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Tithing settlement is one of my most favorite meetings I have every year. I love being able to go in and say that I paid "ALL" of my tithes in full. It's nice to know that God gives us some freebies. I remember really struggling with my tithing as a young kid. Over the years I was shown very plainly that EVERY TIME (without fail) if I would just pay my tithing generously and with a happy heart I would get what I needed. Obviously I am not rich but I have what I need and I have always been able to make ends meet.

While I was waiting to talk with the bishop I was looking over my fasts and tithe offerings and I realized I made twice as much as I did last year! That was a good feeling. This last year was rough and I don't think I had a steady job for more then 6 months of it, too much going on. All I can say is that the Lord has really blessed me and I am so thankful for my cosmetology license. I have worked half as hard and half as often as I did last year and I made twice as much, that's a good trade. I LoVe what I do, it's one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Warranty

About 2 weeks ago I opened my cell phone and noticed the hinge was bulging. By the end of that day the right side

was TOTALLY broken. What a pain in the butt right? And of corse I was just about exactly a year into my contract, which meant a broken phone for the next year. Yeah that wasn't going to work. So I began to look into my options. This weekend I went to the Verizon store and got the BEST news I have EVER gotten in a situation like this. Apparently the LG model I had was defective and they had so many breaking that it was under warranty for 14 months. Which meant a new phone for Kari, Frick yes haha!! I just had to share that I was so happy! Every time I've had a phone break they have basically told me tuff luck so I took a picture of my broken phone right before they took it from me. I could just see the lady's face while I took a picture of my broken phone so I could blog about it, "weirdo".

Having a Moment

Just as a disclaimer this post may make no sense and may be extremly vauge, consider yourself warned. It's been a while since I was on here to vent but lately I have been having what I like to call Moments. My whole day will go just fine no one will be rude and nothing too bad or out of the ordinary will happen. Then just after I go to bed I will start to feel absolutely miserable. My mind will start stewing over anything and everything that I might have said or done that was "stupid" (I can't think of a better word). We all are our own harshest critics right? I will find myself laying in bed for HOURS sometimes just obsessing over little nothings that happened that day or anytime recently. It's like I can't shut my brain down and it won't stop talking!

Of corse you all know that I have declared this year as my year to learn paitence. Can I just say I think I'm getting worse? Ugh, not even sure how that's possible but whatever. I just find myself either wishing I had followed an impulse or wishing I hadn't, way to often. It seems like when I don't follow them I regret it because I find out later that it would have been worth it. Or when I do follow them I find myself in a situation where I get hurt, ouch. I just can't get over how intense my feelings get as soon as I'm alone and my brain can start wandering.

My solutions thus far have been to A. Sleep/ nap or B. Go out and be with people. The first one does wonders if I can get myself to sleep but we all know that sleeping too much is NOT a solution to anything. However in my defense it's so nice to not have to think and have everthing shutdown, no more thoughts. My second option is obviously the better of the two. Maybe that's why I like doing hair so much. I like to do things for people that make them happy. Everyone (including men) have to admit that getting your hair done feels pretty darn good. Not only that but then I can listen to their problems and not mine. Going along with that I find myself with my Mom ALL the time. I just like being with other people. Also it helps that my Mom is like a constant beam of sunshine with a breath of fresh air. I love her so much.

Anyways I guess that's why people aren't supposed to be alone. When you're alone you are weak, we are all better off with someone around us (almost always). It would just be nice to have some one besides my poor family to vent to sometimes. But I have a hard time sharing specifics with people because most of the time I just need to be angry or irritated for a while and then it's over. This whole year I feel like I have had to wait for everything I want, and it's not like they are all selfish things. Then it seems like too often I either don't get what it was I wanted at all or it's in such a timely matter I don't even want it anymore. Can't a person have what they want when they want it just once in a while?! That's the question I find myself asking all the time. If you have read this far bless your soul, I'm just ranting about nothing. But as usual I feel better having put some of my tangled thoughts into words.

6 Months

Colin is 6 months old! The first two pictures of him are his 5 month ones. When I first saw his pictures they immediately reminded me of the ones of me. So I posted them together we are such cute babies! Colin's family is so lucky he's cute haha even if he doesn't sleep at night.

We are all smiles

baby blue eyes
Baby grins

Sucking on our lips

This is what his family gets to look forward to this Christmas. This is my "what? I wasn't going to take the ornamant off the tree, I just want to touch it a little".

Luck? I think not

I managed to drag out my job at the retail store almost 3 months before I started hitting the streets for hair jobs again. As you all know I have been attending my family ward, most of this year. Occasionally I will go to YSA for FHE, activities and of corse institute. But this last Sunday I met up with a gal I had gone to school with and the rest is History. I got another job! Hah I couldn't even believe it once again it just fell into my lap, and I was hired on the spot. I went in all dressed nice with a resume and she didn't even interview me. At first I was thinking "wow how lucky am I?!" and then I was like that is NOT luck. I almost NEVER go to the singles branch for church and the one Sunday (since August?) I decide to go with David, 3 other branches meet with our branch and it just so happens that my friend is in one of those branches. Once again blessed beyond belief.

Also I am going to start a blog with the hair that I do/ have done on it so I can let everyone see

my skills. Hopefully that will help me obtain a much needed clientele. This job is booth rent I'm super nervous because I have to buy all my supplies before I can do any hair. If any of you want to come and see me the info is on facebook and I would LOVE to have you come in and say hi! The salon is a bit of a spa as well so they offer pedicures, tanning, facials the whole deal and it's soooo cute! Here's a doll head I did in school. I called it the Emo-Cruella Devil haha the picture sucks because I took it with my cell phone but it was some AwEsOmE hair!