my second home

ninth avenue salon is my second home. seriously.

i haven't even worked there a month and i feel so incredibly blessed to have a job there. the feeling of looking forward to going to work every day is just absolutely amazing. this is the first job in a long time that i have had that feeling. 

the feeling i had when i walked into the salon for the first time was definitely different than any other salon job i applied for. it was a... warm fuzzy feeling. i felt like i had walked into someones home. i loved it. 

this salon is no ordinary salon. ninth avenue salon has been around for almost 40 years. we still have clients coming from when the original owner worked there. we definitely have a loyal clientele. i have met some amazing people over the past few weeks and can't wait to meet everyone else from the ninth ave family. 

i also feel so blessed to be working with such an amazing owner, brenda. i've never met anyone like her. she is absolutely amazing. she is so dedicated to that salon, she loves everything about it. and she is always so happy to be there. she is always so helpful, i love her subtle way of giving us advice on things such as roller sets (definitely need my practice with those!) i love that she wants me to succeed.

i feel like i have known her for forever. i'm pretty sure brenda and i could text all day if we wanted. there is never a dull moment at work and we can carry on a conversation for hours. she already is one of my very best friends.

i also am so grateful that i get to work with someone i went to school with, travis. i couldn't ask for a better co-worker. he is so amazing, and incredibly talented. he definitely livens up the shop when he is there. he is so fun to talk to and is absolutely hilarious. we have had fun practicing roller sets on each other and just chatting the day away with brenda.

i can't even begin to describe how grateful i am that i get to work at such an amazing salon. it's already been so much fun and i can't wait to see what my future brings me there. 

to team ninth ave,

i love you guys, and am so glad i know you guys and get to work with you both every day!

come on in and check us out, you won't regret it!

2013

in 2013:

nick and i moved to salt lake {our 5th move}

our friend pam visited from germany 

i participated in my schools hair show

went to the bon jovi concert with my friend sari

went to wendover with nick, my sister and her husband to see gabriel iglesias

went on many bike rides downtown

dressed up like an 80's girl and ran around salt lake valley playing spy games with my school

quit my job at sweet home chicago pizzeria 

i turned 24

i graduated hair school

i went to vegas for the first time with my bestie and my instructors from school

went to kentucky with nick and my parents {nicks first trip there!}

got a job at cookie cutters

nick quit his job at the rec center {hurray!}

got a letter from myself 10 years ago {i was in 8th grade, and wanted to be a hairstylist then too!}

had a friend from hair school pass away, i've never felt so close to my TA family {miss you all the time ashley}

left my job at cookie cutters, got a job at hip salon

did a service project in memory of my sweet nephew jack

chopped my hair off {its growing back super fast!}

nick turned 26

went to the relient k concert with my brother

helped my sister in law decorate her tree for the festival of trees for jack

went to the kurt bestor christmas concert with my family

got nick a gun for christmas

went to the hockey game for new years

and to top of the last of 2013, got a new job closer to home

i'd say, 2013 was a GREAT year! so excited to see what 2014 brings us!!

here's to a new year! bring it on 2014!