No time is just not an excuse anymore...

I promised myself that when I quit my full time job I was gonna blog more. But its been a week and I haven't really kept up. I guess I will use the "I'm lazy" excuse!

Working at the salon full time has been so great! I'm not that busy yet but I know I'll get there. I just love being able to talk to people every day and help them look good and feel better about themselves. It's very rewarding! My schedule is Tuesday 1-8, Wed thru Fri 10-4 and Saturday 9-6. Kirk is liking it too because he can work the early shift from 7-4 so we're both home a couple hours earlier which is super nice!

On the flip side of quitting my job, I've found that its really hard to get things done when you have alot of free time. I have a task list of about a hundred things and about a hundred more things that I want to learn to do but I can never seem to organize myself. I can organize an office, no problem, but when it comes to my life, I think I'm just too impatient. I like everything right here, right now and I don't like coming up with ideas on how to get things done. If anyone has suggestions on this, please let me know! Or, if anyone wants to organize it for me... Just Kidding!

I guess this is good practice for when I am a stay at home mom. If I can learn to organize myself now, then when I have kids and more activities, it will be easier for me to control. At least, that is what I keep telling myself!

As far as news goes, my dad came into town last week for a couple days to trade cars. He took my brothers old Saturn that has been sitting in my driveway, broken, for more than a year and gave me his 1991 Chevy Caprice that he doesn't want to drive anymore. Thanks Dad! Let me tell ya though, this car, nicknamed "The Boat" is SWEET! Just ask anyone that has taken a ride with me so far! It has bench seats, nice maroon interiors, automatic locks and windows and a freakin' awesome stereo with a tape player included! Yeah, so if you ever feel like rockin' it out to Disney or Classical, call me anytime!

I love Weezer!!!!

My husband is the best! On Saturday night, he took me to see one of my favorite bands at the state fair. It was easy for him though, cause it was one of his favorites too! Weezer was amazing! They sang every song I wanted to hear and ended with one of my all time favorites, Buddy Holly! In the hallway, there was a poster of Weezer with one head cut out. I took a picture of my friend Bekah as a member of Weezer!

Pink Surprise

Ok, this is it! The last day of my life as a business lady! Three cheers for me! In honor of this mementos occasion, I gave myself a pink surprise!

Omar's Retreat Salon & Day Spa

Hello all!
As many of you know, I will be working full time at Omar's Retreat beginning next week. In honor of this memorable occasion, I will be offering discounts for new and exisiting clients.

New clients that come in will automatically get $10.00 off any cut or color between now and the end of the year! It's a fabolous offer! Also, existing clients can get $10.00 off any cut or color every time they refer a friend. This is an offer that doesn't expire!

If you would like to participate in this amazing offer, see me and I can provide you with the referral card you need to bring to the salon when you get your $10.00 off service. You only need to write the name of the person you referred on the card so I can verify they came or are coming to see me. You can call the salon or my cell to make your appointment.

I hope everyone will take part, and help me grow my buisness! I deeply appreciate all the wonderful clients I already have and hope to add you to that awesome list! Thanks so much!

Also, if you can, please pass this info around to friends and family you know would like to participate in this great offer!

Thanks!
Laura Spencer
Stylist
Omars Retreat Day Spa & Salon
6638 Superstition Springs Blvd.
Mesa, AZ 85206
480-615-6337 Salon
480-620-7462 Laura Cell
www.omarsalon.com

5 Days Left!!!

Mondays are not fun for me. I hate that feeling that the weekend is over. But today, after a fit of the "Mondays" I realized that today is the last Monday I get to grumble at! Only 5 more days and counting, and then I can be at my salon full time! Yeah! In case you didn't know, I'll only be working Tuesday - Saturday so I'll get a two day weekend again! It's gonna be a good week! :)

NYC!!!

Ok, finally I am going to put up pictures about our awesome trip to NYC! The idea was to go visit Kirk's parents in Connecticut for some much needed R/R. We invited a couple of our close friends to join us. Once we realized how close everything thing is up north, the ideas started flowing. We decided to make the most of our much needed vacation and visit everything we could possibly fit under the sun! Melissa & Charlie Udy, Brian & Lori Munoz and us flew into Providence, RI and Kirk's wonderful parents picked us up drove us back to their place via the beach. It was completly dark but still fun to see. The next two days we spent in NYC. We took the train and got to spend the night in a hotel, which cost a fortune, by the way, in Manhattan. Some of the sights we saw were the Statue of Liberty, Time Square, China Town, Little Italy, Cental Park, Musem of Natural History (though we didnt go in cause it was closed), and Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. It was SO MUCH FUN!!!! The next day, we went to the spanish branch with Kirk's mom. She is the Stake Primary President and the spanish branch was having the primary presentation. It was so cute! Then we went to the beach (during daylight this time). We were the typical tourists taking so many pictures! PS - that is why it took me so long to get this post up cause I had to sift though all 700 pictures! Ok, so then Brian & Lori had to go home (*tear*). The rest of us packed up and went to Boston. First we stopped at Plymouth Rock, which we didnt even see cause it was raining, but we did see the Mayflower II. Then in Boston, we saw the Minute Men trail in Lexington/Concord, The Boston Temple and the Freedom Trail with this awesome tour guide dressed up like James Otis. We decided we learned more about history from the 90 minute tour than we ever did in our whole life! The last couple of days were spent relaxing. We went shopping one day and ate at a mom & pop soda shop that Kirk likes and took his parents out to a nice dinner for putting up with us all week. Sadly the day came where we had to go home. It was a good trip but frankly, I was ready to get back to my little puppy! Thanks so much to the Heaths for watching her!!! Ya'll are the best!!! :)

PS...

Sorry, there are 4 volumes of pictures! :) Like I said, we were picture-aholics!

General Conference

General Conference is so great! I love to hear the words of the Prophet and other General Authorities. Kirk brought home some muffins yesterday so we could keep a tradition his family has.

It's hard to pick out one specific talk or thought that was my favorite so I'll share a few. In the first session today Sister Dalton, General YW President talked about our virtue. She reminds us to understand our own identity and to never underestimate your righteous influence on others. She also said to be the first to make a stand, even if you're the only one. I loved the way she spoke about importance of returning to virtue. President Monson spoke of the joy in life right now. He reminds us to find joy in the journey and to not let life pass us by. Russell M. Nelson's talk during the second session stuck out to me. He talked about the sanctity of marriage and the blessings of having a temple marriage. It made me remember how grateful I am to be sealed in the temple for all eternity with a man I love and adore so much! I am grateful we have a temple so close that we can remind ourselves of the covenants we made there. William Oswald taught us about teaching. I loved this talk because teaching is my calling. He gave us 3 guides to teaching; show love to those you teach and call them by name; teach from the scriptures; and encourage pondering on spiritual thoughts. And finally, Elder Quentin L Cook gave a wonderful talk on opposition. I'll always remember him saying 'I hope you know, we had a hard time.'

So, those are my thoughts on conference. I was sad that I missed Saturdays because of work but am glad at the spiritual feast I was able to partake of today. On a sillier note, here are a couple of pictures of what the other two members of my family we up to during conference. Trixie was fervently chasing a light under the coffee table and Kirk thought he'd learn by osmosis! :) I hope everyone had an amazing conference weekend!