Totally needed this cup of coffee that I just had. Last night Dolce was crying and whimpering all night and my boyfriend wouldn't let me try to get her to fall asleep. He kept saying she has to learn she has to learn. Well when the t.v. is on she thinks that it's not bed time yet. I just petted her a bit and then she fell asleep. Thank goodness too because he's the one that has to wake up early in the morning not me. From her psycho-ness I was woken up at 6:45 am to her whimpering again. Now she is sleeping and has been for the last half hour. Puppies are weird! I guess they are just like babies. Yes they say you shouldn't come to your child every time they cry or they'll get into the habit of crying when they want your attention, but its hard, even though we're talking about a puppy here. She does better every day so that's all that matters.

I've decided to go blonde and it has worked out pretty well. I did it myself and couldn't reach as far back on my head to do foils like I thought i could but it actually looks really good!! Here's a picture of Elio and I the other day with me and my BLONDE hair!

I need a nap. I've been awake since 6am and woke up quite a few times during the night because of the pup. We had an inservice at work today and we had to swim 50 yds in full clothes. Don't say it's easy until you try it. Try saving a life in full clothes instead of just a bathing suit, it's hard. After work I had to take Dolce to get her first shots. We go in the doctor's room and they vet comes in and tells us that she'll give her her shots in the other room. She takes her away and all of a sudden we hear a huge yelp and I teared up a bit. It feels like she's literally my child because we're together every second when I'm home. After she brought her back to us she was shaking and so happy to see us. We have about 2 or 3 more sets of shots that she has to get until she is 100% well.

This morning I was awakened by our smoke detectors going off. With the puppy sleeping next to me and the two other dogs (a chihuahua and a shitzu-pug) barking, I could no longer fall back asleep. The alarms would go off, all of them, then they would stop. I jumped out of bed to check it out and they had stopped. This happened about 3 times until I finally got up and called my boyfriend. He said to look up on line what detectors can detect and if it may be something else. So I do this and it says that spiders and dust could get into the system and set it off, or any bit of humidity it detects it could set it off. So I closed the windows and turn a ceiling fan on and they haven't gone off again since.

Today is going to be a very productive day! I can feel it!
-clean the dishes
-clean up the house
-pay the Direct T.V. bill
-take Dolce to Petsmart to explore
-Watch some HGTV
-Work from 6:15pm-8:15pm
-Relax and wake up early for an inservice tomorrow

Sounds pretty productive to me. Oh and yesterday I finally took my practical State Board exam for Cosmetology. After a 6 weeks you'd think they would send me a letter telling me when I test. Funny, because on the paper after you take your written it says, " 7-14 business days until you get a letter for your practical". Mine took almost 7 weeks. It's just so frustrating when everyone that I went to school with already has their license and I took the written right when they did, and I'm the only one actually with a salon job lined up and none of them have one. Oh and by the way, this girl I went to school with also will be at the salon I'll be working at unfortunately and she even colored her hair brown, LIKE MINE! Good thing I'm going lighter now! haha the jokes on her!

I really don't mean to sound this way but the reason I haven't talked to people from school is because it felt like high school all over again with the talking behind people's backs and the "who should I sit with at lunch" deal. It just annoys me that I found a job all by myself and someone had to try and steal my thunder by working at the same place. Then I have another girl telling me to "hook it up" and get her a chair there also. And my response was hey I did this on my own and you (remember I'm 20 and this lady is like in her mid thirties) can do it on your own too. She was trying to convince me that she doesn't know what to say or what to do and I', like hey then maybe you shouldn't be in this industry if you can't be outgoing and find your way.

We need a nice quote to finish it off:
Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration.
Evan Esar

Here are a few AFTER pictures of our home!

We received a new puppy!!!!! Her name is Dolce. She's a chihuahua mix, we don't know what she's mixed with but she literally looks like a hyena!

Sorry it has been so long that I have written anything! We are FINALLY in our new home! These are all our before pictures. We have done so much to this house it's unbelievable. Soon I'll put up the after pictures. We have come a very long way in two weeks. This whole process has been such an adventure.

So we have our home now!! We are not currently sleeping in it but we are priming it and getting it ready to move into it this Friday!! Here are a few pictures!!!

We have gotten word that tomorrow we are getting keys to the house at 11 a.m!!!!! I don't believe that this is actually happening! We were suppose to get the keys next Friday on the 15th but I guess we get them earlier! Sunday we are going to prime the entire house so we can paint and clean it during the week. Next weekend we are going to actually start moving things in and then start living there. We are getting all the power and water and gas all turned on next Friday so it would be a perfect day to move everything in. Plus it's actually getting nice out here in Vegas so having no A.C for now isn't bad at all!!

I have finished a book that I've been reading for about 2 months now, on and off. I love the feeling of accomplishing something like reading. I love reading. When I go to the book store I end up with three to five books.
I had an early morning today. I worked at 4:30 a.m and it was quite early. After work I plan on going to my prego friends house. Her baby is due this Saturday but hopefully she'll want to come early like today! Then I can drive her to the hospital and the whole 9 yards. I'm doing her sisters highlights for homecoming on Saturday. I have a pretty sweet gig going on. Ya know like doing hair and getting better and better and building a clientle while I'm not in school nor in my actual salon yet.
Well I need to be saving more and more money forthis house and everything. Yeserday I decided that I was going to make my last Pier 1 and Ross stop until we actually move in. It's sad because I love buying things for our home!!

Today I took a Schwarzkopf color class. My new manager for the salon let me take the class for free, free because she's the one who taught it. It started off being some what confusing with all the different lines within the one. But after a while I actually got it. I can't wait to start this job! Soon I should be getting my letter in the mail to take me practical portion of the state board exam.

Bears are playing today against the Giants. We are currently at our friends new apartment watching the game. They are paying $750 for a one bedroom apartment. Almost two more weeks until we're in our home! Ahh I am seriously so excited !! We are going to finally be on our own,

Today is the UNLV v. UNR game and all of our friends have bailed out on us for the tailgate so it's going to be me, Elio, and his sister Nadia. Thanks guys! LAME!
GO UNLV! We always loose but I support!
Even Khloe supports!

Had a great cup of coffee this morning! Talked to my future mother-in-law (Elio's mom) all morning. Right now she's going through a divorce and her husband (soon to be ex husband) is a total idiot. He is now trying to make her and her kids feel bad for him because he's been sad and sick of the crap that's been going on, but yet he's the one that put all of this on himself! I hate people like that. Anyways, Nadia, Elio's little sister, is coming tomorrow from Reno to come see the UNLV v. UNR game on Saturday. I can't wait to see her! She will be attending UNLV in the spring because she hates Reno so much. Her roommate is super messy and people in her dorm don't respect the quiet hours so she can barley sleep. Hopefully after she gets here she doesn't decide that she wants to go back to Reno.
About 2 more weeks until we get the keys to the house!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED! My mother, unfortunately, is sad and is going to miss me. I cant wait to decorate and everything!

I just had one of the most amazing dreams ever! In my first dream my pregnant friend Alex was in it, fortunately her water broke. She is due next Saturday October 9th and she wants baby Audriana out! My second dream was, by far, the most amazing dream ever! My friend Kourtney and I were at a UNLV football game and we sat down in our seats, my boyfriend was calling me so I answered my phone then all of a sudden we're front row on the field. For the pre-show there was going to be a Vera Wang fashion show. We had a cabana that was like a bed to watch the show from. Some reason I received a bunch of free clothes for attending the show and I was folding them and putting them away. Literally 10 feet in front of us was Vera Wang's personal assistant and needed 2 more people for the "Still life, fashion show." Basically the back drop was men and women models posing for a long period of time and they need 2 more women. The assistant whispered something to her friend and it was, see that tan latino girl over there (they thought I was latino because I'm a tan Italian ha!) I want her in Wang's show. The next second I was back stage in hair and makeup. I had this corset type outfit on that was black with a million rhinestones with black tights and mile high black pumps. They took a million photos and I did a great job. The next day my boyfriend and I showed my family on the internet what I did and how I literally became famous over night! There was even a barbie doll that looked exactly like me!
How crazy can our dreams get? Weird how I remember every inch of them but I can't remember what I had for dinner 3 nights ago. I have always been told that I can remember my dreams very vividly, hopefully that's a good thing.
About 2 more weeks until we get the keys to the house! Everyone is trying to talk me out of a red wall in the kitchen. I have wanted this red wall for so long, longer then I can remember. Yes it's a small kitchen but there will be only 1 tiny red wall. The wall that I want to do wall will widen the space because it will be surrounded by two very light colored walls. I have started packing up my room. I thought it would be such a challenge but I do not have that much stuff. I've ended up throwing many things away already because I will literally not die without them.
One more person left at work! Soon they will be looking for another lead to fill the position. Everyone is hoping that I get it again. I have a great availability and even while working in the salon I will push myself so hard just so Elio and I will have extra money for ourselves. I really hope I get it, if I were to I would put 150% into the position. The best part is that they are starting to make things more professional by dressing professionally to work and making the City seem more professional and less lazy and we make the Aquatics seem.

Good morning to everyone! You know it's a great morning when you wake up at 8:30 a.m, there's just enough coffee left in the maker to make a cup of joe and Designed to Sell is on HGTV! There are so many things I have been learning from watching all these home shows. Once we move in our home is going to be fully furnished and move in ready. All we really need to do is get a bedroom window, like I've said before, paint the house, and buy some wood for the family room floor. The best thing about this house is that we'll get to put a little bit of ourselves to make it "OUR" home.
Last night we worked out and I am so sore today. The best feeling about working out is the great feeling of knowing that you're body is working hard.

I passed my written part of my State Board Exam! Some of the questions were weird and worded funny but I passed with a 90%. Guess who was also there taking their test? Eden, ewwwww. The girl that screwed me over! She went behind my back to hook up with my brother while she was "supposedly" my best friend. I think that is just wrong! I don't care about what my brother did because she's the one who went out of her way to get ahold of him and everything. Of course there were about 4 of us that were waiting for the doors to unlock and every few minutes another person would come. Eden was the last person to arrive and there she was pulling on the locked door and making a fool out of herself. She asked about 4 times, "Are the open? Why is it locked?!" All you could here were her fat feet shuffling down the hall and making a big commotion. Once she left to some of the other ladies that were there were like wow what was her problem. Once the doors opened all of us who were there first ended up at the end of the line and guess who was first? Eden, the one who came late and last! The rest of us were pissed and like, why do the people who came later get to go first. Anyways, I finished the test in 30 minutes and passed!
Hopefully within the next 2 weeks I'll have a date to take my practical exam and I pray that no one from school is in the testing room with me this time.
House update: the appraisal was finished. The house was $85,000 and we offered $84,900 on it. I hope all goes well and within the next week we should be given our closing date, then we can get this show on the road!

I worked at 4:30 a.m. this morning. It was pretty early, but it felt nice to get up early and start the day. I'm getting my hair colored here in a bit. Ever since Jen decided to befriend me I haven't colored my hair and when she did it last she messed up. Long story short, I need my re-growth covered badly! You know what's sad? Lately I haven't had any inspiration to write at all!! I know it's been a while since I have written too. The day after next I'm taking my written state board test, hopefully I pass!

Today the Bears play their first game of the season! GO BEARS!

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I recommend not drinking a full glass of 1% milk before bed. I had the craziest, weirdest, saddest, dream about my boyfriend last night. I woke up and I totally thought it was real. The crazy part was that the dream took place within two days, so when I woke up it felt like day 3.
I had a theory last night. Supposedly every time I eat too much dairy or drink too much dairy I get a stomach ache. I decided, last night, that I would devour an entire glass of milk. That's probably why I had the weird dream, but I slept the entire night and woke up totally fine.
Sorry I haven' written in so long. There has been so much stuff going on between the house, work, and just everything. Last saturday I worked a 10 hour shift. While I was working my 10 hour shift Elio got to go have fun at a tailgate and get completely wasted. Who knows if he was flirting with other girls, or how I like to put it "making yourself look and seem available". He doesn't notice but once he's passed the slightly drunk stage he goes right into the belligerent stage and starts being super nice to everyone including women. He literally drank from 4:30p.m. until 9:00p.m. Once I made it to his friends house to pick him up, since he wasn't in the state of mind to drive, he had the nerve to tell me that he wasn't that drunk. Please, he was slurring his words, he could barely walk straight, and he was talking about the most ridiculous stuff with his friend. I have a feeling one day, while he's still going through his "I have to be super drunk to only have fun" phase that he won't end up doing something like that to me. The main reason is because we're about to own this home together and he's acting more as a single bachelor that want to party with his friends then a future husband too me. At this rate, we will not be engage for at least 5 more years.
Speaking of the house, last Friday I went to the inspection for it. Of course there were a few things that needed to be fixed, just minor things. We found out that the plumbing that was laid out throughout the house isn't very good. It's called Kitec. In 2008 people started filing lawsuits to the company because their plumbing was either eroding or bursting completely. It's because the pipes are cheap and once water hits them they make little pieces of bacteria build up. First the flow of water goes down then once it has completely eroded the burst. There was a class action lawsuit on it promising Nevada that they would fix 1,000 homes out of the 30,000 that were built with the plumbing. Thank you God that our house is part of the 1,000 homes. Once we purchase the house we can file the claim, oh and there was a claim number already, and within 2-3 months a plumber should head out to fix the issue. The was the deal breaker to us buying that house. My mom called the lawyers for the Kitec problem and wanted to double check that we wouldn't have to pay out of pocket for their mistake. So now that we have told our lender to move on with the appraisal, it should happen within the next 10 days. Either they're going to tell us that the house is worth more then the asking price or it is worth less. If it's worth less then we ask the bank to lower the asking price then change our offer tot hat asking price. Hopefully we'll be in this house by the middle of October.