School

I finished school at ARROJO Cosmetology last month. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot. We were trained to work in high end salons in NYC, which is really cool. For our final project/fashion show, we had to create a mood board. I used Dale Chihuly's art as my inspiration. For those of you who don't know who he is, he is a famous blown glass artist. Look him up, his work is amazing.

Anyway, my final project turned out okay, but not as well as I had hoped. I had never dealt with putting in extensions, so the braid I had invisioned did not turn out as expected due to how the extensions had to be glued in (I only highlighted the model's hair to give it a natural look, no color. The color is the extensions). It was fun and gave me a lot of knowledge to build upon. I look forward to learning and creating more. Here is a picture of my model...

Summer

Aaron and I have been empty nesters this summer with Jayden gone to his dad's. We went on a short weekend trip to Boston and Rhode Island. In boston we went on the Duck tour which took us around to see all the historical sites. The vehicle was amphibious so we were able to see the sites both by land and water. It was lots of fun. I can't wait for Jayden to get home so we can take him with us on some fun excursions. I miss him so much and am counting down the days until he gets home.

New York

We love living in New York. There are so many things to do and see. When Grandma Lynne was visiting we took her to a street fair, China Town, Little Italy, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We happened to go when Fleet week was going on. To those of you who have no clue what fleet week is, it is when all of the military ships come in. Jayden got to hold a gun and sit in the military vehicles. It was really fun.

The Snort that Shook the Church and more

Jayden slept through church today and in the middle of one of the speakers talkshe let out a very loud snort. People around us turned to see what was going on only to find Jayden asleep on my lap. It gave everyone a good laugh. He was supposed to give the scripture in primary but would not wake up. A little sunbeam age girl who likes the microphone got up and took his place. She proceeded to talk about her family and something else. The leader let her go on for a couple of minutes trying to figure out what was going on. She had no idea that this little girl just got up and was not assigned anything. It was kind of funny.

Wow! I need to start writing...

Lets see...where do I begin? Well, I got married to a wonderful man in November of 2009. We got married on the beach in La Jolla, California. It was a dream day. Everything went perfectly... Well with the exception of me having to run through Sears in my wedding dress looking for pants for Jayden to wear since he soaked his suit. I don't think that I have ever had that many people stare at me. It was a fun memory anyway! Aaron has two daughters Isabel and Emily. I was always so against naming children after their parents, which makes having a daughter Emily kind of funny (I had to ask her if it was okay to share her name before I married Aaron). My new daughters are such wonderful girls. I am so lucky to have them. I only wish they lived closer.

Moving on....In late February or early March I went to get my nails done and had a horrifying experience. This along with needing to get a job and figure out what I want to do for the rest of my life propelled me to look into beauty school. I had looked at going to beauty school many times in the past but never had the time or finances to follow this dream. Thanks to a wonderful and supportive husband and son I am able to pursue this dream. I am not only going to beauty school, but one of the top beauty schools in the country. It is so exciting. I am learning so much.

Jayden is getting ready to go to soccer camp at BYU for about a week in the beginning of July. He will stay with Uncle Nick. He is so excited to stay with Uncle Nick. He idolizes his uncle. He said he wants Uncle Nick to teach him how to skateboard. After staying with Nick he will head to Vegas for 7 weeks to stay with Bryan. It will be nice for him to see his dad although I will miss him greatly. I try not to think about that too much. It will also be nice to have one on one time with Aaron.