Moving to Our New Location

Moving to our new location in Bonnie Brae has been an adventure in so many ways. I would like to share a little bit of my experience getting our furniture from California to Denver. Enjoy!
Leaving Corona, California around 2:30pm Friday with the ocean behind us and an 18 hour journey ahead of us.... Just getting to this point in our trip has not been easy.


Thursday leave for airport at 6am with 2 month old baby Saxton. Flight is great unreal deal on our rental car and a surprise visit to the manufacturer a day early. Looking at the furniture all is good but one small detail, they are still working on it!!! Good news it will all be ready to go on the truck by friday, bad news the mirrors may not be done.


Friday morning mirrors are done yipee. Picking up our 26 foot Penske truck at 9 am and the wrong height truck shows up no lift gate on the back and the only one they have that is right is broken...surprise they forgot to tell us there was a brand new truck in stock that was exactly what we needed. Loaded up and ready to take this trip by storm and we come to a screeching halt in California rush hour traffic.

-Traffic, car sick, slow start
-Hour out of Corona more traffic

-Car sick-Two hours into journey truck barely goes 65 speed limit 70
-Saxton has a blow out in carseat


Scenery desert like the only colors are vibrant billboards enticing you to Las Vegas hotels-Three hours in temp 105 

-Four hours in.... More traffic getting into Vegas it's like a party on the road littered with caravans of bachelorette parties and groups looking for a fun weekend. So hot cars are broken down all over, speed 15 mph sometimes 10 and nothing between here and Vegas. People freely get out of their cars and take potty breaks.
-Something about really slow traffic - people like to hang their feet out the window?


-Five hours still not to Vegas map says 4 hours so already one hour past  and a ways to go 
-No cell service I can't even stare at the map not that the little blue dot is even moving
-Forgot to download movies to iPad choices... Tinkerbell or Tangled, kid games? Bummer


 -6 hours in just passed into Nevada a few construction trucks, no lanes blocked just hours of traffic and now the baby is crying 

-10:30 Quick dinner back on the road we found out a semi tipped over causing our delay.


-3:30am So tired stay over in Cedar City Utah in the last hotel room available. Who knew this tiny town has so much going on. With 5 hours of sleep we r back on the road oh plus one wrong turn thankfully only a ten min delay. Starbucks in hand we Are 21 hours in and counting......

-Finally on a familiar road I-70 more construction will we ever get home?
-At green river, same drive to come back from lake Powell but unfortunately not the satisfaction of just having a vacation. We will be doing this same drive in a few short weeks for a real trip to Powell

-27 hours the closer we get it's getting greener so far it has been pretty uneventful crossing our fingers it stays that way

-28 hours Denver bound 200 miles hopefully with our tank full we will not make another stop till we hit home

-30 hours struggling up vail pass


-One more big hill to eisenhour tunnel 30 mph cars passing so fast are we moving at all?

-31 1/2 hours we are home!!! A little rest and then off to our new home in Bonnie Brae to meet all of our helpers at the salon. Did the map really tell me 18 hours? 


Thank you to all of our helpers along the way. We are finally moved in and everything got here in one piece!

The Blondies the Beauty Shop Blondtini

How-to make the Blondies Blondtini:
Featured on Split Ends.

This drink was created with flavors that I enjoy. Fruity, fizzy and fun! It is simple to make - so bottoms up!

Ingredients:
Bacardi Rum
Dole Orange Pineapple Juice or Pina Colada Juice
Sprite or Sprite Zero (for a Skinny Blond-tini)
Grenadine
Cherries or Orange Slices for garnish

I make this in a pitcher with ice. Measure out 10-12 shots of Rum, pour in 4 cups of juice, 1/3 of a 2 ltr. bottle of Sprite or Sprite Zero (for less calories) and Grenadine to make it as pink as you like.

Pour over lots of ice and garnish with a cherry or orange slice. I have enjoyed this with many different types of juice but the pineapple orange is my favorite and it is how I make it at Blondies. The fun thing is you can experiment with the amounts of juice and Sprite and make it the flavor you enjoy. The best part is the taste testing! Have fun and drink responsibly.

How-To: Blondies Mac Daddy 10 Brush Blow Out

Ok ladies - here is what you all have been asking for!
How to get the Mac Daddy 10 Brush Blow Out and how it got its infamous name.
For starters Gina and Amy of Blondies the Beauty Shop hair salon in Denver have been teaching and performing the mega-brush blow dry for years. It has been called many different names, including The Lock Down, The Supermodel, The Rocker, but I think this one tops them all. Not only does it give you a smooth finish, it also locks in volume for days. I believe Tara is responsible for the latest name of the infamous blow dry and here is what you need:

For Thick or Coarse Hair

1. 5-10 boar bristle brushes in varying sizes (we like the Marilyn Brushes)
2. wide tooth comb
3. leave-in conditioner and light hold hair spray (try Ciment Thermique and Double Force by Kerastase)
4. optional: smoothing serum for curly hair (Oleo-Relax Serum by Kerastase)
5. sectioning clips
6. Super Solano blow dryer

For Fine or Silky Straight Hair

1. 5-10 metal or ceramic brushes in varying sizes
2. comb
3. lightweight leave-in conditioner (Try Lait-Nutri Sculpt by Kerastase)
4. volumizer or mousse (Volumeactive spray by Kerastase or Texture Expert Mousse for fine hair by L'Oreal)
5. Super Solano blow dryer

Start by putting your leave-in conditioner on the hair and combing it in. Use desired product for your specific hair type. For curly hair: Section the top of your hair with the clips and leave the bottom layer down. For fine hair: Start to power dry the roots of your hair till 50% dry. Continue by sectioning the top of the hair with clips and leaving the bottom layer down.

Take your first section of hair from one side. Blow the air away from your scalp and down the hair shaft. Keep tidy sections only as big as the width of the brush. This will keep you from tangling the hair. Once the section is dry roll the hair on the brush and keep in till cool. Move on to the next section and continue taking hair down from your sectioning clips.

Use your biggest brushes at the base of the head and the smaller brushes at the crown for more lift. When you blow the front of your hair out take all your sections forward. Do this last since it will be in your eyes. When done push your hair in the direction it lays. This will keep you from getting that extreme parted look and give it a more sweeping effect.

Always throughly dry each section. For added volume you can spray each brush with light hold hair spray. As you remove the brushes, use your cold shot on the dryer for shine.

Results: Fabulous, shiny, volume-filled style that will last!

Be sure to check out Blondies The Beauty Shop web site.