Do you want the good news or the bad news?

Lets go with the bad first, and get it out of the way. Remember my "perfect" job?
Esthetician right down the street from my home in a beooootiful salon? Where I instantly connected with the owner? Love at first sight ya might say. Then I got what I thought was the bad news, that the salon was moving locations to the next town, which seriously is 5-7 minutes away depending on traffic. Well, I really got the bad news now! In the new location there is a woman who does massage therapy and apparently is set up for facials and in her contract she has that no other eshtetician or massage therapist can lease in the same building as she. That sux for me people! New Boss says lets not give up yet, there may be a way around it and at the very least we can explain that I would not be "stealing" business from her but rather working from within the salon client base (which is 450 people!!) Here are some pics of my beoooootiful salon.




Oh! The good news. My frenemy & I have not spoken one whole year. The husband and her boyfriend are super good friends and we use to socialize all the time together on a regular basis, and I worked for the frenemy. This past weekend the husband & I were invited to a wedding and I knew the frenemy would be there and I had a sick feeling we would be seated at the same table so I had major anxiety. So, we go to the wedding and we are seated at the same table!!! To make a long story short the frenemy came up to me and gave me a hug and we started talking and just decided it was water under the bridge and we both mutually missed each other so "we're back together" hee hee. The friendship is back on and I am pretty pleased about that! Now, we can all hang out together again! When the frenemy & I were not speaking our mutual friends would hang out with us individually and now the dynamics are such that we can all hang together! the end.

Mr. Big Quotes

Carrie: Have you?

Mr. Big: Have I what?

Carrie: Ever been in love?

Mr. Big: Absofuckinglutely.

Big: After a while, you just want to be with the one who makes you laugh.

Carrie: What do you want?Mr. Big: Why don't we save time and you just tell me what I want?

Mac's newest face

The newest face of MAC makeup is Raquel Welch. She is absolutely lovely. I cannot believe she is 67!!
Raquel is the latest in a series of celebrities modeling for the trendy makeup.

5 things about me (+ a couple extras)

I've been tagged! by CuteJewess http://cutejewess.blogspot.com/. So, I get to share 5 things you didn't know about me.1. Well, I can remember celebrity gossip and names of models but I cant't remember my drivers license number. 2. I had a size 8 foot had sassy and it went to a size 9, then had sweet and it went to a 10... & you wonder why I don't have a third! 3. I've been engaged 4 times but married 2x. 4. I'm a democrat, I believe in Global Warming, & I would vote for Bill Clinton if he could run again. 5. I can give a brazillian wax, but I'm afraid to get one!!! 6. I eat cherry tomatoes like candy! 7. I saw the Dalai Lama and Joel Osteen in the same year. 8. I could sit by the pool in Vegas ALL DAY . I think every few posts I'll add a couple more things, till I get to a 100. So, Anny http://annyslife.blogspot.com/, Paul http://nomilk.blogspot.com/, Jeff http://www.cforcooking.com/, LG http://www.girldateslondon.com/, Debbie http://debbiedoeslife.blogspot.com/ you've been tagged!

red carpet

I am more interested in the red carpet than the actual awards show. I couldn't seem to find a red carpet pre show this year though. I saw Clint Eastwood at the movies over the holidays and he looks better in real life than on t.v. and his wife Dina is prettier in person too, back in the day I stood next to her in aerobics. (I haven't gone in years which might explain why I look the way I do and Dina looks the way she does! ) Angelina Jolie really looked glamorous and Beyonce looked trashy. Jen Garner looked really cute.

I still look at Brad and Angelina and wonder where Jen is!? Oh, well, sometimes its nice to forget your own worries and world and just watch the red carpet.

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guess who's coming to cali?

more becks : 6/21/06, 7/2/06, 9/17/06

rocker

A year ago christmas (2005!!) the husband got me a rokr cell phone. Technology is such that I'm sure it is considered a relic now! vintage! The thing is the phone holds a 100 songs. Sassy & Sweet think that is "dumb" I mean Ipods hold, what a 1000 - 5000 songs? I never even downloaded songs, I simply used the phone as well... a phone. AH! brainstorm, if I am to be on the dummy worldwide workout blog http://datingdummy.blogspot.com/ I should be listening to tunes! So a year later I don't know how to download a song , but Sweet does and I told her to pick some music Mommy can workout too. I'm like a kid with a new toy. I am actually humming along and smiling now as I walk/jog and I'm not one to sit still at a concert so I gotta be boppin' my head as I doing my thing. I am oblivious to the cars and people around me. (at 7:15 am its really on moms and school kids anyhow) Oh, here are the songs Sweet downloaded for me. Akon Smack that (ya i'm up for mother of the year on that one) but who doesn't like a little slim shady? Ludacris Money Maker, Boston Augustina, Carrie Underwood Before he Cheats, Eminem Just loose it, jayZ Show me what you got, Nickelback Rockstar, The Fray. So, I'm diggin' my vintage phone and my new toy, a whole year later.

Nicey Nice

LL Cool J. Ladies Love Cool James. aCG Cool James. aCaligurl Loves Cool James. aCaligurls husband says "what happened to becks?"( one on each continent husband!!!)

what?

I stopped by my future place of employement today. Ya, know the perfect salon within in walking distance of my home. So I start chatting with the owner and she gets all happy and says guess what? **ahem*** guess what, the salon owner decided she would like to move to the next town. WHAT???????? this is my dream place, what do you mean move? So, the next town is only 7 minutes away.... I know, no big deal, but this was to be the perfect job in the perfect town. I actually start on Thursday, so for a bit I'll be in the space I adore. The move takes place mid March. The new boss goes on to say, "we'll get a view of the ocean" . What do you mean "we'll" I mean I plan to be so busy with clients, I won't get to see the view. I am bummed to say the least, but I am fortunate that right out of school and within a month of getting my license I actually have a pretty sa weeeeet job. So, thats the lastest on my spa tacular career.

It has been a splendid 2 weeks while Sweet was on christmas vacation. or should i say winter break, I believe that is the pc way to say it. Anyway, we stayed up late, hit a few movies, didn't worry about homework, which by the way 1/2 the 7th grade homework i can't even help her with 'cause i don't know what the heck it is! We slept in every morning, 'till 8 or 9 am!! Ahh, but all good things eventually come to an end. That end was this morning when Sweet went back to school. Geez, I had to set the alarm at 6am to get her up as she sleeps thru the alarm and then it takes me about 20 minutes just to get her butt out of bed!(Gosh, remember the days in middle school and high school when you could sleep for days?) as she signed up for 0 period, which means she takes an extra class and has to be at school by 7:10. We live just blocks from school and technically she could walk but we just make it getting out the door and driving! I dropped her off this a.m. and parked the car and walked. It actually was a beautiful morning and once I started walking it was all good. The day was off to a good start!****** I have had 2 out of 5 interviews I have scheduled for this month and I have been offered 2 positions. Yah!!! I had 99% accepted the first offer until I had the second interview and saw the room I will be working in and now I am 99% I would prefer that job. As soon as I accept and start working I will post pictures of the facial room I'll be in. The room is in a high end salon and it is so beautiful and the room has a wall water fountain and is painted in light greens and turquoises. There won't be a client that comes in that won't be pampered and relaxed!! My goal has been to stay right in my town close enough that I can walk to work if I like, and guess what, it looks like it will be happening. I live in a town on the ocean where the city hall clock chimes a couple times a day! Some people would find it boring and too small town but I love it. If I need to get a city rush I can always head over the hill to San Francisco or San Jose. I still have 3 more interviews and even though they are further away I would still like to see what my options are. I'll keep ya posted!

new years eve

This new years eve was quite uneventful. Sweet & Sassy were with their father, so the husband & I cooked together and just kinda hung out at home. I had steak & garlic shrimp and he had shrimp in a pasta sauce (got the recipes from giada/everyday italian) anyway, we had tivoed di vinnci code and we were all set. I even bought a bottle of champagne, that is still in the fridge! I love diet coke and he loves lime diet coke, so there you go. At about 11:30 I turned on Dick Clark's NYE special. It was sad (& sorta uncomfortable) to watch and listen to Dick talk. I feel bad that I even feel uncomfortable about it, but it was a bummer to watch him struggle . I think Ryan Seacrest did a great job and I caught Christina Aguirre's performance, that girl can see but what a snot when she is not singing! Did anyone else see it? So, that was our rockin' new years eve. I wish everyone a healthy, happy '07 cheers to blog friends !!

the blog wide workout

So the Dummy http://datingdummy.blogspot.com/ started a workout group amoungst the bloggers. I signed up and I like it because it motivates me to do my walking. We all report at the end of the week and Dummy tracks our progress (or lack of!!) Anyway, my girlfriend lives a couple blocks away and she calls me to see if I want to walk. YES! I am so glad she asks me. She walks, she hikes, bikes and does yoga and is in great shape so I got all geared up to go. As I am walking to her house I get a text "meet me at the bakery?" sure, ok, we can meet there. Guess what! She went on a 3 hour hike with the husband yesterday so all she really wanted was to catch up over coffee and a giant cinnamon roll. wtf???? I didn't eat,! just had a cup of coffee. We chatted for about an hour and she said she needed to head home. Hmmm should I go home or walk?? Praise be, I chose the latter and went down to the walking path on the ocean and huffed and puffed by myself. At least I feel good I walked, but damn ... the bakery?? ****for a little inspiration check out: susanoseen.blogspot.com she has a great before & after pic.

Kid Rock Christmas

With the money and status Kid Rock has and the reputation for being a bad boy I don't think we would first think of Kid as a humanitarian. I read (& copied some of his personal pics and blog entrys regarding his trip to Iraq) Kid spent the holiday with our troops and I am sure he lifted morale and at least let the soldiers have a moment where they were not thinking about their worries or troubles. Way to go Kid, you Rock! http://www.kidrock.com/

"7:15am, Dec 26th, Iraq. Wow, what a Christmas. Christmas breakfast was pretty good. Toured some of Saddam's many palaces (money cannot buy taste still holds very true!) meeting more and more soldiers on the way. Things were pretty grim when we learned another IED bomb hit one of our hummers on a mission. I went with the captain immediately to the hospital in Baghdad and hung with two soldiers who were injured. One of the other soldiers I do not think made it. I said a prayer for him...We met another soldier who had been hit by a sniper the day before. He was doing well and one of the most amazing things about these guys who are injured is how quickly they want to get well and back in the field - incredible. Took pics and hung with alot of the hospital staff, great people. Back to the base where I participated in a long tradition of serving holiday meals along side the higher ranking personnel to our troops. Took another Blackhawk ride to our next stop (camp Rustamiyah) which is in a pretty crazy area. Lots of pics and whatnot, I was told over and over "I cant believe you came here to this camp, no one like you has ever been here before, thank you." That made me feel good, and a bit intimidated, taking it that we were in a pretty bad area. When you're flying in and out of dangerous areas in Blackhawks and riding though the streets of Iraq in Humvees, it's pretty scary. I don't care who you are, it makes you think about things ALOT differently. Took an hour nap and when nightfall came we jumped on another Blackhawk and headed to another camp (I apologize my memory sux) for another huge meet n greet Christmas night. All the soldiers were so thankful and expressed how much it meant to them that I chose to spend my Christmas in Iraq with them - but it's really the other way around - their smiles, stories, and will made me proud to be amongst them, proud to be American. This is definitely the most rewarding Christmas I have ever had and I am so happy and humbled to be here with them. I smoked a cigar and crashed!! (Did I mention this is a dry country?? It is, and that sux!!) Merry Christmas from Iraq."

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmakah! (ya, i watch the O.C.!!) Here's to a Happy Healthy New Year 2007

mud slingin'

Are you a Rosie fan? A Donald fan? I use to really like the Rosie Show (before she "came out" and was "in love" with Tom Cruise) If it is possible it seems she is even more opinionated that ever. Now that Babs Walters has her on The View maybe the power has gone to her head. The Donald, though he is amusing I don't really care for him. Forgive me (its the holiday season) but he just seems like a pig. (in every sense of the word) I watched a clip of the mud slinging and actually it was pretty funny and both of them said things we probably all think. Rosie:(*combed her hair to one side) the Donald filed for bankruptcy and never paid his creditors. He was married,(Ivana) had children, had an affair. Got married again,(Marla) had a child, had an affair. Married again, (Melina) had a child..... on & on. Rosy wants to know what makes him a moral compass to make the decision to keep the current Miss USA Tara Connor. (after allegations of misbehavior not conducive to a roll model) I think typically everyone is afraid of The Donald and Rosie is not, and that is refreshing. The Donald: (*with his hair combed to the side.. oh wait thats real. ) He denied filing for bankruptcy, clever wording since he personally did not , but business wise.. anyway he called Rosie "our nice fat little Rosie" oh my gawd!! He threatened to send some some pals over to steal Rosie's wife/girlfriend Kellie. How funny is that? He also said he is going to sue Rosie for her false statements because it "would be fun". He is so childish, wah wah. It was quite humorous to watch and I hate to admit Rosie was hilarious, and you can't dispute the facts. Oh and my opinion on Miss USA, she's an attractive blond. The 3rd Mrs. Trump should be worried!

boombox holiday music

http://podcast.fredflare.com/boombox/flare_player.html if you are looking for some fun holiday music, click on fred and dj chris has a fun selection . sammy davis jr. jose feliciano, jackson 5, the ronettes! vince guaraldi (linus & lucy!!) i'm dancing as i dust and vaccum! and luckily no one is home because i'm sure i am the only one enjoying my off key singing at the top of my lungs! (check out dj jen too "she's a bad mamajama".

hummin' along

I made my triple chocolate*"boondt" cake for the husband to take to work. And I finally made a batch of my great grandmothers snowball cookies. I was so stressed about State Boards I didn't do my usual pre-planning for christmas. Then when I passed my test I proceeded to get sick so I lost a whole week. Anyway, as of today I am getting better and at least I got some baking started.
*i love to say boondt every since my big fat greek wedding!! do you remember the scene??

the door,the ornaments, the tree! (my tree!)

got the tree

ok, the husband came home with a tree!!

*** i'm a shmuck!! i feel bad ,thats not my tree!!! now i'm getting comments how pretty it is!! i will have my tree pic up tonite!!

I have a cold, or is it the flu? according to the symptom guide i don't know what i have! anyway, all i know is i haven't gotten a christmas tree (usually have that first week of december) I don't have any shopping done, usually have that done as well. I was so stressed about my state board that i think i wore out my resistance, because i swear driving home after the test i had sore throat symptoms and now 6 days later i am still not well. yikes! gotta get something under the tree (well first i gotta get a tree) for sweet & sassy! We have a tradition, ,throughout the year i put all my spare change in a bucket and then the day after thanksgiving sweet, sassy & myself go and cash in all the change. The girls get to split it. First they pick a charity of their choice, sassy chose food bank and sweet chose spca. (they have to put 10%) then what is left they can christmas shop with. We have done that and we have done the packages for anysoldier so I feel good about that, but we need to put the tree up!! And I only got one work out in for the work out crew. Yikes again, its roll call tomorrow. Hope you all are well and have your tree up!! Happy Holidays! Happy Hanukkah.

christmas cheer xtra

i just spoke with *sweet's english teacher, she thought it would be wonderful to have the class write holiday greetings to include in the boxes to any soldier. http://www.anysoldier.com/
i know this is such a small thing but if we can put a smile on some faces it will be worth it. i am so thankful for all i have and my family and my friends and it really saddens me that these young men and women are alone and scared. shouldn't we all be able to be thankful and peaceful? i'm out the door to drop off some holiday cards to the school.


*sweet= younger daughter

Christmas Cheer

I found a site to help bring a little bit of cheer to our soldiers this christmas. It is so sad to me that men & women are fighting in another county and they do not get to spend the holidays surrounded by family and friends. Although Isuppose the troops they are stationed with have become their family and friends. I sent out a couple care packages today. If you have the time to read the site, you will see the simplest things will spread joy. For one a card or letter. Movies, popcorn, etc... I want to show gratitude to our troops and I hope my package brightens the day for them. http://www.anysoldier.com/
Wouldn't it be great if we all took a moment to send a card or note or christmas card saying hello, we appreciate you and pray for your safe return.

I'm officially an Este'

I passed my State Board written & practical test!! I now have my CA State Esthetican License. I am still in shock! I will be writing soon!

I'm a fruitcake

oh oh oh i just had to copy this from chrysanthemum tea !! take the test! i'm a fuitcake.... is that traditional, classic or nutty???

what crappy christmas gift are you?
www.blogthings.com/whatcrappychristmasgiftareyouquiz/

I sent the "what crappy xmas gift are you" to my sissie. word in. she's ugly underwear. oh that cracks me up.

talk the talk walk the walk

Well, I have been checking in at Dummy'shttp://datingdummy.blogspot.com/ to see how everyone is doing on the group effort workout. I think most everyone goes to the gym, although my workout is walking. I have not done ANYTHING! in 6 months , so walking is working out to me! Dummy says we have "accountability" & because of this simple statement I have walked 3 times this week. Believe me,this is huge! Ironically, I went to my annual doctors appt. this past October. And from Oct. 2005 to Oct 2006 I have gained exactly 15lbs. whf?? I mean i knew I had gained "alittle" but you should have seen the look on the good Dr's face! I am 5'71/2 so I have height as an advantage, and my husband doesn't like stick skinny (like i used to be) and he is constantly telling me he thinks I look good. Ultimately, I don't feel super fly fine so I am gonna keep on walkin' and loose 10lbs by my birthday in February.

books on my christmas list

peppermint cake

For the holiday season I am addicted to Trader Joe Pepppermint Cookies. (note to DD, Anny & Jcutness, in between workouts (hee hee) These cookies are amazing and I crushed them and put them in the middle of two chocolate cakes. Actually, I spread a layer of frosting, a layer of crushed peppermint cookies, a layer of homeade whip cream, then the second chocolate layer cake frosting, whip cream and crushed cookies.
Absolutely delightful, not a crumb left. hmmm hmmm good. p.s. thank you to cute jewess & http://leslyfinnsart.blogspot.com/ for telling me to hit F5 to get my pic's on!!

help posting a picture

I can't post pictures! Can anyone help? 'cause the help section isn't helping me. When I go to post there is no longer an option for me to change the font/and add pictures. Anyone?