:: tans - 2 - u ::

some of you may know and some of you may not (let's be honest if anyone even still reads this blog then you probably know!) but the tanning salon i worked at since i was 16 years old had to close its doors in december 2011. it was hard and it was sad as that place was a HUGE part of my life. but i have taken some of that place with me. i started my own mobile airbrush spray tanning business and i am loving it!

it has been pretty successful if i do say so myself. and better yet, it is really fun and i love doing it. 

over the past couple months no matter who i spray i hear the phrase 'tan fat is better than white fat'

i laugh every time i hear it because it is so true. plus being tan just makes a person feel better in my personal opinion. 

this picture is my leg against bryson's following a spray tan! 

i share this with anyone that still reads this blog because i am hoping this business stays successful because it makes me so happy! so go to my website:

http://tans-2-u.webs.com

find me on Facebook: tans - 2 - u

or find me on twitter: @TANS2USpray

or just call me, text me, or email me for questions, comments, concerns, or better yet your next appointment!!!!

:: good idea or bad idea ::

Garlic cheese sticks from Francesco's

BLT from Subway

Cheese burger and fries from In n Out

Rolls from Texas Road House

Mashed potatoes from KFC

I'm doing a 5 day juice cleanse ... I'm just finishing day 2 and have been craving all of the above. I'm sure I will be adding to list in the next couple of days but for now I'm feeling great, energized, and I have lost 3 pounds!!!

**update: i ended up cheating one time and having a delicious grilled cheese but i still lost 5 lbs and felt great, will i do this again?? not really sure because i HATE beets!**

:: look what i found ::

oh my ... i came across these photo's on the computer while looking for another picture. the ones of the kids on the outdoor couch was the very first time we ever took kira! so crazy to see how little and different they were!

:: they call me THE MASTER ::

it finally came. the day i have looking forward to since august 2010 came and went so quickly.

may 3, 2012 is the day i graduated from the university of utah with my masters of science in speech language pathology.

this day was a day i didn't think i would EVER see. if you read a post i wrote in april 2010 then you know why, but here i am graduated and have two jobs lined up and i couldn't be more excited about what the future holds for my family and i.

my whole family was there to support my big day and hopefully this will be the last time they have to support me at a college graduation, i do believe three times is the limit!!

i can't begin to tell you just how grateful i am for the love and support not only my wonderful family has brought to me over the past two years but my friends both old and new.

the amazing girls (and two guys!) i met throughout my time up at the university of utah speech and hearing clinic were always there. over the past two years they are who i turned to in times of anger, frustration, sadness, and happiness. they are the people i called at midnight while cramming for a final, they were the only ones that truly knew what i was going through, what i was experiencing, and what the hell i was talking about when i would ask "what would speech deficits be if the patient had a stroke in broca's area?"

i loved my time at the u of u and wouldn't ever trade it for anything else, but i am so happy to be finished with school and so happy to be entering the real world very soon.

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happy graduation class of 2012 we did it!!!

:: 2012 thus far ::

well, it has been a very long time since i have blogged anything and i don't believe that anything blog worthy has happened since december until yesterday but let's see if i can do my best to recall the events of the past couple of months.

january:

i began my first externship with st. mark's hospital and i LOVED it so much. i signed up to complete a medical externship only because i had never worked in the medical side and wanted to determine if it was something i was interested in at all. i can't believe how much i loved it and how much i learned throughout my 10 weeks there. it turns out the people i worked with actually loved me too because they offered me a job that i will get paid for and i start that on june 4, 2012.

i started my last and final class of my graduate education. it was so hard to stay motivated and actually go to class and study but i did it and my very last test took place yesterday.

i took the biggest test of my graduate career, really it's the only test that matters. if it didn't pass this test i wouldn't be able to graduate or work. i am proud and thankful to say that i did pass this test and it was a huge relief once those scores came in the mail (p.s. who still takes paper/pencil tests and has to wait 6-8 weeks for their scores to come through???)

the tanning salon that was helping to pay some of our bills and that i have worked for since i was 16 years old had to close its doors in december and it was a bittersweet day. let me tell you, it has been nice having nights and weekends off but it has also been hard not having that extra money, not having that uninterrupted study time, and not having free tanning (i believe that was the hardest thing for me to get used to)

jeremy and bryson lived their lives around my craziness and that is all that i remember about them (i know so horrible and negative :( )

february:

i celebrated valentines day with my sister, my mom, my aunts, grams, and my cousin along with Lady A and it was a blast. jeremy and i don't usually do anything for v-day so it was so fun to have a girls night out with dinner and a wonderful concert.

other than that i have no idea what happened in february!

march:

i finished my externship at st. mark's hospital and began my second externship with park lane elementary. i have been at the elementary for 1 week and i am loving being back at a school and working with the kiddos again, however, i am missing my time at the hospital and i am very excited to be working there in june.

on 3/20/12 it was the first day of spring but it was the BEST day of my graduate education. why you ask ... because that was the day i took my very last test of graduate school. it was so hard to study for this exam but i did and i went and i do believe that i passed with flying colors. it was such a nice feeling walking out of the room and knowing that i don't have to ever go back there, i don't have to buy books, register for school, study, do homework, or anything related to school!!

i do believe this is where we are currently. i know that was so exciting. i am hoping that we become more active now that i am out of school, have nights and weekends off, and have time to spend with my boys!

our family has a lot of super fun things coming up that we are looking forward to in the near future!

5/3/12: you can call me master

5/5/12: margarita mexican fiesta celebration

6/4/12: begin my first paid job with st. marks hospital

6/9/12: 5 fabulous years of marriage celebrated in vegas with GARTH BROOKS

6/22/12: my sister is wedding her best friend

i do believe that is enough bragging about all our fun stuff coming up.

sorry no pics right now because i have no idea where they are!