Meat Lovers

Fast food, meat and anything fried are three things that describe my family's eating habits.  My family is the typical "American" family when it comes to what we eat.  We are not a family that sits down together every night, or even once a week to have a family meal.  We are the family is who constantly on the go.  My family consists of my Mom who works full time, my brother who has baseball practice, training and games all week long.  As well as my 18 year old sister who trains with the women's sounders soccer team. My dad who possibly works 80 hours a week and my step-mom and 3 year old sister who are constantly on the go. Then there is me, who works and attends school full time.  Phew! You are probably asking yourself if we even have time time eat!  The answer is yes, but usually it's whatever is the easiest and quickest. 

My family heritage consistst of German, Irish and French and as much as I wish my ancestors traditions and culture were passed down to my family and myself...they were not.  My family does not have recipes passed down from my great grandparents, nor is there a special meal that my Mom cooks because it is a family tradition.

My family may not have a traditional meal that my Mom cooks every night, but we are a family from Texas.  With that being said, we like our meat and we like it a specific way!  My dad brought me up, making sure I knew what steak should look like and taste like.  "It melts in your mouth."  Is the saying my Dad always says after eating his first bite of his steak.  So now, everytime I am out with freinds or my boyfriend, I make sure that their steak melts in their mouth.  I suppose you could consider eating steak with my dad is a tradition.  Being that we live in Seattle, I think this moment brings him back to Texas for a little bit and that is a memory that we share together when eating our steak.

My family may not have cultural traditions that we follow or run our life by, but we are a family who appreciates eachother and accepts eachother for who we are.  We create our own traditions and our own way of life.

Working at a Bridal Salon is a community

Working at a Bridal Salon is a community.  I am lucky enough to work at a Bridal Salon full of amazing people.  The ladies that I work with are not just my fellow employees, but my family…my community.  There are many things that make this group a community.  To start off, one must love interacting with people and being able to work with many different personalities.  Finding a wedding gown can be the most important moment in a Bride’s life and therefore it is ideal that as consultants, we are passionate, excited and respectful.

The bond that holds the employees together is the ability to accept each other for who each person is.  A community is a place where one should feel comfortable and secure.  At the bridal boutique that I work at, I am pleased to say that everyone is loved and accepted for who they are.  In return, we are able to treat each bride the same.  Respect is another part of what holds this community together.  Without respect for one another, there is no community, rather individuals that work at a Bridal Salon. 

A bridal boutique is a very positive environment, though there are tensions and differences that can definitely overcome the positivity.  The bridal boutique is a happy environment, but when a consultant brings her bad day with her to work, it can really hurt relationships with fellow employees, as well as the other brides’ experiences.

At the end of the day, I fit into this group because I love what I do.  To have the same passion as fellow employees is a great feeling.  We are all able to relate to each other and all find it so rewarding to make others’ happy.  This community is positive and happy and that is how I want to live my life.  As a final point, the community one chooses to be surround themselves in, is ultimately their lifestyle

What's In my Purse?

If you were to open up my purse, I would assume that you would be very overwhelmed and a bit shocked. My purse is my life and I like to think of it as my Mary Poppins Bag. If you were to dig through my purse you would first feel all the scattered M&M’s, coins, old receipts, a toy cell phone and pens. Most would assume that I am a mess which couldn’t be further from the truth. In all reality, I have been babysitting and had to take the M&M’s away from my brother and unfortunately they had fallen out of the box. The coins are from all the video games we had been playing at Family Fun center and my 3 year old sister wanted me to hold her pretend cell phone.

Next you would zip open the side pocket of my purse which contains an appointment card for a dress fitting, my watch and earrings. You would then find all my make-up in the second pocket of my purse. I am sure you are thinking I am high-maintenance. Wrong again. Even though I love my fashion, I am a pretty low maintenance girl. The dress fitting appointment is for my 18 year old sister who I have to keep so that she doesn’t lose it.

The last thing in my purse you would find would be my wallet. My most prized possession. As you open up my wallet you would find my license, debit card, Nordstrom card, anthropologie card, Sephora card, and Pier one card, etc. Of course you would think that I shop a lot, but what you wouldn’t know is that I am a very hard working girl! I would probably be judged for a girly girl who enjoys material things. When in fact I am a girl who works 40 hours a week, attends school full time and enjoys shopping everyone once and a while.

What one would assume about me after going through my purse is not who I am. I am passionate about my family, hardworking, and organized! Now I know…never judge a person by their purse/wallet!

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