Been on blog vacation.

Sorry its been awhile since I have posted. I work at a local hospital and every other week I work three 12 hour shifts over three days. It seems to wipe me out, so that I come home, eat, exercise, shower, and send myself to bed (also, I throw in a bit of homework and snuggling with Mike to fill the little extra time left!) Last Wednesday and Thursday were every gal's dream! I keep telling Mike, "every girl needs a makeover!" (And truly, every girl could have one!) Wednesday was the salon/photography time. I met the incredible Christie Somers, who is an incredible stylist and literally worker her magic on me with vibrant hair tones, amazingly cute and yet so low-maintenance hair, that I truly felt like any woman could be gorgeous! And along for the ride was Wendy, from Blue Lily Photography who takes beautiful pictures (she is actually pretty well-known in blogging land for doing the family pictures of Stephanie Nielson author of the Nie-Nie Dialogues blog, the same couple who are making a miraculous recovery from sever burns in their body, caused by a small-plane accident that took the life of their friend. Click HERE to read her INSPRIRING words!) Both of these women are just SOO talented, and are amazing at what they do.



After three amazing hours and some really yummy cookies/cupcakes (if you live in Utah, you need to check out The Sweet Tooth Fairy because the treats are not only beautiful but divine!)I was a dolled up gal and ready for a night out on the town (okay really we just went to dinner and to see my seriously-so-sweet little niece Miss Gracie, who is at Primary's and is making her steps towards getting off the ventilator and coming home!)It was a blast! So here is the before and after shot:




The funny thing is, growing up, I never really had anyone to tell me how to do my hair or how to wear make-up. Christie taught me what products to use and how to apply simple make-up that makes it look natural and beautiful. Mike liked everything so much that he told me that I should go back, when it is time for touch-ups and some more glamming!




I will save the free Shade clothing for another post! Thank-you for everyone who voted. This experience allowed me to see that I can actually have outer beauty. I am not a depressed gal, nor did I think I was ugly before the make-over. I've always just thought of myself as a somewhat pretty face (with a lot of chub) and that I could never be one of the girls that looked cute day to day. I was always pretty lost as to how to enhance what I naturally have. It was a definite self-esteem boost, and THANK-YOU, THANK-YOU Tamn, Christie, and Wendy for everything!!!!