Cosmetology Graduation!

Back in August I finished my 2,000 hours in cosmetology and all I had to do was take the State Boards tests then get an exit interview with the head instructor then I would have my license and be outta there! But due to me being lazy and scared to do the State Boards I didn't take them until October and I passed! I was so excited and relieved! Then I go to the school to get things situated and I find out that the school requires I take a state board practice test and pass with an 80%... even though I passed them just fine without it! So I go in and take it, thinking I would do alright considering I already passed the state tests. It turns out it is the hardest test to pass, and not only is it hard, the test is different every single time you take it, so you literally have no clue what to study for! I only got 71% that first time I had to take it. Anyways, after taking that test a hundred times I finally passed with an 83% Whoo hoo!!!!!
So I go in the next day (on Thursday) I go in for the exit interview and the instructors inform me that I am, "just 46 hours short of 2,000." OH OKAY! Just 46 hours is all? haha they acted like it wasn't a big deal. So anyway I just asked them to show me where they got that number from and for them to count up all the hours right in front of me, because HOW can I be off by 46 hours? So anyways, they ended up with 3 hours I had to do, so I did those last agonizing 3 hours that night then scheduled for an exit interview for Friday.
I went in on Friday and had the interview and signed lots of papers and paid money to exit the program (what the crap?) and then got a picture and got sang to (so embarrassing because I don't know any of the girls there now because I haven't been since August!) and then chatted with my sweet darling shampoo set lady Joyce, who came to me faithfully every Friday.Then I mailed some stuff to Salt Lake and paid $60.00 to get my cosmetology license mailed to me, and now I can officially say I am Kim, a cosmetologist. Man, doesn't that sound wonderful???
I am so excited to start up my career and do hair full time and quit Subway. I am so excited for this new chapter in my life. It is about time I got myself graduated!

How adorable is this? Hahaha 

Then in celebration Blake took me to Ihop because my interview was in the morning and we were so hungry for breakfast.

Back in the beginning of our friendship! I love this girl! We've been though lots together, and I would just like to give her a shout out for her graduation next Friday! congrats! 

Classic cosmo school pose with our dolls. Which one is real? ;)

Love Courtney and Jess!!!! They made my schooling bearable...

Missy and I deep conditioning our hair together. I miss this girl! She got married then I never saw her again! ;)

Mariah started with me. She finished so so fast though! She is so hilarious.

Well, not that I didn't enjoy cosmetology school, I just really really really won't miss it and all the hoops they make us jump through. So Adios DATC! I won't miss you!