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I'm a blogging machine these days. I know the only reason is because since moving to a whole 'nother state, I now have all this free time on my hands, I almost don't know what to do with it! 

Registration for college is starting up this month, and meh. I would blog about how totally stressed I am over the stupid thing, but I'm in AZ living the dream. "Aint nobody got time for that." as a wise woman from the south once said on the news. I'll get to it when I get to it. 

Do you ever have those days when you feel like you're craving something, nothing sounds satisfying but you have no clue what in the heck your body is wanting to eat?! Well today was one of those days. So..I did what anyone would do. I fed myself some froyo, thinking obviously that would fill the void. & it worked. end of story. then i found 5 dollars. Anytime you tell a story to someone & it ends up being incredibly lame and you can't believe you actually just shared that with someone, just tack on "& then I found 5 dollars" to the end of it. Or really if the story is double lame feel free to hike that price up. The choice is yours, get creative with it. That'll always get their attention & make your story a worthy tale. 

#azadventures

I don't always blog, but when I do. it's 1:30 in the morning. It's a curse. 

Today was epic by all definitions of the word. I got the job I wanted at the Dry Bar. It's seriously the cutest, I can't get over it. & I get to work with my friend from TA (hair school) Triciababe. All I do is blowdry hair....ya heard me. Sorry, I just don't think it gets much better than this. My first week in AZ & I already got a job. & not just any job, the job I really really wanted. I'm afraid i'm going to love it here wayyyy too much & never want to leave. oops. 

I started my Day 1 of Insanity training. That 45 minutes of pure cardio makes me want to kill something, but in a lying down position where no effort is needed. One down, 59 to go. woof.

GUESS WHO! 

Sean picked....Catherine!!!! For the slightest .25 seconds I thought maybe he was going to pick Lindsey. She really came out of nowhere. Statistically speaking she shouldn't have made it past the first episode. At least she went out with class, I can give her that. Especially when she got dumped and she took off her high heels to walk back to the limo. He's not worth the effort of heels at that point, way to be Lindsey. I give major props to Seans proposal to Catherine, although I was slightly worried Catherine was going to start seizing and fall to the ground. Weren't we all?! But seriously, in all seriousness I'm really happy for them..seriously & I genuinely hope they can stay together for the long haul! They have a long way to go and a bad reputation to break. If any bachelor is going to do it, it's Sean...ABSolutely. 

hello from AZ/winter paradise.

Can I just say how much i'm already in love with this amazing state. I'm cruising down the road with my window down, blasting my music, wearing the sunnies & flip flops.... All in the month of March! Is this real life?! People actually live this way!? I'm also loving how much shopping and eating there is to do here. I can NOT get enough. I would also like to point out how much more beautiful the Anthropologie is here...everyone needs to see this place. Also I pass a new target everyday. LIKE I SAID, in love. The only thing I am having a hard time with here is finding my way around. How do these people know which way is which with out mountains!?! I'm going west, but i definitely feel like i'm heading south...or maybe it's north. Am I the only one with this issue? It's crazy. Lucky for me I have my handy iphone GPS. It's only led me to the ghetto on accident once so far. That was pretty sketchy not going to lie I made sure to check my car locks... I haven't been so stressed out in my life. I was so lost but I couldn't stop & figure out where the heck I was, for fear of being ripped out of my car and mugged.
So far the move hasn't been a total bust. I went out the day after moving here and landed 3 job interviews, two of which I'm really hoping to be get... My last interview is tomorrow and then I just have to wait & see what happens. I'm not sad about this.
The church is true no matter where you are....and young single adults are just as quirky here as they are in Utah. Love them. Im not going to convince myself it's any different. Okay, fine maybe just one last time. "This is ok, I mean the normal people were probably all just sick or on vacation this particular sunday, they'll all be back next week". How many times have we all tried to convince ourselves this was true, when has that ever been the case!? except this time...this time is the exception.
To be fair though, My ward was super friendly and very welcoming to me which i'm very grateful for!!! PS 50% of the testimonies this sunday were girls giving their "final testimony" before they left on their missions (+ 1 boy). The world isn't gonna know what hit them.

P.S. The Bachelor Women Tell All wasn't as good as I hoped. Is Ashlee crazy? ABsolutely. I knew all along that Ashlee was psycho, and it all come out at the WTA. Called it from the second she threw that blindfold over her eyes. There was just no room for her and her life analogies in his life.  & I don't even know what to believe after the whole he said she said debacle! Ashley, you're confusing us! Is Sean or Ashlee telling the truth? Of course Sean is, it's SEAN! How could that perfect man with a perfect bod lie to us!? She does however get extra points for her hair. AMAZING. Tierra coming back in the hot seat was a lot less crazy than I would have thought, but her eyebrow did come out to play. I thought for sure she'd trip and almost break her ankle on her way in or maybe catch hypothermia again, or Robyn would jump from the side lines and attack her but no:( But as much as Tierra tried to climb out of the massive crazy whole she dug herself, she just couldn't get back out.  That's ok we're all happy for her, she got engaged on "no comment", 2013 and she has a massive rock to prove it.  Let's all include her fiance in our prayers tonight. bless his heart.

Next week, on the Bachelor. Let's just hope & pray it's Catherine! 

keep calm.

5 more days! I have so much to do! I'm going kind of crazy trying to keep everything straight. So i did what anyone would do, I made a list. If I could make a list for everyday of my life I would, maybe I should start that right up!? Wouldn't be a bad idea. ok ok. add that to the list. 
I was NOT this stressed an hour ago, and now I feel like there is not enough time in a whole month to get all that I need to do squeezed into 5 days! I'll need to write down breathing on the list, I could forget and hyperventilate to death. shoot.

Someone seriously help. 

MOVING TO ARIZONA! 

(march 1st people)

might as well. 

It's the moment of truth. Have I truly survived my first official day jobless?

I think it's safe to say I'm ok. No tears, no anxiety attacks, it actually turned out good. I wish I would have remembered to turn off my work alarm, that was the one and only time I was actually sad hitting the snooze button. I actually had time for the gym today, high fives all around. I met up with my Mom for the usual lunch date. This time we chose Jasons Deli, it's actually one of the only places whose "light & fit" menu sounds appetizing. You know how it goes. Of course I just had to run to target and check out the new selection. One can not go to target enough times in a week, heck go twice in one day and I won't pass any judgement. Todays target purchases:

thank you cards.
hummus & flat bread.
greek yogurt.
biotin.
you know. all the essentials.

Next up I visited my cousin Katrina & her little kidlets because I never used to see them since I was always working. So I just dropped by and watched some Peter pan, made valentines, and had a High School Musical Dance Party. Katrina also gave me the BEST of NEWS! They're expecting again, and I couldn't be more excited! Later on I got to play mafia with a lot of old friends I haven't seen in a while. If that isn't a good day I don't know what is. 

The Bachelor sucks me in EVERYTIME! (well...almost) I totally skipped Ben's Season cuz he's gross and resembles DW from Arthur. Sorry I just can't watch that. But otherwise i'm a freak about the Bach! I don't know what it is..ok I do. It's amazing. I wish I started posting about the Bachelor from day 1 this season, cuz it's been insane. I used to think I liked Sean, he was the sweet guy that poured out his soul to Emily about 2 episodes in. (Wrong move Sean). What he should have done was thrown on some really tight jeans and gotten rid of those muscles to win Em over. Except Jef with one f was a real looker in that proposal suit, #amiright? Muscles aren't for everyone.

K point is. This season, at least Sean is nice and his abs are definitely working in his favor but that's about it. I swear the next time I see that tongue slither into one of the girls mouth, i'm gonna lose it. Didn't Arie teach him anything!? There's really no hope for him, so we're just gonna move on to the next and most interesting topic of the entire season. Tierra's eyebrow...and Tierra. Let's be honest, we'll all miss her, her eyebrow, her multiple personalities, and dented forehead. We all know why she was still around as much as she was, Sean (the producers) loved her. To be honest, smart move because I know the crazy hell she let lose every time she got her own camera time kept me on the edge of my seat. At least her craziness has already secured her a spot on Bachelor Pad. It's inevitable. Where do they find these girls anyway!? Now that she's finally gone, I don't even know what to think! I mean, I barely know the other girls names. So i guess it's just down to.. the really old but sweet girl...the indian...crazy wedding dress girl...and the other one.

I wonder where they'll be off to next in their worldwide adventure to find love. They've already hit all the most interesting places in the world..Montana & Canada. Dreams come true am I right girls!? Maybe they'll fly on out to Idaho and farm some Potatoes for the next group date. It sure beats jumping into a melted glacier in a bikini. I shouldn't criticize, ABC must have lost a lot of money after Bens season.

Guys! New goal for 2013. Get skinny, get a spray on tan, some clip in extensions and rent a kid I have to leave behind for a couple months & audition for the next Bachlor season. Now I only need some crazy out there ideas for how to greet the bachelor when I get out of the limo so he notices me. First Impressions are EVERYTHING! Any ideas!? I'm not opposed to anything involving magic tricks, real life animals and semi decent cartwheels.

Today was my last day at Shep Studio.

waaitttt..................what?

I KNOW.

I'm kind of in shock right now to be completely honest. I have spent almost every single day 

of the past year at Shep salon. I'm almost afraid to go to sleep cuz then I have to wake up and find s

omething to do with myself for a WHOLE day tomorrow. Who needs sleep.

What was life like before Shep Studio? What did I even do? I almost forgot. 

So here's the deal.

Im going back to BYU in the fall(go cougs) & it's impossible to devote 100% to both the salon 

and BYU so unfortunately I had to choose. Hardest decision of my life, but luckily I know someone who 

knows exactly what I need to do...& that comes in handy when I have no clue myself. So I did a lot of praying 

these past couple of weeks. And i just know going back to the Y is what I need to do. It's been a rough time 

the past little while but I'm thankful for the peace and reassurance I felt in my heart that has helped me get through

 it. I'm thankful for the gospel everyday and that I can always count on my Heavenly Father to guide me to 

where I need to be. Now the question is...what the heck do I do until Fall Semester? 

Stay Tuned. 

Life Lately

Made the best purchase ever today! Stila is simply the best. I went in for their lightweight moisturizer & instead walked away with their new BB cream. The stuff is seriously magic. It comes in one color to fit all skin types( it matches once applied), has 15 spf to protect, lightweight, and looks flawless with out looking like you're wearing makeup! I'm for reals in love. 

Not kidding when I say i'm watching Pitch Perfect for the 7th time this week. I could quote Fat Amy all day every day and still laugh my head off. Watch it once and you'll be addicted. 

I've been working extra 10 hour days at Sheps these past couple weeks. . I know right!? Sometimes I don't know how i'm still able to stand up straight. But all my haircuts the past two days have been SO GOOD! i'm so proud of all of them (: Producing a good haricut and seeing how much my client loves their hair makes working all those long hours totally worth it. I LOVE MY JOB! 

2013.

Well my 30 days of thanksgiving was a complete & total bust. OOPS! but that's just the way it goes around here. BUT GUESS WHAT, it's the new year! So you know what THAT means, more things I say I'm gonna do but end up not doing..so obviously one of my goals happens to be to be better at sticking to things I say i'm gonna do. Before I go off about the future and how much better this year is going to be than the last, I want to just take a min. to reflect on how awesome 2012 really was. It definitely had it's downs, but for the most part I grew a lot and had a lot of fun along the way. 

My job at Sheps has definitely been the highlight of my year. I have met some of the most amazing people, and I have grown so much as a stylist. Helllo! Who wouldn't love working in a high end salon with the best people around. I'm so grateful for the opportunity I've had this past year to grow into a better hairdresser. 

I also got to move in with 3 of the greatest girls ever! I'm sadly losing 2 to marriage and an internship. Why must we grow up? Bottom line, we're all really cool. Lucky for me Tracie gets to stay(: Here's to 5 more months of late night chats, random urges to get in shape and run at 6AM (we're crazy we know), and going to all of our ward activities.... (well at least we're really gonna try this year).  

My family and cousins got annual passes to Disneyland. Pretty sure we made about 6 trips in one year. I already want to go back!

Best of all, each year I find my testimony keeps on growing as I learn more and understand more about the gospel. I wouldn't trade any trial this past year for anything because they've definitely changed me for the better and have brought me closer to my Savior. I can't wait to see what God has planned for me this year. 

I have a feeling 2013 is going to be MY YEAR! 

1.I'm going to attend Institute every week. 

2. I'm going to go to the temple at least 2 times a month. 

3.run a 5k 

4. Get into good shape

5. Spend less time shopping and save money (oh how much i need this)

Bring it on 2013.