Love & Pain

This last week was a hard week. I have not felt so much love and pain at the same time. My dear friend Debbie Benson passed away. I love her very much and even though I knew she was sick I never thought she'd leave this life so soon. I am so grateful that the Benson family shared their wonderful mother with me. I enjoyed many memories with that woman!

Debbie was such a wonderful woman of faith. She knew who Christ was and trusted in him. She lived everyday like it was the best day ever and made everybody's day special even when she wasn't feeling well. She was very courageous and her life is amazing to me. She had such a love for her life & her family. It helped me to appreciate my life even more.

Debbie's funeral was a true celebration of life and even though we are sad to see her leave.... We will see her again. I am so grateful for the knowledge of the Plan of Salvation. Even though I am not a member of her family... I am grateful for the knowledge of our human family and the connection we all have as Spirit brothers and sisters. I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who allowed Debbie Benson to live her life and to bless me.

I love the Benson family and am so grateful for their wonderful friendship.

See ya later Debbie

I love you, always have always will.

Living in a den of theives

Rummaging for answers in the pages.
regina sperktor
my hero

But really I am here to blog about my birthday week.

I had to take a BIG test called Mock Boards at school on Tuesday && Wednesday. Basically it is a mock of the state board test so we are prepared for the REAL deal when we graduate.

I passed. (yay)

Now I am done with all of my testing at school. I just have to get all of my hours so I can get the HECK out of this town. I am not planning on leaving town ... just the Studio Academy of Beauty! ( the studio, the stuUUUuudiooooo)

On Thursday I went to see MARY POPPINS with my MOM!
I LOVED IT

I did get a little tummy ache from the use of strobe lights

&& from the nasty male dancers in their tight costumes.

No one wants to see that.

Is it just me?

Someone please AGREE with ME!

it's like male figure skaters! EW

On Friday it was my actual BIRTHDAY! the day was pretty uneventful. I went to the suns game with DAD. the ticket said it was an 8:30 game BUT when we got there the game was 3 quarters in, HA. I guess TV dropped the game so it went back to regular start time... 7:00.... but we didn't know that. HAHA.... joke is on us i guess.

Sunday I got my brithday cake! YUMMY!!!!

i blew out ALL 23 candles with one breath.

pure talent.

lungs of a singer.

&& now my birthday week is over.

the end.

OH! && i don't have any pictures of my birthday week.

lame I know.

i'm over it.

I heart FEBRUARY!

I have been blog stalking people like crazy today.... time escaped me! Then my mom passed through the room and told me to find something productive to do. I am going to go help her prune her plants. i think.

Last night I had to pay off my taxes. Last year I received a HUGE refund check. This year I eneded up owing MORE then my HUGE refund check. Being a grown up is stinky. SERIOUSLY!

&& I am super excited to go see MARY POPPINS next week!

YAY!

You don't know how HIGH I cam fly...

I have been avoiding my blog for awhile because I felt like nothing was worth blogging about. I am in a funk, boy howdy! BUT I am getting ready to graduate in APRIL && can hardly wait. I love hair && I love the clientele I have built up at the school. I will be sad to leave some of them behind at the school :(.

My great grandma turned 90 this weekend! Insane right? I can't imagine living to be 90!!! I can't even to imagine living to 30! I am turning 23 this month and I feel, well , old.

"I'm old.... I'm like the crypt keeper!"

- name that movie

Mom is taking me to see Mary Poppins at Gammage for my BIRFDAY! yay! && I am going to DISNEYLAND (again) for spring break with my girls! yay. I guess I can't really complain about life. :)

my phone

I'm blogging from my phone. This may start up a serious obsession. Oh and our power is out. That is all.

Constant He Is...

I have had some great friends come into my life. But one thing I've learned is that they usually don't stick around. Life happens. Friends move away (or you move), other relationships happen (marriage), falling outs, new friends, crazy schedules, etc.! Family sometimes is the same way. They move out of state, you have falling outs, or they stray away. One thing that is ALWAYS constant is Jesus Christ. I, personally, can always rely on my Savior. He is my friend, my confidant && even when I ignore him for awhile HE is always, without a doubt, there for me with open arms. I know my Savior lives. I know he died for me. I know he has given me the Atonement so that I may repent of my sins, and find comfort through him. He has done all of these things because He LOVES me. He wants to see me succeed. He will do nothing but strengthen me. My Savior is my ultimate friend.


* A side note. I am grateful for all of the people my Heavenly Father puts into my path. I know the people I come to meet and enjoy earthly friendships with are not coincidental. They are here to help me, strengthen me, encourage and uplift me. I understand && am SO grateful for this gift He gives of friends && family. I also understand and am grateful for the Lord's timing in all things. He has a plan for each of us. He know when it's time to take someone out of our lives and even though friendships on earth aren't always constant... the Lord provides a way for us to have friends, whether it be through friends or Jesus Christ... WE ARE NEVER ALONE.

SNUGGIE, It was a different source of HUMILIATION

So, I bought myself a SNUGGIE. It's leopard. It's cute && I LOVE IT! My WHOLE family mocked me, relentlessly. That is..... UNTIL I BOUGHT MY MOM ONE! (OH && the little boys!)

Here are all the things that you can do with a snuggie that they DIDN'T put on the infomercial.....

Drive your car to keep warm, but still have your hands free!

SEE?

Go through the drivethru at MCDONALDS!

Go shopping! @ Dillards!

Go out to eat!

&&& of course go to the movies.

Stay WARM!