new salon, new start

well as i posted on my facebook about a week ago, i am leaving cookie cutters to go work at a full service salon in west jordan called hip salon.

i'm really excited to start this new adventure and start building a clientele, learn new things, and put my skills to use!

i would love to have you come visit me in my new salon :)

i will be working:

mondays

tuesdays

thursdays

fridays

and

saturdays.

message me for pricing, and the hours i will be working. if you want to set up an appointment, i will be starting november 1st from 12-7. you can call the salon at:

801-282-1576

i'm so excited to start working at this new salon :) although my time at cookie cutters was short, i learned a ton there and am glad i was able to start there. i know it's time to move on from cutting little kids hair and going into the big hair world at this new salon. i can't wait to meet new people, build a clientele, learn new products, learn new techniques, go to continuing education classes, and just have a new start!

i'm so grateful for the support that i have from my hubby as i start this new adventure, i couldn't do it without him!

be still my soul

Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side;

With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain.

Leave to thy God to order and provide;

In ev'ry change he faithful will remain.

Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heav'nly friend

Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

last night, one of my very best friends sang that song at a candlelight vigil. last night, i've never felt so close to my TA family. 

about a week ago, a girl i went to school with was in a tragic accident. she had been in a coma since. on sunday, her family took her off life support. i can't even imagine how difficult that must have been. but i know Heavenly Father has been with them every step of the way. and i know ashley has been with them.

last night at the school, we wrote messages on balloons and sent them up to ashley, had a candlelight vigil, told stories and memories of ashley. we laughed and we cried, but it was perfect. i know ashley was there with us.

i love my TA family. i'm so grateful for all the friends i've made there and all the memories i have there. 

i will always remember ashley. she was always smiling, always happy, and always trying to make everyone's day at the school. she would always tell you that you looked pretty, that she loved your hair, your outfit, anything. she was always positive. we all need to have a little bit of ashley in us.

rest in peace sweet girl. heaven got one amazing angel. enjoy paradise with that sweet baby of yours. can't wait to see you again and meet your baby. 

love you ashley :)

Ashley April Holtkamp
March 23, 1991 - September 8, 2013

the bluegrass state

so a few weeks ago nick and i got back from our vacation to kentucky. it was so much fun, and well needed.

we went back to visit my family, and so nick could meet the rest of my relatives! we've been married for 3 years so i figured it was about time i got him back to kentucky and meet everyone. and to also show him our redneck ways.

we took a red eye flight... i don't think i want to ever fly all through the night again. i was exhausted. luckily we had a layover in detroit. 
once we finally landed in cincinnati, we got our rental car situated and made our way towards mt. sterling kentucky. but first we had to hit up our favorite place to get breakfast, bob evans. while we were eating there my uncle dwayne texted us and told us to meet him at long john silvers for dinner at 5:30. it finally hit me that we really were in KENTUCKY!! i was so excited. 
 before we got all settled we went to  visit my granny. my granny has alzheimer's and is in a rest home. it was so great to see her. even though she doesn't know who we are, it was nice to see her looking so good, alert, and chatting with us a bit. nick and i hadn't seen her since our wedding so it was so great to see her, even if she doesn't remember. she's my granny. :)
   we finally met everyone at long john silvers for dinner. nothing is better than long johns, having ale-8 out of the fountain and enjoying being with my family. after dinner we got ready to go frog gigging. yup, you read that right. frog gigging.

this was nicks first time frog gigging. i was excited to go with him. frog gigging is serious business for the goldy clan. and it's actually pretty fun. so we waited for the sun to go down and to get to business. 

we didn't have a super successful night... we only got about 10 frogs. but hey, nick got to go frog gigging.
the next few days we had to just hang out with family. it was so nice to see all my family and just relax. on saturday we had a big fish fry with all of the goldy clan. and the fish fry included frog legs. mmmmm mmmmm!
it was so nice to see my cousins, aunts and uncles that i feel like i haven't seen in forever!

yummy frog legs 

hush puppies, so yummy 

later that night we all got together at the hotel my 2 aunts were staying at and ordered pizza and just hung out. i also cut some hair while i was there.

did i mention while we were there is rained basically the WHOLE time??

i love the rain. especially back east, cause when it rains, it really rains!!
but sunday we actually got some sun. so nick was able to mow grandaddy's lawn and i cut my aunt mary's hair on the back porch. 

the next few days we spent doing the "touristy" things. we went hiking in the gorge with my dad's friend tom. my mom, nick and i went to the kentucky horse park. and our last night there nick got to go frog gigging one last time while i went to the movies with my mom and aunt dee.

so the last 2 days we spent in ohio. early wednesday morning we got up early and headed to ohio to stay with my aunt and uncle. and nick and i were able to go to kings island. an awesome theme park! it was great and fun... til we got rained out.

so we left the theme park a little early so we could go to family bbq at my cousin tom and molly's house. i pretty much wish i could just pick up my things and move into a house just like theirs. in kentucky or ohio. i loved it!

and we ended our last night with watching a little bit of duck dynasty with the fam.
we had so much fun in kentucky, 8 days there was not long enough at all. i'm so glad i got to see all my family, stay at my aunt minnie's, relax, drive around and see the country (and the GREEN grass!) go frog gigging, eat long john silvers a few times, drink over a dozen ale-8's, and just be in kentucky. 
thank to my family for the great time, we miss and love y'all so much!

status: employed

so i graduated school a little over a month ago. i decided i wanted to take a little break after i graduated before i found a job. so nick and i had a vacation planned for 8 days a week after i graduated. the perfect break. 

our vacation to kentucky finally came, but went by too fast. (will blog about the vaca next) the number 1 question i got there was "do you know what you want to do now that you're done with school?" that was the last thing i was thinking about while i was on vacation. but i maybe should have thought about it a bit more.

when we got home it was time for me to search for a job. i was always looking on KSL, craigslist, driving around asking who was hiring etc. but when i would start making a list of salons to go look at, i never wanted to go. it didn't feel right. don't get me wrong i love doing hair, but working in a salon didn't appeal to me at all. sometimes doing hair in my kitchen is the best. so one night nick and i were riding our bikes and the salon cookie cutters popped into my head. so we got home and i looked up locations for cookie cutters. there was one in bountiful and salt lake, perfect! 

on tuesday 7/23, i had an interview at a cosmetology school for a receptionist position. i wanted to wait after the interview to go into cookie cutters, but instead i decided to go to cookie cutters first, and i went to the bountiful location. i walked in with my portfolio and resume, there were 2 girls working, so i just walked in and asked if they were hiring by chance. both of their faces lit up and the one girl said "we ARE hiring! as of yesterday!" so i handed her my resume and portfolio and she asked if she could set up an interview with me, so i said sure and she asked if she could interview me right now! so crazy!

so we went into their break room, and i filled out the application and she asked me a few questions, then she asked me about my availability and if i wanted to work full time or part time. so after everything was said and done, she offered me the job right there! and i was starting work the next day! wow! i was so excited, i ran out to my car and called nick, my mom, my dad, everyone! 

everything really does happen for a reason. i was talking to my co worker today, the one i am replacing. and she said she was wondering if she really did do the right thing about taking her new job and quitting cookie cutters. she told me she had prayed all morning that someone would come in and apply for the job... and that person was me! i know i'm supposed to be at cookie cutters. i know there were be some days that are hard, some will be slow, some will be busy, but i know i'm going to love it. 

so since i'm working at a salon that is focused on just for kids, i will still be doing "kitchen hair" too! just ask me for my prices and i would love to still do your hair! or bring in your little ones to cookie cutters and i can do a mommy or daddy cut for you!

we're outta here

after waiting for what seems like forever, it's finally time for nick and i to take off and go on vacation. for 8 days. i can't wait. nick and i haven't had a vacation like this in a long time. and nick can finally meet all of my family that is there. 

so tonight at 12:45 a.m. (yup, we get to take a red eye flight) we are off to kentucky for a week long trip, to hang out with family, drink ale-8's, go frog gigging, have a fish fry and whatever else this trip brings us. 

so see ya'll in 8 days and have a fun 4th of july!

2000 hours later

 well it's official. i have now completed 2000 hours and am a graduate of taylor andrews academy of hair design.

wow.

i never thought this day would come, 2000 hours is a long time! but i did it, and i wouldn't trade those 2000 for anything. 

graduating was so bittersweet. i am definitely going to miss school, i have amazing instructors, amazing. and i'm going to miss them so much. i have learned so many different things from each of them and i love it. i learned different techniques from each of them, and they always made school so much fun. i am so lucky to know them. 

i had so many incredible opportunities at taylor andrews including:

*being able to do hair show twice, modeling for hair show this year as well.

*doing spy games twice.

*having nicholas french's class twice.

*meeting charles marcus

*motivational class from christopher belmont

*hands on classes from redken

*sub for santa and giving presents to a family in need

*classes from larry curtis, the owner

and there is so much more. i seriously went to the best school. i feel incredibly blessed to have gone there. 

so to the staff at taylor andrews, thanks you. thanks for the support, your friendship, sharing your passion for the hair industry, pushing me to reach my dreams. i am forever grateful for each of you. and i will miss you all so very much.

also a shout out to my bestie, shanelle. thank you for being such an amazing friend. thank you for always being there for me, to listen to me, to let me vent, and being such a great example to me. i don't know how i could have done these last few months of hair school without you. 

so TA, its been real. thanks for the memories, i will cherish them forever. :)

first day of school

last day of school