Saturday Night

Boy oh boy was it a long day... The salon was busy ( god bless) which made the day fly by. After work i headed to do my friends Maggie's hair and finished my work day at 8:30pm. For some reason my 11 and a half hour work day seemed more like 3 hours. It's good i guess, but i honestly don't realize how long i am already standing on my feet not thinking that i will still be on them for at least another 8 hours!
So, i started to feel like the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland because i was rushing to go home and do a wardrobe change of course and head out to a wine tasting with Amanda and then to meet my lil Kas for a celebration drink! You see, Lil Kas recently got accepted to ISU or is it SIU?? lol something southern is all i know. She makes me sooooo proud. She will be the first cousin of all us many cousins that is going to live away at college. It's all so very exciting for her and really makes me so happy that sh eis following her dreams and goals in life :) I always wanted to experience the college life on a campus in a dorm. I mean how awesome would that have been? It would be just like TV... im sure i would join a sorority and go to parties (study very very hard of course) date the quarterback and even try to graduate in 4 years. Ahh, i can imagine it now.... but since i missed that boat when it sailed i will just have to relive it through my little cousin Kas :) I can't wait to go visit her there already!!!!
So im finally headed back out the door for the evening with a stack of saltines in my hand (yep my dinner, lol. I know, i know, it's bad that i didn't eat but sometimes there just isn't enough time in my day for a meal...oops!) I get to Amanda's friends house for this wine tasting only to have missed the whole presentation ,which was ok with me cuz i was clearly coming for the wine itself not the lesson in drinking it, hahaha. Now i haden't planned on staying there for as long as i did. Looking at the watch it was now after midnight and im still chattin and sippin... Here i go with the rabbit feeling again, lol. Im like "oh my god i gott a get to Naperville before it closes!" Time flies when your havin fun!! Off to Rizzo's i go....
I get to the door and there is a massive line of people waiting behind a velvet rope ( i thought to myself, hello no there is no way i am waitin in that!) so i walked right past everyone including the bouncer and let myself right in, lol. The bouncer had a confusing look on his face, but i walked so fast i didn't give him a chance to blink, haha. I head upstairs and find Kas and Martin and others and the celebration begins! Kas and i danced the night away til the "ugly lights" came on. You know what im talklin about. The lights that make you see exactly who you were drinkin and dancin with, lol. so needless to say we closed the place down.
Clearly the party wasn't going to stop there. Lil Kas had a bright idea of heading to the Joliet Casino..wwhhaaaattt!!!! since i have never been, i said why the hell not, LET'S GO! I don't gamble but it's fun to watch others loose their money< style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">4am and we gotta get go!"
so here i am on Sunday blogging and eating my breakfast. i still have no idea how we ended up in a casino now that i think about it, lol. oh what a night! well i gotta go for now i have a house showing at 2 and need to tidy up a bit, light some candles, and set the mood so these people will want to buy my house, lol. Wish me luck!!!!!!!

VINO...on a Friday night

Here i am sitting with a honey almond mask on my face sippin on red wine at 11pm after a fun-filled Friday. Work at the salon was awesome as usual. I can't tell you enough how great it is to be able to work somewhere that you can laugh all day and just be yourself...be REAL.
I don't understand fake people. People who don't know how to just be themselves are lost souls if you ask me. They are not comfortable in their skin and in their surroundings and therefore try to "fit in" where they think they should even if it makes them steer away from who they really are.
I don't ac like that. If someone doesn't like me for who and what i am...then i don't need to associate myself with that person. i think we should be proud of who we are and OWN it. Be true to yourself, and love who you are. If you can't be happy with yourself then you can't make anyone else happy (very important rule to live by). I can honestly say that i love who i am. I once said that to someone and he said in reply "are you serious?? Who the hell says that?" I thought to myself...ME!!!! i say that. i am comfortable in my own skin at the age of 28! Finally!!! Some people get to this point sooner than others. You need to love who you are before you let anyone else into your heart. I love MYSELF, and I'm not afraid to express it. I am not a selfish person, never have been, but at the end of the day i have no one to take care of but MYSELF. ME.
i sit here by myself and i am happy........ i am healthy, i have a great family, great friends, and a great career....what more can a girl ask for??? well, i have one thing in mind, lol..(i'll tell ya later, lol)

woo hoo!

As i stare at my closet with a cup of tea in my hand (seems to be my daily ritual) NOTHING is jumping out at me today. If the toughest thing right now is figuring out what to wear then i really do have it good. I mean, i know people who have children or even pets, that need to be taken care of before they even begin to think about what to wear for the day. I give moms A LOT of credit. It's hard work man! It's stressful yet joyous...Difficult yet rewarding. It's one of the toughest jobs out there! God bless any mother that still has to go to work, because being a mom is already a full time job. You women are really something special.
ok, now back to my wardrobe....yea, still nothing jumping,but i think im gonna wear the brightest top i have. I wear bright colors 80% of the time. It makes me feel good. And i believe you should only wear what makes you feel your absolute BEST! I love wearing clothes that make me feel sexy and confident. I don't like to hide behind my clothes. I got rid of anything in my closet that didn't make me feel great when i wore it. Here's a funny story....i wore this dress to work once and i don't know what happen but it was all wrong! It didn't fit right and for some reason as the day went on i slowly felt myself turning into a hotel cleaning lady (weird!!!) let's just say i couldn't wait to go home and take that dress off and donate it to someone that it would actually look good on. i was off all day because of my outfit, let me tell ya. And my girlfriend Jen, of course wouldn't let me live it down, we are sometimes way too honest with each other, lol. Needless to say i never bought a dress like that again, ha! so my wardrobe has lessened BUT i love everything i have (well, almost everything) So , today when you get dressed....think sexy, think confident, know that you are beautiful and should show it! My yellow top today might shock some of my clients (because it is still winter out there), but you know what,it might also put a smile on their face :)

Snow

So, after a long Wednesday that started out with a 30 min run on the treadmill holding a 25lb plate (which really woke my ass up at 6 am by the way, lol) ended tonight with me dragging 180lbs across the gym 3 times. Somewehere in there i managed to work on some clients that i love so dearly. Doing hair is not a job to me...i am blessed that i can go to work and absolutely love being there. I don't think my clients know the satisfaction i get from knowing how happy they are with their hair. I owe each and everyone of them a great big THANK YOU for their trust and loyalty. I love them all and i hope they truly, truly know it :)
Sitting here at the computer looking out the window i can't help but smile. Instead of complaining about the snow like normal people do in late February...i am going to embrace it. Why not? it' s here and its pretty and it ain't leavin us anytime soon. If i could i would love to be making snow angels out there (if i wasn't so sore from my workout, lol), or i would light a fire and drink a cup of tea (if i had a fire place i guess), or i would snuggle under the covers with a special someone ( man, i guess i need to get me one of those too, hahaha). We forget how much we can do with snow! We start to hate it and get angry that spring is not here...and really, is it that bad??? i mean it's not like there is a tornado, hurricane, sand storm, earthquake etc...(need i go on?) outside.It's just snow people!!!! and it doesn't hurt anyone. It's soft and it glitters, and even tastes good ( i know you have tried it at least once in you life as a kid) It's actually very calming if you think about it. Someone today told me that it's even romantic. Ahh, yes, it is romantic, even if you are alone like me, staring at it out the window, wishing you were somewhere else.......Let it snow , let it snow, let it snow...........

Just Dance!

So last night was one of my favorite nights of the week because i have dance class! I have danced pretty much my whole life. My sister and i used to make home videos dancing away instead of going out to play like other kids. Not to toot my own horn, but you can say we were, and still are pretty damn good at it. i feel sexy and confident when i move around to music. It takes me away to a relaxed paradise like place in my mind. I almost feel like i am floating. If you let your body just feel the music the movement will come naturally. I have always dreamed of having a dancing partner in life. i feel like two people can really connect in an amazing way on the dance floor. My sister and her husband have that, it's amazing to watch them and the chemistry that they have. I want to find someone to dance with for the rest of my life. Someone that will have that same passion for this form of art as i do. I wanna be able to dance with my partner as if no one is watching. My dancing partner is out there......i hope! lol

Monday not-so-fun Day...

My day starts off with 6am boot camp! You would think since i had, oh i don't know like 15 hours of sleep yesterday that i wouldn't have sleepy eyes and pillow creases on my face...but i was so tired this morning from actual too much sleep. Not something i am used to clearly. I quickly woke up when we had to do routines holding 35lb plates, pulling 145 lbs across the gym, and finishing with sprints and suicides!!!!! i was done after that hour of ass kickin, LOL!
So I'm selling my house, and thought maybe i should start packing slowly so that when it sells I'm ready to move on quickly. Things are looking pretty empty here. i feel like i live in a model home to tell ya the truth...it's empty yet just enough decor to be presented as a warm living environment. Cleaning, packing, and blogging is what my morning is consisting of.
The snow is really putting a damper on my Monday Funday with Jen. We were supposed to have an afternoon cocktail ( so i can get a break from cleaning and packing, hehe) but it might turn into an afternoon coffee instead. Starbies a.k.a. Starbucks, is where we meet to chat about the weekend and about life!
Ah , LIFE! yes, what a crazy thing it is. I mean did you ever stop and just look at your life and wonder,there's gotta be more to it then this? I sure have. In 2009 that question was what i lived by, it's what i asked myself daily. So in 2010 i decided to do something about it! And here we go, it's going to be a hell of a year!!!!!!

So here we are...my very first post. It's Sunday night and i am recovering from a night out in the windy city of Chicago. After a fabulous day of work on Saturday at Enve Salon and Spa i drove back home to Joliet...J-Town! lol. I first had plans to go cosmic bowling with my neighbors, so for someone who doesn't bowl, this was going to be a quick stop in my night out. Of course because i can have fun anywhere i go i somehow made bowling entertaining. Not sure if it was the cute sparkly pink ball that brought me no luck or those awesome two tones red and blue fancy bowling shoes that scored me no points for my team, yikes! oh well, at least i got an A for showing up, lol.
So...now i am headed into the city to meet my girlfriend out at a bar called the New Line Tavern. But, first i needed a quick wardrobe change. So i got my 5 inch peep toe patent leather booties on and slipped into a dress (all easily done in the car might i add, lol) and was on my way driving and texting. Please do not drive and text!!!! i need to go to a Texting AA meeting i swear, it's getting out of hand. Anyways, it was good to see my girl Megan outside of the gym, got to meet her main squeeze and some friends, and it was time to head out to my 3rd and final destination...LEVEL nigh club.
Hailing a cab in the winter in Chicago just sucks!! Two people actually asked me if i was ok while i waited on the corner. HMMMM, did i look like a damsel in distress that much?
So i get to Level and see a lot of faces from my high school days, GREAT (sarcastic) Immediately, i was spotted by a fella by the bar that looked like his eyes were actually going to jump out of his sockets when he saw me. Needless to say by the end of the nigh the was down on one knee professing his love to me! Really???? he loved me already??? hahaha... I must say it was a good night of dancing! i LOVE to dance so anytime i can i will. But i kept being torn between the cute Euro guy and the "proposal"guy...Neither of them won me at the end don't worry.
So i finally needed to call it a night...or call it a morning by then, lol. Late nights like that are only a good idea when you have NOTHING to do the next day, but blog about your life, oh and nap of course, lol