So thankful they were here for me during some of my darkest moments last week. πŸ’• 9 - If you have to do laundry, you might as well have adorable dryer balls! Purchased at @perchathome 🐞🐝🐧 10 - Just me. πŸ’—
I took a hard step away from IG for the last week I took a hard step away from IG for the last week to process... everything. See, one week ago today I got the call I was dreading. I have breast cancer. Today, I started seeing the outline of a plan of action begin to formulate. I have a few tests left to take and appointments to make to solidify things. But it's an outline that has given me hope. And I refuse -- REFUSE -- to let this be more than a speed bump in my life and a footnote to my story. This is going to suck. This is not going to be easy. There will be really hard days ahead. But I will win. I will ring the bell. I will not only survive, I will thrive. I will be stronger when this is over. And I will walk this path one day at a time with the most amazing support system EVER. #selfie #breastcancerawareness #getyourmammogram #fighter #triplepositivebreastcancer
The wheels kept turning, and they brought him home The wheels kept turning, and they brought him home to me. ❀️
Full Moon Vibes Full Moon Vibes
I call them God winks: When something so random se I call them God winks: When something so random seems to happen to remind me He's always there for me. This was the entirety of my mail on Saturday... Perhaps the biggest God wink I've caught in awhile. Thank you @suzannesellstn β€οΈπŸ™πŸΌ
It's been one week since I basically shut down wit It's been one week since I basically shut down with fear from the results of my routine mammogram. In the last week I have (among many things): β€’ learned that my support system is bigger and stronger than I could have ever hoped for it to be. β€’ heard stories from people close to me who have faced the exact same or very similar circumstances, and who have all prevailed. Giving me hope and perspective. β€’ Dr. Googled way too much. β€’ been my own advocate and got my biopsy scheduled (Aug. 16). β€’ prayed. A lot. Today I had a "treat yo'self day." I went shopping. I had Starbucks. I went to Whataburger. And three times I had complete strangers walk up to me and pay me a compliment. I was caught completely off guard every time, and as they walked away I felt a huge smile come across my face. A week ago I ended my Friday feeling, well, a little bit broken. Today, I end it feeling confident and strong. I'm still scared. Deep down there's still fear brewing. But it will not bring me down. It will not win.
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