California beauties

My sweet parents are flying me to California the first week of July (7/5-7/11)! I think it's mostly because my mom and sisters want me to do their hair, but I can deal with that!! I'm so excited! If anyone wants a haircut or color while I'm there, let me know now. If you already have professional color on your hair and want the same color again, send me a close up picture of your hair so I can get color to match! :)

locks of love

I did a locks of love cut this week. This is the before picture of her long long hair. This sweet girl is very sick and was loosing her hair so she decided to chop it and donate it while she had hair left. She wanted a super fun and funky cut that is super short and choppy on one side and into a chin length a line on the other side. It is not an everyday cut that most people want but she LOVED it! I was so happy!The short side

The long side

The back

Today at school, they were over booked in phase two at school. (I usually work on the phase one floor. Phase two is a small separate salon for just a few of the top students at school.) They asked me to go help out and do a hair cut! It was so fun... I felt so professional! I finished so fast and as soon as I went back to the Phase one floor, they gave me a client that wanted a chemical relaxer. We don't get many opportunities in school to do relaxers so it was kind of scary but so exciting to have the chance to do it! It turned out so great and my client LOVED it! And then I had a basic color and two more cuts! It was such a fun/hard/growing day!

I love being a hair stylist!!

Husband wish list

I don't know why I want to make lists of things we want all of a sudden! I guess I am feeling really poor, which, by human nature, makes you want more things. (Click on images for links)30 for 30 ESPN documentaries


Board game Biblios


This game Agricola

I'm not going to lie, I have loved watching a few of the 30 for 30 on tv. They are old school sport documentary with crazy cool footage and amazing stories. It normally sells for $149 but it's on sale for $50. And still, too expensive. Being poor sucks! But I love my life and my cute (nerdy) husband. If you want to buy any of these for us, our address is...

Summer threads

I want summer clothes...and clothes that are not black because that's what I have to wear every single day at school! These are a few things I LOVE from eshakti.com! I want them all! Someday, when we are not starving students, I will get cute clothes. Until then...longing.

(The saddest part is the clothes are very reasonably priced...but still...)

Let's start at the very beginning..

Shampooing. Now most people think they know how to clean themselves in the shower but in fact, most people do it wrong. Scrub shampoo into your scalp and hair roots. Massage it all around and make sure your head is very clean. You can run it through your ends right before you rinse if your insist, but really, it is not necessary. All your oil is right on or by your head and the shampoo has traveled to your ends a little without applying it directly.

Next is conditioner. Wring your hair out so there is not quite as much water trapped in your hair. Make a pony tail with your hands and apply a good amount through your ends. Do not put it on your roots or scalp unless you have very dry hair. The hair further down the shaft has been on the planet a lot longer and needs that love. Let is sit for a few minutes and rinse for a few minutes really making sure the conditioner is out of your hair.

Shampooing your ends makes them dry and brittle(unhealthy and will break). Conditioning your scalp or not rinsing enough makes your hair oily(looks dirty and hair is flat).

Hope you'll pass your first lesson!

Easy dinner (or lunch/snack)

Cold veggie pasta

1 package of twirly wheat pasta(anyone know what I mean??)
2 cucumbers
4 tomatoes
1/4 red onion
1/4 mozzarella cheese
olive oil
salt and pepper

Cook pasta al dente, run under cold water and drain. Cut cucumbers and tomatoes in slices and then halves. Dice red onion and cheese into small cubes. Put in all in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil and mix until the pasta is coated. Sprinkle with lots of salt and pepper to taste. Cool for a couple hours and eat!

Too much information.

After an uncomfortable afternoon, I am realizing those four loose pills in the bottom of the medicine bin were not Advil, but laxatives.

My head still hurts.

FAIL
...if you'll excuse me....

Bring it.

Ask me you hair questions. I know you have them.

Want to know why your hair always breaks? Ask.
Want to know why your hair is oily/dry? Ask me!
What product is best for straightening curly hair? I got answers.
Want to know what hair cut is best for your face/hair type? Let me know!

I think you get it! If I don't know the answers, I'll research it at school!

I'm a professional.

...future professional but whateves.

Y hike

Today I was home alone and Jordan wouldn't text me back to tell me when he'll be home. It was soooo sunny and pretty outside FINALLY so I decided to hike the Y mountain. Ya, NBD. I'm legit like that.

Easiest dinner part 1

One of my favorite easy dinners is enchiladas! It seriously only takes like 10 minutes to make and you only need a few ingredients. Poor Jordan had to ask me to stop cooking it for a while because we had it SO much for a while!

8 Small corn tortillas
Large can of green enchilada sauce
Lots of cheese
Small can of chopped green chillies
1 cup cooked chicken (I usually use canned or leftovers)

Preheat oven to 350
Dip the tortillas in a bowl of enchilada sauce.
Fill with 2ish tablespoons of chicken, 2ish tablespoons of cheese, and a teaspoon of green chillies.
Roll up and put in a greased 9X13 Pyrex.
Once they are all full and rolled, sprinkle the top with cheese and pour remaining sauce over the top until they seem pretty wet.
Cook for 20 minutes or until cheese is melty and delicious!

Clean up kinda sucks but all over, I love making this and think it is very yummy.

this is how we do

This is how you will find us almost every night! Oh, yes! We are crazy party married people watching sitcoms in our snuggies!! Jordan sports BYU and I rock the pink.

We also love playing games. My favorite is Settlers of Catan with a group or Lost Cities with just us. Jordan's favorite is probably Settlers too in a group or Bang and his favorite two person is Carcasone. We play average of one game a day!

We have recently gotten interested in camping and hiking!

I love playing catch because I was so so sooo bad at it and I am starting to get better!! I am really enjoying it now and Jordan has fun throwing me pop flys and grounders!

I just love being with that cute man!