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Friday, October 26, 2007

Steel Magnolias

I became really close with five girls from hair school, and we ended up dubbing ourselves the Steel Magnolias! How that came about, I truly don't remember. We even assigned characters to each other, they are as follows: Me - Ouiser (Weezer), Ali - Truvy, Carrie - M'Lynn, Mary Kate - Clairee, Jessica- Shelby, Tiana - Annelle. You may think it cruel to dub Jessica as Shelby, but you must understand that right after hair school she moved back to Las Vegas, so we considered her "dead to us". Nice friends, eh?

We girls made it a point to have a Girls Night Out every month regardless if all of us were in town. It was tough to schedule sometimes since only Ali and I are actually from Utah, and so the other girls would be out of town visiting family and such. Either way, we did it every month! I seriously miss those nights since ALL the girls decided to move and leave me alone in Utah! Ali went to Texas, Jessica to Vegas, Mary Kate to California, Carrie to Idaho and Tiana to Colorado and then West Virginia on her mission! Here is an ode to the Steel Magnolias...

I give you Ali Miller, Caitlyn Cox, Carrie Turpin, Jessica Cannon, Mary Kate Anderson, and Tiana Barrand

From the top, and then left to right: Mary Kate, me, Ali, Tiana, Carrie and Jessica

TT, Mary, Jessique, Cat and AliCat

At Mary Kate's farewell party before she moved to California. Melanie Price is on my right, and she's a friend from the salon.

Ali and me

Carrie put in pretty extension, she's so beautiful!

I can't get over how hilarious the back of Carrie's hair looks.

Jessica and her future husband, Eric (at the time of this picture)

Ali, me, Carrie and Mary Kate

Let's get ready to rumble!

I totally creamed Ali...clearly

The girls chillin' at Eric's house, Jess' boyfriend/fiance/husband

Jess and I being awesomely sexy as always

Going to Seven Peaks for my birthday (August 13th) and Jessica's birthday (August 12th). Next to Jessica is Andrea, another hair school student, and then one of Carrie's friends.

At CPK for Jessica and Eric's celebratory engagement dinner!

Eatin' lunch at Applebee's

What is it with Carrie and her constant coif switcheroos?

Mary and her cat Dax's new buddy

Al and Cat

Are my feet on Melanie's head?

I flew out to Vegas and surprised Jessica at her sealing. She walked in and there I was on the front row! Thank goodness for Jess, her wedding got me out of an extra day at NSE's 2006 convention!

Would it be bad to tell you that this was in the temple bathroom?

Ali and me with the beautiful bride, Caroline Young Turpin. If you can't tell, it was FREEZING

And there you have it, best friends of all time!

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Dallas Roberts Academy of Hair Design - Class of 2005!

As many of you know I attended Dallas Roberts Hair Academy in Provo, and I know work at Robert Cole Salon in Provo. Although it was slightly an extension of high school, what with all the girls and their drama, I really enjoyed it and I'm so glad I went! I thought you may enjoy viewing some pictures of my happenings at the salon and at hair school.

In the fall of my first few months in hair school, we had a hair show at the Regan Theatre at UVSC. The theme was Era's of Hair (or something along those lines). Our era was Futuristic! I recruited my little sis, Mallory, and one of her friends, and then we had a bunch of girls from school.

A couple other students, our instructor, Joni Maw Bryce, and I coreographed the dance we did for the show, and it was really neat! It was a techno song that started out very softly, and my friend Hillary and I came on dancing in pointe shoes, and then it broke out into this cool techno (although not my typical music of choice, but it worked perfectly).

Me, Mallory, and another hair school student

How rad is Mally's hair? We didn't use any hair extensions, just styrofoam balls!

Mallory, me and Rosemary

Mallory and Robin

Waiting for Whitney to finish cooking

Photo shoot during hair school

I always catch Ali at her best. We did a classy roller set on her hair.

This is the new shade I'm sporting, it's so pretty! *Wink*

Me, Angela Johnson, Ali Miller and Tiana Barrand

Memorable Photographs

So I saw my mom was whipping out embarrassing pictures of her children years ago, so rather than pitching a fit, I decided to top her pictures with ones I've discovered. Enjoy!

My sisters and I went to Westridge Elementary, and back then Westridge was a year round school. We were on the track system, and we had breaks periodically for a few weeks. We always took advantage of those breaks, and did all sorts of fun activities. Here are we visiting a dinosaur park of sorts; I'm sincerely hoping you don't immediately recognize which one I am...

Whitney was once heard saying that in this photograph she's fairly sure she's having the most fun of her life. Wouldn't you agree?

Monday, October 22, 2007

...Cause this is Thriller! THRILLER NIGHT!

For those of you that live in Utah, and don't take advantage of the Odyssey Dance Team's Halloween show, shame on you! It's absolutely amazing! I went for the third time this year, and loved every minute of it!

My annual Thriller partner, Mary Kate Anderson, and her friend Krichele.

WHEN you go, be sure to arrive there early! Here's why...

It's hilarious to watch all these zombies walk around and scare the heck out of so many people! I must admit, I was subject to their terror numerous times...

Um...her arm? Gross.

I'm setting my little sister up with this guy

Our best zombie faces, sans makeup.

Scared out of my life!

Mary Kate, obviously not so scared

You MUST go see this show, it's so incredible!

Friday, October 19, 2007

Also Addicted to Nieces and Nephews...

Here are a few snapshots of our neices and nephews on Tadd's side for your enjoyment!

Chris and Tysen's Ava with her new baby brothers.

Tadd and Ava saying, "Cheese!"

Tadd with Crew peeking out of one eye

The boys doing what they do best, sleeping! They both like to have their hands out of their blankets, and up above their heads. Griffin is the most adamant about it, he'll wiggle out of his swaddled blanket to get his hands up there.