Wind In Your Hair. Summer Hair Trend.

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When people ask you about your stylist you can tell them that this summer the wind is your hair dresser. Everything you need for fashionable hair setting are well-groomed hair and warm air stream from your hairdryer.

But don't forget that hot wind and sun can overdry your hair. Soft shampoo and mask are summer must-haves. And let the wind be your stylist this summer.

1. Shampoo Dramatic Moisture Shampoo, Clinique Hair Care.
2. Conditioner Dramatic Moisture Conditioner, Clinique Hair Care.
3. Shampoo after sun UV Rescue, Redken.
4. Mask Hair Sensation, Lancôme.

Summer is flying by!

Wow, I can't believe tomorrow is the last day of June! The summer is going by so fast at the Grant home. We have been busy every weekend, we haven't even made it to church in over a month.

This past week Michael Jackson died. It was a shock to everyone and the news coverage is still going on! He was so talented, but he was a troubled person. I hope he has now found some peace.

This past weekend Gary and I went to Hot Springs for his family's annual "Grant Getaway." This sign welcomed us when we arrived at the condos. We spent the weekend chatting with the family, and hanging by the pool. The girls even went and got manicures and pedicures. It was good to see the whole Grant clan.

Last night when we got back we went to dinner and a movie with some friends. We saw "The Proposal" with Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock. It was so funny! Loved it!

Today I spent the day cleaning and doing laundry. Being a "grown-up" stinks sometimes. I am realizing paying bills, working, cleaning house and cooking dinner can wear on a person real quick! But, it's life. However, one thing I do enjoy about having our own place is decorating it! This is a painting Kate did for our bedroom recently. It adds so much color to the room!

I registered for my first 5k online tonight. It is on July 11th at the Big Dam Bridge in Little Rock. Brooke and I are preparing for our first half marathon in Memphis, TN in December! A 5k is 10 miles shorter than the 13 mile half marathon, but it is a good start. I am looking forward to pushing myself in a way I never have before.

This is a short week since the salon will be closed Sat. for the 4th of July. I am looking forward to our 3rd weekend in a row in Hot Springs. It has been nice to have a few Saturdays with Gary for a change. This time we will be at my parents condo with Laura and Caleb. It should be a great time! Now I just have to make through the next 4 days...

Father's Day weekend.

Gary spent all last week in Austin, TX working. It was a pretty uneventful week for me. I did a lot of researching for our upcoming trip to Europe in April, watched HGTV, went to the Trav's game with Kate, and spent the night with Lyndsey in White Hall.

This weekend, we went to the lake with my family for Father's Day. We did a lot of laying out by the pool (I have a good start on my summer tan now), rode on the boat (I even got on the tube with John Allen... but I only lasted about 2 minutes before I was thrown off), played cards, cooked out, and went to Pirate's Cove for a round of mini golf (I came in 2nd to Dad with only 6 over par!). It was a good time, lots of relaxing!

Gary took off work today since he was gone all last week, and we hung out. We came back from the lake around 1, and spent the afternoon reading and watching TV together. It's back to work tomorrow... it gets harder every week to drag myself out of bed on Tuesday mornings, and I am sure tomorrow will be no exception.

Weekend? What weekend?

Gary and I have been very busy the past few weeks. I have had to work on location weddings 3 weekends in a row. Weddings are fun, but it's a lot of work loading and unloading all of your stuff. We have enjoyed sitting on our back porch, eating dinner, and having a glass of wine a few times this week. I even got inspired at a pampered chef party last Sunday night to make a homemade pizza this week! It turned out wonderful!

We did get to go to the lake for the day last Saturday. My parents rented a condo for the summer on Lake Hamilton, so we are looking forward to heading out there several more times before the end of summer. I decided since I have been working weddings on Sundays, to just close up shop. It was so nice to be out on the water. However, I did come home looking like a lobster. SPF 50 is in order for our next trip!

Last night I threw my friend, Lyndsey, a bachelorette party at our house. We were picked up by a limo, taken to dinner at Lulav (downtown), and taken back home in the limo. The food was amazing, but I paid for all the mussels and sea scallops when I got home... When we got back, we had dessert, played some games, Lyndsey opened her gifts and we watched "Just Married". 3 of the girls spent the night, so Gary got booted out to the couch. It was a great time, good to see some friends for out of town and celebrate Lyndsey and Bert's upcoming marriage.

Gary got up early this morning at started packing to head to Austin, TX for a week. Jenkins Enterprises got licensed to sell University of Texas, Longhorns items, so he is going to 3 major cities in Texas on 3 separate weeks this summer to get things going. As for me, I think the bed and a good book sound really good for today.

Katherine Grant Salon and Spa turns 1!

A year ago today was the first day in the salon! My how time has flown!! Last May when I decided to jump in head first and open my own salon, I think Gary thought I was nuts. I had only been doing hair in a salon for 4 months and had little to no clientele. But, he was a patient and supportive husband and let me take money out of our savings and borrow more from my family to pursue my dream.

When I look back over the past year, I am amazed by how blessed we have been. My clientele has tripled. I went from having 3 and 4 hours of dead time a day to having almost no dead time each day. We have been able to support our lifestyle and completely pay back all the debt. I wrote the last check to my parents today. Oh happy day!

Tonight when I got home Gary had a card for me on the kitchen counter congratulating me on my first year as an entrepreneur. On the back of the card was a multiple choice question: "Pick one of the following: a. bathroom package, b. kitchen package, or c. landscaping/back porch expansion package." These are three areas I have been dying to update on our house. I am thrilled to have a new project! After much consideration, I think I am gonna go with the bathroom package. This will include new toilets in both bathrooms (ours don't flush properly and continue to run after every flush... very annoying!), new floors in both bathrooms (no more 1960s tile), and a new shower in our bathroom (goodbye peach shower!). What a sweet husband I have.

After dinner we went to my parents and had a champagne toast to the future of our business. In the next year my goals are:

a. fill the third chair with a responsible stylist

b. find a new massage therapist to rent our open room

c. double our retail sales

d. be able to hire a cleaning crew so Gary and I don't have to spend our weekend cleaning the salon.

All this to say, I am so thankful for my supportive family, my amazing co-worker (Kate), and my faithful clientele. Thanks for making Katherine Grant Salon and Spa the success it has been in its first year.

Weekend Update.

We had an eventful weekend. So I was pretty worn out today. Here are the highlights:

Friday:

We went to Meghan and Andrew's apartment. Meghan and I got to video chat with Lauren and Kristin, who are all the way in Korea! Kristin is visiting Lauren for 3 weeks. It was awesome to all four be able to see and hear each other. We got to talk for about an hour. It sounds like Lauren is having a lot of fun living and working in Seoul.

Afterwards we played an intense game of Taboo. Girls vs. Boys. Girls won!

Saturday:

After work Gary and I headed out to the country for our Sunday school class party. A couple in our class have a beautiful home in the woods on 15 acres of land. We had dinner and the girls had fun playing with all the babies, while the guys shot skeet. Gary finally got to shoot the shotgun he got for his birthday, and he was pretty dang good too!

Sunday:

Sunday was a long day for me. I left to head to Mt. Magazine in Paris, AR to work at a wedding at 7:30am. I got there around 10, started on the first bridesmaid's hair at 11, and 9 bridesmaids later finished right before the ceremony at 5:15! The ceremony was beautiful! The view was amazing! I got to see a lot of OBU alumni. After the wedding and reception I left and headed home. I pulled in the driveway at 11. I was pooped, plugged in the heating pad and went straight to bed.

Monday:

I got to sleep in today, and it was oh so nice! Gary and I went to the dentist. We left with a good report, no cavities! So, we went and celebrated and got ice cream. Is that bad?

Tonight Gary and I grilled out. We made shish-ka-bobs and grilled corn. So good!

After dinner, Meghan came over and brought Tillie to play with Lola. They didn't get as crazy as they did on their last play date, but I think the had fun. Lola also got a bath. She smells so good!

It has been a busy weekend, but a fun one. Not ready for work again tomorrow.