Salon Glo

Salon Glo is a hair salon that opened in August 2009.  It is located in Valencia, CA in the Bridgeport Marketplace.

The Salon Glo reception desk is located in the front of the salon.  This is where appointments and purchases are made.  The owner, Dan Csicsai, was a finalist for a North American Hairstyling Award.  The three portraits that hang behind the reception desk are the hairstyles that Dan created on the models.

The white room is where all the cutting and styling of the hair takes place.  The unique display of all white was designed to create a fresh, new look for the clients.

A stylist at work displaying the salon's theme color, purple, which matches the glowing black light that lines the whole inner salon. 

Not only does Salon Glo specialize in hair, but they also offer professional make-up to their clients.

The purple and black displayed in the color room show the drastic process that takes place while color is being applied.  The darkness of the room highlights the glow feature, which is symbolic to the salon name, Glo. "I wanted the salon to be unique and stand out from any other salon and I think we have accomplished just that," said Dan Csicsai.

The unique shampoo bowls allow the stylists to stand behind their client and provide a relaxing shampoo with their professional products.

The dryers are used after the color is applied to help speed up the processing of the color in the client's hair.

The salon provides enough space for many clients to be accommodated at the same time.  Salon Glo welcomes anyone looking to create a unique, new style.

Las Vegas

This weekend I will be in Las Vegas with my best friend, Whitney LeMieux.  We are going to be staying at the Mandalay Bay hotel, which neither of us have ever stayed at before.  We have been looking forward to this trip and have many events lined up to keep our weekend busy.

My boss, Mike Petersen, who is also a close family friend, will also be in Las Vegas this weekend with his wife.  While we are there, my boss is going to be treating us to two shows, one on Friday night and one on Saturday night, followed by dinner.  We are not sure which shows we are attending as he is keeping them a secret.  “I want you girls to be surprise each night for the shows that we are taking you to,” said Mike Petersen.

Not only will we be busy in the evening with shows and dinners, but during the day we will also be spending time at the pool.  The Mandalay Bay is home to the only wave pool on the strip.

The weather is supposed to be in the high 80s, which is a perfect way to get ready for the summer.  I look forward to this weekend and all the events that will be taking place.

My Nephew

My oldest nephew, Trent King, turned 15 this past Saturday.  I can’t believe that next year he will be driving.  I feel like just yesterday he was in diapers.  I am so lucky to have him in my life and I love spending as much time with him as possible.

On Saturday my whole family took him and two of his friends to Universal Studios City Walk.  We had dinner at Jullians, which is a restaurant and arcade.  We all enjoyed a nice dinner and got to squeeze in some arcade games before we moved on to the most important event of the night, iFly.  It was fun taking my little nephew, Gavin King, around to play the games and win tickets.

We then moved on to the next exciting event, iFly, which is in door skydiving.  Wind is blown through a vent that is powerful enough to shoot you up off the ground and keep you floating in the air.  My family and I had so much fun watching Trent and his friends do the iFly.  “It was actually harder then it looked,” said Trent King.

It was not only fun watching Trent enjoy his birthday with his friends, but it was also fun to get the whole family together.

Weddings

Over the past two months I have witnessed two of my best friends become engaged to their long-term boyfriends.  It has been almost more exciting for me as it has been for the two of them.

My best friend, Heather Bost, got engaged to her boyfriend of eight years, Collin Davis, on Valentines Day.  I have been friends with both Heather and Collin for over 10 years.  I could not be happier for them and have been given the honor to stand up in their wedding as a bridesmaid.

The most recent engagement that I have witnessed is not only one of my best friends, but also my sister, Lisa.  Her boyfriend of over five years, Ryan Landy, proposed to her on April Fools Day.  The most exciting part for me was that no one knew it was coming.  “I had the ring picked out for three weeks and was just waiting for the perfect moment,” said Ryan Landy.  I also have the honor of standing up in her wedding as her maid of honor.

Although this is an extremely exciting time for both Heather and Lisa, I have been over whelmed with excitement as well.  I am so excited to be planning two weddings that will both take place next summer.  It will be a busy year, but I wouldn’t want it any other way.