It?s difficult to find talented, gifted and creative people who are so loyal.

We provide quality service and have great relationships with our customers. We want to address their every hair need. We?re not just another salon and our customers know this.

Mt. Pleasant made some runs at us, but we had some people step up. Cody Braden responded with some big baskets, and Bret Holden did a great job rebounding when A.J. went out.

You can't be afraid to not have everything figured out. There's too much pressure on young people today to have it all figured out when they're in college.

I couldn't really relate to the fraternity or party scene, to the people out in the mall every day protesting one thing or another. I felt like there was no one I could relate to.

It's a lot harder to get people to 'ooh' and 'aah' over beets and carrots than it is to get them to 'ooh' and 'aah' over artichokes or asparagus, and I enjoy being able to take these humble, 'lowbrow' foodstuffs up a few notches and serve them with great exuberance.