DOG!!

I just LOVE Dog the Bounty Hunter! And I am so glad he is back on air! For those of you that aren't familiar with Mr. Duane "Dog" Chapman, he has a reality show on A&E. I got addicted to it very quick. Dog and his family are all bounty hunters over in Hawaii. Last year his show got kicked off air due to some comments he made to his daughter who then turned their conversation (which she recorded) to the press. The press out looking for anything they can get, sure ripped Dog to pieces and made him seem SUPER racist. Dog appeared on Larry King Live and truly felt remorseful. He told his side of the story and apologized a ton. If you've ever seen his show you know he is a good man, who took some of his own wrong turns in life, but has learned from his past and is a very loving man. After the recording came out Dog was no longer on air :`( It was truly a sad day.

No worries everyone, Dog the Bounty Hunter is BACK! I watched one of the new episodes tonight and it truly showed just how loving Dog is. They were working really had to capture this guy who wasn't cooperating. Long story short, they found him at a McDonald's and they took him down, eating his burger and all. After some talking to Dog made Beth, his wife, find another McDonald's on the way to the jail so they could buy their prisoner a quarter-pounder with cheese and some soda. Beth is just as loving as Dog and even threw in an apple pie for the prisoner.

I just hope that some day I can be cool like DOG!! Aloha bra!

(The picture I wanted I couldn't figure out how to save it. I guess this works. I think you can kinda get the right idea about DOG the Bounty Hunter!)

"You are meant to be HaPpY!!"

So most of you know that I'm in cosmetology at Paul Mitchell the School. Having to stay during the summer for school was meant to be. The opportunity's I've had this past month have been incredible.
The 1st amazing experience was my opportunity to meet and be a hair model for Mary Brunetti! She is a famous hairdresser that is from NY. We won her by being one of the top 25 schools to raise funds for our annual "Fun"raiser. She spent a lot of time with everyone in the afternoon as she worked her magic, but as one of the models I was able to have quite a bit one-on-one time with her and I will treasure it FoReVeR!

The finished product and all of the models with Mary (Ashley, Sharon, Mary, Jenesse, me, and Natalia)

Next, I was able to meet the founder of Paul Mitchell the School (PMTS) Winn Claybaugh. He is, WOW!! He's been an inspirational speaker for many years, and I can definitely see why. He started the school, Von Curtiss, which was very successful and caught the attention of John Paul who then teamed up with Winn to start the PMTS chain. He gave a lot of good insight for the future. The quote for my title is from him. He talked a lot about evaluating yourself right now and where you want to be, and to make a 10% change right now. He said you have to work on happiness TODAY! You must be nice to yourself. And "when your heart sings, everything else can sing!"

This is a pic of KeriAnn, me, Winn, and Layce

(we are all Day School students who snuck into night school so we could take advantage of the opportunity, and boy were we glad we did!)

George Morales also came that same evening. He is on the Advanced Academy for PMTS. He's a Partner Training Leader, Branding Specialist, and Long Hair Specialist, a Learning Leader and Design Team Learning Leader. He was incredible! He did a some cuts on a couple of the Future Professionals. I learned SO much from him.

Me, George, and Layce

There is also a school up in Salt Lake. They were the top school in the "Fun"raiser I talked about earlier. They had the opportunity to have Takashi Kitamura and Mark, from A Robert Cromeans Salon (ARCS) in the Mandalay Bay in Vegas. WOW!! I could sit and watch Takashi cut all day long. It was unreal. He was really quite, and didn't talk much, but his cutting was incredible! So incredible that he charges $250 a haircut! I can only hope to be that amazing one day. I learned so much from Mark (who graduated from PMTS Provo a few years back!) I love it when people relate sports and motorcycles to what I'm doing. It makes the learning process so much easier :o) "Perfect Practice makes Perfect Play!"

The first pic is of Takashi and Mark on stage doin what they do best!

Takashi and me!

I am so grateful for the education I'm getting. It's been a frustrating last little bit seeing all of the girls I started with graduate, and knowing that I still have 1000 hrs to go (I'm only half way done). But all of the opportunities and experiences that I've had the past few weeks have been unforgettable and have really helped me to stay focused.

Heber Valley Camp - The Temple on the Mountain

For those that don't know, I was just recently called to serve with the Young Women in our ward. I am lucky enough to be a Laurel advisor. (My girls are incredible!) This last week was Girl's Camp. I always remember going to girls camp when I was younger and loving every minute of it. So when I was told that I could go up with them, I was more than excited. I was a bit worried since I'm in school and it's really difficult to miss hours, but everything seemed to work out perfect so I could at least go up for a couple days. Can I just say how much more fun it is to go to camp when I'm leader!!

This particular camp that we were at, was bought by the church and developed into an incredible girls camp. (They do let families and other youth use it as well, but the main purpose is for the Young Women) I always remember having to sleep in tents, and we would be lucky if there was water that we didn't have to haul in ourselves. The girls had things a little more on the cushy side this camping trip. They have these fun cabins to stay in, flushing toilets, warm showers (but you're only allowed 2 a week), and these amazing kitchens with large walk-in refrigerators. (It comes in handy so we don't spend so much time preparing food.)

Needless to say I had a blast, even with the late night games of throwing the glow-sticks around the cabin and watching Lori dance on her bed with them. I will never forget the fun times and the incredible experiences!