I thought I burned this.

I just came across these pictures.

let me explain.

my mom once made me go to a dance class with her where I was lucky enough to dance with 15+ men all over the age of 40. all the men got in a circle and it was basically playing musical chairs except with women. & I was one of them. 

seriously mom??

I.was.dying.the whole time

you would have been too.

boring post. but it's what I do.

before I went to school to learn how to do hair I was always that person that when my stylist was done cutting or coloring my hair, I wanted to run out of the salon because no one knew how to style my hair as good as I did.  I just wanted to go home and do it myself.  but now I drop anything to have someone style my hair.  It is my favorite thing. & it also is one of MY favorite things to do on someone else!

If you have a date, or a party, or something to look fabulous for.  Come visit me and let me style your hair.  I promise you won't regret it.  I have practiced so much with blow drying & even though I am not perfect at it, (brag moment) I think I'm pretty good at it. 

Renaissances charges only $5 for a wash & style. it's worth it. so call renaissance or call me to make an appointment : )

oh yeah, I also love to cut hair. color hair. do eyelash extensions. and waxing as well. 

one hairstyling tip: use your nozzle on your blow dryer.  I never did before school.  But it works wonders when you are trying to get your hair smooth.  which is most of the time.  I never use a flat iron anymore, on anyone.  You can get the curliest hair straight with your nozzle and the right brush.  Especially use your nozzle when you are putting your blow dryer really close to the hair.  it protects it! that's all .

hope everyone is as excited for Christmas as I am!!

it's coming up real soon!

tithing.

so dad was teaching this little one what tithing is just in time for tithing settlement.  they gathered his allowance and took out 10% to give for tithing.  dad was trying to explain to dane what it was all about and that we give to the Lord 10% of everything we earn.  dane seemed to be fine with it and got it all in an envelope and off to tithing settlement they went.  well during tithing settlement when the bishop was talking to them, dane grabbed his envelope and poked a whole in it and was trying to take some of his money out.  but then felt bad so left it in there.  

on the drive home dad asks.. "kids do you understand the importance of tithing now?" and the two little ones then answer.. "yes we do." 

then dane follows by saying..

"but I want my money back."

oh the joy of having these little munchkins around.

so happy to be here with them.

free wifi.

right now I am in the sky.  it is a bumpy ride tonight on this delta flight, but it's okay, I have always liked roller coasters. usually on plane rides you would find me passed out even with my head straight up.  I can sleep anywhere anytime and it seems that whenever I get on an airplane I fall asleep before we even leave the ground.  talented I know. but tonight I can't sleep for whatever reason.  it may be because I saw so many people with cowboy hats on today. naturally. it makes me think of a certain cowboy.  who would have thought seeing a bunch of hicks would make me miss someone. so here I am fighting my thoughts sitting in seat 20d typing instead of sleeping.  my ipod is up and I am listening to FLO RIDa (club cant handle me right now)  it's keeping me from thinking too much about the past and it also is reminding me that I will be in FLORIDA very shortly. it works right? I never listen to this kind of music when I'm not just rocking out in my car. but it's kind of fun.  I am tempted to get up in the isle and start dancing. how funny would that be? seriously, picture it. if you want.

 ....... so glad it's not a school night for me tonight.

and PS. guy in 18d, you are smelling up this plane. and lady to my right, I know you are reading this.. but you agree with me I know you do. 

december must do's

• go sledding
  
• drink hot chocolate with whip cream
  
• go to temple square to see the lights
  
• go to sundance & eat tortilla soup
  
• go snowmobiling 
  
• go christmas caroling 
  
• go ice skating
  
• make a gingerbread house
  
• read a christmas story
  
• cuddle by a fire
  
• watch elf & grinch
  
• go cross country skiing
  
• build a snowman
  
• shovel someone's driveway without them knowing
  
• send a loved one a note expressing my thanks for them
  
• write 2 missionary letters
  
• get a new car
  
• help out a family in need
  
• make christmasy cupcakes
  
• rock out to christmas music
  
• do something I have never done.
  
• go to florida. (check) LEAVING IN 5 HOURS!
  

bring on the best month of the year!

my cinderella story.

I had a wonderful week.  I really did.  It was so nice to have some time off from school and to be able to just get some r&r. I came back from San Diego with not enough hours to get my license here in Utah so I am currently finishing those hours at Renaissance academy.  I will hopefully be taking my state test next month and cramming hours in so I will not go any further than January in school.  I will be celebrating big time the day that I am finished with school.  I can not wait to get out into a salon and start working! I love love love what I do.  I love meeting new people and it is the best feeling when I am finished with a client and they look in the mirror and I can tell that they just feel beautiful. I am really the happiest right now when I have someone in my chair and I can make them feel pretty. It is very fulfilling.  anyway, back to my week.  It was a week full of family & feasting.  what is better than that?? .. I ate way too much but oh well right? it was well worth it. We spent thanksgiving at my moms house with her side of the family.  It was great to see all of them.  Dad was missed but in one week from today my two sisters & I (and baby nephew) will be flying to Florida to visit for a week! woo!! I can hardly wait.  I just love it there.  

(a few pictures on thanksgiving day)

it's a wonderful life..

......

I want to talk about something that has been on my mind lately.  Someone told me once that they think that I may expect too much out of life.  Expect too much from the people around me, expect too much in general.  That someone also told me that I am expecting a "Cinderella story." and that that doesn't exist and I need to stop thinking it's going to be like that and just settle for what real life is. sad huh? I have really been thinking about this a lot lately.  For some time I was questioning myself and trying to figure out if I really do expect too much out of life.  And then it dawned on me.  I do expect a lot out of life.  I do see my life being very blissful and I see myself one day happily married with a family and striving to do what is right.  Do I see myself escaping the hardships of life and never having difficult days? no.  But does anyone? I feel like I am going to get what I want out of life, because I am going to make it good.  so far in my life, I have not had it SO easy all of the time.  I have had my fair share of hard times and challenges but when I look back on my life I really do feel like I have been so extremely blessed and I see the happy times and when I think of the hard times, I see them making me so much stronger.  So when I think about my future and that person telling me that I expect this "Cinderella story"... you know what PERSON, I do. & I am going to get it.  Cinderella did not have it easy always.  & neither will I. but if she can have a happy ending, so can I. I think that in this life we will get what we want out of it.  If we want to be happy, we will be happy.  Today I am promising myself, that I will never forget what I deserve, and never settle for less. 

xoxo.

my motto.

...........

today I went to zumba. besides the fact that it was a dang good work out.  I had the giggles. hard to believe I know. I realized today why the last dance class I ever went to was when I went to that scary lady's class at timpview and I hid my back leg when she asked us to do the splits. haha.

but atleast I got a good sweat(laugh).

tomorrow is the primary program in our ward. & I just happen to be over the 4 year olds.  don't worry if I am laughing on stage.  Those kiddos kill me!

I love to laugh. I just do.