Wednesday, August 29, 2012

BEST ever!!

My bestest best best best best friend on the PLANET came to visit Ptown this past week!! It was a picture of perfection all 5 days! We had such a great time together, as we always do. forever wouldn't be enough time with this chick! here's a little photo overload of our partying


Family BBQ in Draper with the Birdies

 
BlakeyBear came down from SLC to visit
#onedayhewillbefamous

Went boating @ Utah Lake 
#perfectday

#birdsandwich
#yumtown

My perfect best friend
#girlfriends

James Devine played an impromptu garage show
#famous
#bandmanager


Sunday evening personal concert
#alwaysjammin

We love each other
#lifepartner
#nohomo

missing @ambyleeprice
#snapchat



Hiking Stewart Falls
#gorgeous



#nofilterneeded

followed by lunch at:
#thereissuchthingasafreelunch


yeasayer show in SLC with @showscoop



We consumed yogurtand 4 out of the 5 days Wesley was here
#notevenmad







My collection is coming along nicely.......
#struggs



 
#sleepoverserynight

new song from DubTBeats coming soon
#wifemedown
#thisisrealtalk


two of my favorite humans 


#dreamteam




Cant wait for this little lady to join me again in Ptown NEXT WEEK!! She is bringing my little princess Ambylee & (fingers crossed) my Vlasty Twintown




Friday, August 24, 2012

So quickly it changes....

Oh man...... remember my last post about my new job?... well.... I may or may not have decided against that job after a few days of training... I was so excited for the opportunity to be able to have such an awesome job& to work with such fun girls!! Unfortunately mid training one day I just started feeling uneasy about the decision I had made. I have been really good at listening to my "gut" lately. My heart wasn't fully in the new job and I didn't see it fair to continue there if I wasn't 100%. So after some consideration I decided to take another route. I took my resume to a few salons in the Utah Valley and was hopeful that maybe something would come of it. The following day I got a call for an interview for a salon in Orem. I was very impressed with the front desk staff when I had gone into this salon & I was looking forward to the opportunity to interview. I went in the next day and I was BLOWN away when I got a full tour of the salon. It is a full service salon including: Mani's, pedi's, shellac, airbrush tanning, tanning beds, all esthetic services, massage and a fitness studio. after my initial interview we set up a working interview for the next week to meet with the salon owner who works behind the chair. needless to say I was super excited to have a second interview! I had a friend of mine come and be my model & the entire time I just felt so comfortable being there like I'd worked there before. The salon is soooooo similar to my salon in San Diego & I have missed Salon Bordeaux & all of my friendsies there, so it was nice to feel back at home even if it wasn't quite the same. After my client was all done I was able to chat with the salon owner and.... SHE OFFERED ME THE JOB!! We both agreed that it felt like a good fit and we were excited to move forward! So I will officially be taking clients for both Hair & Skin services at Season's Salon in Orem starting in September!! I feel like I have been blessed with so much since moving to Provo back in June & I am so grateful for the support of my family & friends. I would be so ungrateful if I didn't say that the Big Guy Upstairs isn't looking out for me. I am recognizing the tender mercies he has been sending my way daily. Speaking of tender mercies.... I recently have been graced with the presence of an AMAZING new friend in my life. Within a few weeks of meeting we became good friends and are now ROOMMATES. yes folks, its true. For the first time EVER I have a roommate IN MY ROOM with me! Being an only child I never really had to share my room... so i thought it would be a major adjustment. In all honesty.. I love it! I am actually kind of sad that its only temporary.. Jen will be moving to a room upstairs in October.. and I already miss her! I think that the big changes in my life... Things just keep getting better and better around here! I am SUPER excited for fall! BYU starts next week and that means Provo will be crawling with social activities! I am really looking forward to getting involved & meeting a ton of people! With my super cutie roommate & Ashley living with me now things are going to get crazy for sure!


MY BEST FRIEND COMES TOMORRRRRROOOOOOWWWWW!!! 

I am soooooo stoked for Wesley to come visit with me & Ashley for 5 DAYSSSS!! oh man I can't believe i haven't seen that girl since May. ick. #toolong. #neveragain


& last but not least
Life Lately: Pictorially 



 
#beautyschoolproblems
I am going to miss these girls soooooo much
@danismith has been an absolute riot these past 400 hours. 
Real talk. I honestly don't think I could have gotten through school without her. 
love you dani baby

This little peach came to visit me for a few weeks! 

I love this lady like whoa! I can't wait for her to move to the motherland after she graduates
#hinthint #fingerscrossed #youllthankmelater


been trying to live by this lately
#hopingforgoodkarma
#motivesmatter

I've been enjoying some gorgeous evening bike rides
#bestpurchaseever


found all 7 of these in my purse the other day
#kissmeonthemouth

Couldn't help but this about @vlasta when I saw this
I die every time I find new e-cards
#readingmymind



I've been consuming far too much @yougurtland
#notmad
#sorryimnotsorry


Made yumtown mini cheesecakes for my brotha' from anotha' moth'
#happy26thJames


Made pretty hair for a friendie at school
#shemakesanythinglookgood

Played at Lagoon with these girlsies

#happybirthdaymelisa


Found this on Pinterest. 
#obsessedwiththefont


I have the best roommate ever
#jendonteverleaveme

I got to meet Louisa's sweet little princess! I am obsessed with her. She is perfection. 
#notsoniece


Super stoked about these new shoes
$5 each @cottonon
#yesplease 
#howcouldigetjustone



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Friday, August 10, 2012

Well its official......

I AM EMPLOYED!!!!!!

How is my life so great?! So the day after  I got back from my AWESOME trip to San Fran I got a text from my friend asking if I had figured out all of my license junk... honestly? I had been so focused on getting school over and done with I hadn't though much about renewing my esthetic license... that was until that text. So she told me they were rehiring for the job i originally moved out the Utah for and it was a part time position. I immediately called Utah state board and asked what I had to do to get my license... they said bring us monies today and we will give it to you! well hot dang?! you better believe I drove my buns up to Salt Lake City that moment and got my license... headed straight back to Provo, dropped off my license at American Laser SkinCare in Orem and a few days later got the official call offering me a jobby!!!! I started training on Monday of this week and I am really looking forward to starting taking clients in a few weeks! Best part about all of this is my training ends the same week I will be finishing school @ Taylor Andrews! There IS a light at the end of my beauty school tunnel!!

I am feeling sooooooo blessed for all of the awesomeness this month is bringing me! & I am really looking forward to what the rest of the month will bring! I am getting a new roommate next week! So excited for Ashley Bird to move in with me! We are going to have a great time I just know it... and that gives our little Wesley that much more incentive to come visit us. hint hint.

Yay for August!! what else has been going on?


i am missing these ladies more than ever! Seriously obsessed with them
COME VISIT ME ALREADY!!

i was soo stoked about this penguin spoon when I went to yogurtland 
so cutie right?!

went to the fanciest lunch of my life with this one guy
diet coke in wine glasses
yes please


chipotle is always makes my life 
why does the closest one have to be in Sandy? 


Bike ride with Bradley. our bikes totally match
twinners. 


went to a Salt Lake Bee's game with this one guy. i love baseball season.
 its no petco park but a easy chill time



im back on my fashion blogging. 

found a bag of cash in my friends car. 
waitress or stripper? i don't ask questions

busted out my sewing machine tonight! 
needed to take care of some alterations.
 felt good to sew again.


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Tara Brooke