I finally did it. And I didn't do it myself, though I ALMOST did. Thank goodness everyone I knew talked me out of it. Joselyn was asleep and Landen was in the hands of his daddy, so I took a much needed "me" night and went to my friend Tressa's for a new look. Tressa is wonderful. She goes to church with me and I took pictures of her and her family a few months ago. She has 7 BEAUTIFUL kids and they are so well-behaved it's amazing. And they all play the violin! I love her family. Anyway, Tressa, I found out, has a little salon in her basement where she cuts hair a few nights a week. It's a passion of hers. She has a beautiful home too. I walked in and in her dining room on the left I saw a bunch of the pictures I took for her blown up and in frames on her wall. Seriously. What a compliment! Anyway... she led me down to her basement where she had made a cute little salon in one of her bathrooms. She had a little waiting area with magazines and a MASSAGE chair. I'm just trying to help you visualize things here, ok?
Anyway... we discussed hairstyles and looked at pictures. I told her I wanted a big change. I was sick of my hair... and that I definitely wanted bangs. We decided to play it safe at first and kept the bangs lengthy. So she started cutting my hair. And I mean there was a LOT OF HAIR on the floor it was kind of scary! While she was cutting my hair another client showed up... which goes to show that most stylists don't realize how long it takes to cut, dry and style my hair! So while she got the other client started on some color, I got to sit in the amazing massage chair. Talk about a relaxing evening!! Then it was my turn again to finish things off. After it was done, I decided I wanted a few small SHORTER bangs. So that's what I got!
Before I knew it I had been there 2 1/2 hours and it was time to get back to my husband (who was probably wondering where I was!) and Landen. Tressa wasn't able to straighten my hair and play with it more like she wanted, so I did a little last night when I got home. Since I have never had bangs I didn't know how they would behave. Well, I played a little with the straightener and my bangs stuck STRAIGHT OUT! I guess there wasn't enough weight to weigh them down on my face. So... this morning I pinned them down with some bobby pins.
I was kind of wondering what Joselyn would think when she saw me. First thing she said to me... SERIOUSLY (and I didn't even ask her!) was "Pretty!" Love it.
So I bet you are DYING to see my new haircut by now, huh? (I bet most of you looked at the picture anyway before reading the story- am I right?) It is drastically different and I am liking it so far. It is taking some getting used to as it is probably a style that will need more styling- but I can do a lot more with it and I love that. I will also probably be using styling products for the first time in my life. And I am ok with that. So... what do you think??
What I like about it:
-I lost an almost immediate 5 pounds. I'm sure of it.
-It's DIFFERENT than anything I've had before
-I can do a lot of different looks with it so it will be harder to get sick of
-I can actually wear cute hair accessories in my hair and it will look good
-It frames my face perfectly... a slimming effect for my face in my opinion
I'm sure you'll be seeing a few more different looks in the next few weeks as I figure out how to do things with it. Now all I need is a new wardrobe and my pre-pregnancy body back! (and I'm talking before my 2 year pregnancy before Joselyn)
(and yes, I know my eyebrows need some major work!)
