heart wrenching

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The little girl on this blog breaks my heart. I worked with her sweet aunt Katie. Can you imagine your little girl having cancer and taking her to get her eye removed hoping that it saves her life? So sad! Help them out if you can!!

productive day off

On the fourth Wednesday of each month, my school has a teacher training day and the students have a day off! I woke up at nine and cleaned up my house a little bit. There was a blood drive at my school so I went at 11 to donate. I have tried to donate before but my iron was too low. Today it was good and I filled my bag in only 3 minutes and 45 seconds! It was not bad at all and I hope to donate again soon. After, I came home and refinished my headboard and a cute little side table! They are not perfect at all, but I think they are pretty cute for now! They are painted in grey with blue/green accents that match the accents on our bedding!




Then I failed at this project with paint chips... This is awkward!
Jordan said maybe we can put it in the bathroom...or the guest bathroom! haha. At least he is honest.

Sleep is for the hired...

Jordan has been crazy busy this semester! He is taking his last 12 credits at BYU! He is also working as a teachers assistant for about 12 hours a week, as a research assistant for 8 hours, as an (unpaid) intern at a consulting firm in Orem for about 20 hours and is in clubs (or in charge of clubs) for about 5 hours a week. Needless to say, I feel like I never see him... well, I felt that way until this week. Then he started applying for jobs this week. He is applying for approximately 30-40 jobs at 1-2 hours per application. My poor husband got home form a 14 hour day yesterday only to stay up until 3:30 doing work! I guess sleep is for those who have jobs!

I will be starting day and night school soon. I will have school Monday, Friday and Saturday from 9:00am-4:30pm and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 9:00am-10:30pm. I am excited to blow through the end of my schooling, but I am also so nervous to be at school so much!

Grandma Geneva and Aunt Wendy,
Thank you so much for your kind notes and the gifts! Jordan was supposed to call and thank you, but I am just going to assume he hasn't. Let's face it, he is not great at getting in touch with people. (But that's one of this few flaws, so we can't be too hard on him)
Thank you and love you!
M and J

Fall dinner!

I am so excited for fall! I love fall weather, fall clothes, and fall food!! Jordan's favorite thing that I make ever is chili. Random, I know. Here is my EASY and tasty recipe.

1 chopped green bell pepper
1 chopped red bell pepper
1/2 chopped onion
1T vegetable oil
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 can dark kidney beans
1 can light kidney beans
1 can white kidney beans
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 can dices tomatoes
1 small can sliced olives
2 cups water
1/2 packet hot chili mix
1 packet medium chili mix

Saute pepper and onion in oil, set aside. Brown ground beef in a skillet. Add all ingredients (including peppers and beef) to crock pot and cook for 5 hours on low. It has a very strong flavor so we like it with lots of sour cream and cheese. You can dilute with more water for a more mild chili. It is more delicious the next day which is good because this makes SO much chili!

Doing hair

I know I have said it before, but I really REALLY love doing hair! There are days where I am lazy and don't want to be at school, but I am almost always really excited to do hair! People always want to know what my favorite is thing to do. (I don't think that makes sense but I don't know how else to word it!) I love it all so much that I go back and forth on what my favorite is. I love doing dramatic cuts because it gives someone a whole new look and I am not afraid to take off length. I like a normal trim because everyone loves the feeling of a fresh cut and a cute style. I love doing a basic all over color because it is a quick way to get a big change. I love doing foil work because it is relaxing when you get in the rhythm and is a fun change. My most recent favorite thing to do is facial waxing! I have gotten some compliments from some clients which has made me get into waxing more. I can't wait to do hair all day soon!!

Mirror mirror...

Who is the smartest in all the land?
I'll tell you who!
Me!
Because I made a great decision when I married my studly husband!
And that alone makes me the smartest (and cancels out the bad grammar in this post)

He is going to grad school to get his MBA, but all the programs he wants to go to require a few years of work experience. He wanted to take the GMAT (SAT is to college as GMAT is to business school) to put on his resume when applying to jobs. He studied hard and ranked in the top 4% on his test!! I knew he was pretty smart, but dang! I didn't know he was THAT smart! I am so proud of my cute husband!! I am so lucky!

next (and last) long boring post of summer!

The first weekend in August, we went to St. George to see the plays at the Tuacahn Theater. Grease was a little bit of a let down but they totally made up for that with Little Mermaid. It was AMAZING!! Jordan's Uncle Ryan was Grimsby, Prince Eric's assistance. It was so fun to watch him in it because he had a pretty big part! It was so fun to spend more time with the Robbins in St. George. The worst part of St. George trips is golf. The boys leave for hours every morning to golf. This is bad because they don't want to stay up late because they have to get up so early, they (Jordan) wake me up when they leave, and the girls have nothing to do but wait. As soon as I get an older sister in law, we will band together and demand spa morings when they golf!!
The next weekend we made a very quick, very last minute trip to Lake Mead to meet up with my family for a little boating! It was so nice to get some sun and spend time boating! That is the first time it felt like summer to me at all!! My family was not planning on us so we all squeezed (is that really a word? odd!) into this nice hotel room at the Lake Las Vegas resorts and stayed up late telling ghost stories and playing cards! Okay, maybe not, but we did have fun in the little room!
The next weekend, Caitlin (my sis) made a last minute trip to come to a Blink 182 concert! She has some connections to one of the band members so they hooked us up with tickets to the show! We had so much fun! That is not really our scene, but I had a blast people watching! I even knew one song! haha, but really!
The next week, Pam and Parker (M.I.L and B.I.L[mother in-law and brother in-law]) and McCall and my mom came to stay with us. The next day, Pam and Parker went up to Rexburg, ID where Parker is at COLLEGE! McCall and mom stayed the whole week and we played in my salon and shopped and had girl talk! Then they took Call up to school and Pam and my mom came back down. I did Pam's hair too! Then they all left us.
So I guess we actually had a lot going on this summer! I struggle with being grown up!! Thank you everyone for our summer trips! Keep visiting! We love you! And really love anyone who read all this with NO pics! Sorry!

I suck at blogging

I bet everyone is DYING to know what we did all summer because I didn't blog. Not even once. My bad! Well, we had a crazy busy summer. It truly felt like my first grown up summer because it hardly felt like summer! I had school all week (including Saturdays) and Jordan had an internship at a consulting firm in Orem (RPM) and he was a teacher's assistant on campus. We were busy busy all summer.
We were able to get away a few times though. The first two times were under bad circumstances. Jordan's cousin Nolan Anderson passed away in his sleep from unknown causes at age 18. He was an amazing friend and a great example to everyone. We went to St. George, UT to be at his funeral. On our way back to Provo, we found out Jordan's grandfather, Leath Robbins passed away at age 90. We went up to Pocatello, ID a few days later to be at his funeral. We were able to spend the Fourth of July in Idaho with the whole Robbins clan. It is so fun to get to know them more! They are so kind and welcoming to me!
The first week of July, my school was closed for a week break. My mom and sisters needed their hair done (and I like to think they wanted to see me too) so they flew me down to California for a few days. I worked hard and played hard! So much fun!! It was so odd to be alone with my family for a week! I felt kind of single....but only kind of! haha.