Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Slacking


First off, I want to apologize for being a slacker!! I didn't realize it had been a few weeks since my last post.

I am loving beauty school! We have been learning about color and will continue to do so for another week. We have practiced doing block color (all-over color), block color touch up, and last night we did our first weave. I enjoy foiling. It's kind of relaxing. Tonight we'll do slicing which is different than weaving. Slicing creates a more "chunky" effect, whereas weaving creates a more natural look. My Dansko shoes have honestly saved my life because we stand on concrete floors for about 4 hours a night. I'll have to invest in a few more pairs!

Last Monday we had our Bowl-A-Thon for charity at my school. I got $80 in sponsors, so that wasn't bad. Thanks to those of you who sponsored me!

Last week it was really nice weather, so I decided to take Maddie & Jake to the park. We had been there for about an hour, then decided to have a picnic because of how nice it was. So we got packed up and headed to Wendy's to get lunch. As we picked up our food, the guy working asked me if I'd like one of those drink holders, and I said sure. So I put the drinks on the console. Now I'm driving with one hand, while the other hand is securing the drinks. I'm thinking I have everything under control. Not so much. We get all the way back to the park, and as I'm parallel parking, somehow, the drinks come crashing down and my diet coke dumps out all over the passenger seat and floor! Somehow I managed to finish parking and save the other two drinks. Needless to say, I had to drink Hi-C with my lunch. This has taught me to use all cup holders in the car. Ha ha!

Oh, and some exciting news:

KATIE AND JOE ARE GETTING MARRIED!!!

I can't wait to have him as a bro-in-law! He's awesome!



Saturday, April 3, 2010

Lots of Pictures!

HAPPY EASTER!!


The beautiful pictures below are all courtesy of Marcy. These are her centerpieces and place settings for Easter dinner. Isn't she AMAZING?! I think she's going to be the next Martha Stewart. I had to take pictures!






The pictures below are from an assignment where I had to incorporate different types of braids in an updo. The braids in the front are called rope braids, and on the sides of her head below her ears are two regular braids twisted together. This is my first updo, and I'm very happy with the way it turned out. Oh, and I need to come up with a name for my lovely mannequin head...any suggestions??







Lastly, these pictures are from when Kate and Joe came to visit. We took Maddie and Jake to Riverfront Park. There's a huge Radio Flyer slide that the kids love going down. And Jake was copying everything Joe did, it was pretty cute.