Haircut + Graduation

I had been thinking about getting my hair cut for a while, but did not have plans as to when I would actually take the plunge. On May 7th, I went to the salon with my mom. While she got her hair done and as a birthday present to me, I got a manicure, scalp massage, and lastly I had a pedicure lined up. Before I started my pedicure, I started talking to my mom and some of the hair dressers about if I should chop my hair off instead. I was really nervous. Last time I did a haircut that extreme was in high school and I had grown much more attached to my hair this time around. After about 20 minutes of debating what to do, I finally sat in the chair and told my stylist to "just do it." She braided my hair and chopped off the braid.

Seriously, the moment my short hair fell, I was in love. I have had no regrets and it has been so fun to have a short cut for summer. I also feel more "mommish" with a short hair cut.

The next day I graduated with my Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology with an emphasis in Coaching Wellness. It may seem embarrassing to admit that one of the main reasons I went to graduate school was so that I could graduate "with a hood." I thought it would be so cool and that I would feel so accomplished. I am very grateful to be done with school and for all of the relationships that I developed while at the University of Utah. I am also very grateful for my extremely supportive family that sat through nearly 2 hours of graduation ceremony with their little kids. We all went out to dinner after and it was fun to celebrate.

Angie and I were the only ones from the program who went to graduation.

The Coaching Wellness graduating class! This was right after our master's presentations.