HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBEY!

Today Miss Abigail is 2! She is my favorite little girl, and I am going to miss living with her. However, I'm not sure if she will miss me that much... she already has her own bathroom now, decorated with leap frogs and lilies! Not to mention, the upstairs is now transformed into a big play area! She is a lucky baby girl because she has such great parents! And pretty soon, she will have a baby brother, Michael! Have fun in Pinetop with your Grandma and Grandpa Merrill, Abbey! I love you!

Tats

I'm running out of ideas for posts! Good thing Halloween is around the corner. These tattoos are from a set of 3 books I've read... Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. I'm wearing Edward, Connie has on Jacob, and Abbey has on a lovely flower. Tim wouldn't wear the Bella one... we were trying to talk him into wearing it on his chest. Right by his heart. FYI: The books are really good. READ THEM!

Bernie Mac... Bernice Mac?

I gave a facial to a woman who looked like Bernie Mac today... complete with facial hair.

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

LAGUNA BEACH

My friend Tiffany and I spent the weekend in Newport Beach, California. It was perfect in every way! Except, of course, for the confusing freeway and road system there! I no longer trust Mapquest and Google Maps. They gave us the most confusing directions ever! There wasn't even a 91 South. It doesn't exist! I can't tell you how many times we turned around on the way there.

ELLIE

Ellie got the most attention out of all 3 of us. We strolled her around Fashion Island, in Bloomingdale's, in Coco's for breakfast, etc. She went everywhere we went!
NEWPORT BEACH SUNSET

Hopefully in a few years I will have someone standing with me in the sunset pictures next time. Sooner than later?


Need I say more? If in Newport, it is a must to eat here. We even got seated in the trolley!

WE ALSO RENTED CRUISERS AND RODE ALONG THE BOARDWALK, ATE BUBBLEGUM ICE CREAM, WATCHED THE HOLIDAY IN OUR HOTEL ROOM, AND MADE FRIENDS WITH THE VALET BOYS. WORD OF WISDOM... DON'T EVEN BOTHER STOPPING AT THE OUTLETS ON THE WAY HOME. G H E T T O! THIS WAS AN OFFICIAL GIRLS TRIP... THE FIRST I'VE EVER HAD (NOT INCLUDING FAMILY). IT WAS COMPLETE WITH A NATALIE IMBRUGLIA SING ALONG ON THE WAY HOME!

THE TAG THINGY

4 JOBS I'VE HAD

Candle Dipper:
It was really cool. In the Shannon Southpark mall in Georgia, a lady made tons of money making customized fancy candles with many layers and colors. I got to dip the candles in all the colors, and then hand it to her to carve and twist while it was still soft. She let me make one once, but she didn't let me keep it!
Janitor:
I was paid 20 bucks each Saturday to clean Sentry Fire & Home Health... my grandpa's store in Lakeside, AZ. It wasn't that bad, but the men's bathroom was disgusting! I shall never forget it.
Caterer:
I would help cater tennis matches for Cafe Pig in Peachtree City Georgia. My job was to ask the old farts... "Ice tea or water?". That was it!
Spray tan girl:
When I worked for the Las Sendas Athletic Club as an Aesthetician, one of my services was spray tanning (like an airbrush). I once had an old man come in, and he stripped down to his saggy, dingy tighty whities. If I wasn't careful, I might have seen something I didn't want to!


4 MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER & OVER


The Holiday:
This movie lifts my spirits! When I first saw it in theater, I would catch myself smiling like an idiot the entire time! Also, what single girl (or any girl for that matter) doesn't dream about going on vacation and finding the perfect man for you who looks like Jude Law!
Pride & Prejudice:
The one with Kiera Knightly, not the A & E one... although, that one is good too.
Memoirs of a Geisha:
That culture fascinates me. Also, it's one of those epic movies where the heroine actually ends up with the hero she loves.
Aeon Flux:
I know it's Sci-Fi... but I love it! It's so cool!


4 PLACES I'VE LIVED


Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Peachtree City, Georgia
Katy, Texas
La Jolla, California


4 OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO VISIT


MAUI! I would say Bora Bora, but I like Maui Better... It's the USA!
Disneyland... or anywhere in California with the ocean nearby.
New York City
Vancouver, B.C.


4 FAVORITE DESSERTS


Bananas Foster:
I'm getting pretty good. I don't almost catch the house on fire anymore!
Pazookie from Oreganos:
The white chocolate/macadamia nut one.
Chocolate Fondue:
Strawberries are the best with it.
Dump Cake:
Christine, you've opened my eyes!


4 FAVORITE DINNERS


Tacos:
So much flava!
Chicken Parmigiana:
My Speciality!
Homemade pizza with olives on it and fresh garlic butter on the crust!
Beans and Cornbread:
I add a little more sugar in the cornbread.


4 WEBSITES I VISIT DAILY


Every one's blog:
I get sad whenever I visit yours Cameron and Jenny!
Yahoo:
I always have emails from the Relief Society Presidency. I am the Secretary... I'm busy as a bee.
B of A:
To see what damage I have done.
Google:
I'm always googling.


4 HOBBIES I HAVE


Read:
My favorite to do. I'm getting better at gradually reading the book instead of reading it all within 1 to 2 days like a maniac!
Draw/Paint:
Sorry Cam, Hopefully I'll finish your birthday present by Christmas! I can duplicate simple pictures for anyone who wants me to. Nothing too difficult though!
Shop:
Hehehe!
Watch Movies

THE ALL SEEING EYE...

Okay, I know that it's really bad to go to a psychic... but we had one here at XS all day long. I don't believe in any of that kind of stuff (Tarot Cards, etc.), so I thought it would be interesting to see what she would say. It was actually pretty accurate... which was a little disconcerting. The lady was a complete nut job with sparkly clothes and everything. After picking a few cards from random decks, she started talking nonstop. At that point, the Salon Coordinator interrupted us to tell the psychic that her next client was here. I had only been with her for less than 2 minutes... and I really wanted to know what she was going to say! Everyone else I work with had seen her and told me all about what she told them. One girl even told me the psychic told her that she would meet a man within 30 to 60 days that would "knock her socks off"! I wanted to hear that kind of thing too, dang it. So, I decided to wait until she was finished with all of her clients to sneak in there and try to get her to finish what she started with me. I waited for a while, and decided to let the massage therapist go ahead instead of me (by this time it was 4:30, and the psychic takes 30 minutes for a reading... and she was leaving at 5). I was pretty proud of myself. The psychic told the massage therapist that she would have a great job opportunity in 2 to 3 weeks... we'll see how that pans out! I guess I'll never know what's in the cards for me...

Meanwhile, one of the psychics had a girl come along with her. She was applying makeup to herself from our makeup display, and my job was to get her to stop! I asked her if I could do her makeup, and she nodded and gave me a dreamy smile with vacant eyes. She was definitely a free spirit. She would barely talk, she just pointed and did her own sign language (like pretending she was putting mascara on, and lipstick). I would tell her to close her eyes, and she would lean her head back like she was falling asleep, or like she was being hypnotized. When I was applying her eye shadow, she wouldn't close her eyes... but she did cross them! WEIRD! She was even breathing heavily! When I was done, I said she looked like she was ready for a hot date. She said, "What's that?" I explained to her that she looked pretty enough to go out with a boy to the movies or something! Then she said, "Can I have a hug?" So I hugged her, and she held me for a while with her head on my shoulder. It was definitely strange, to say the least!

No More

I realize that I have posted TONS of NYC pictures... and guess what, I have lots more too! I say, though, enough is enough. I am putting a stop to it now. New York was a really fun vacation. The people there are all so different and interesting to watch. I think what I liked most about the people there is that they can wear whatever they want, and no one cares! I wish I could do that here. It is very, very different from here. I think everyone should experience it for themselves at least once in their life. Don't worry about getting mugged (like I did at first). I didn't feel threatened once while we were there. Not even in the subway at 1 am, or in a dark alleyway.