Where to begin?
Saturday mom, dad, Alex, Chris and I spent pretty much all day in the car, driving from VA up to CT. We stopped in Branford for dinner at a great pizza place called Mario's. Mom and I split a white pizza with tomatoes, basil and garlic. Alex and Chris each got a steak and cheese sub and Dad got a meat lover pizza. We shared all around and everything was ridiculously good. We took the left overs and got back in the car to find a hotel. For reasons unknown to anyone on the eastern seaboard, all the hotels were booked up from CT to Massachusetts. We ended up driving all the way into Boston for a place to stay. We landed a sweet suite at a Double Tree for the night and snacked on the fresh cookies from the lobby.
This morning, we got up and headed into Boston to see the USS Constitution and a couple other battleships. After an hour or so, we hit the road and headed up to New Hampshire for lunch at a great little water side restaurant called The Blue Claw. Mom got the fried shrimp, Alex got chicken fingers, Chris got a clam strip sandwich, Dad got long neck steamed clams and I had Prince Edward Island steamed mussels. The seafood was out of this world good. I don't think I've ever had such tasty mussels in my life. The rest of the food was nothing to sneeze at, either. Mom and I each had a Seadog Blueberry Wheat Ale and dad sipped on a Landshark Lager.
Sadly, we finally ate all of the food so we had to leave...
We drove the rest of the way to Maine and checked into our little cottage in Bar Harbor where will be for the next few days.
Adventures to follow...
29 June 2008
So long, Farewell...
So, friday was a pretty big day.
It was my last day at work, which was sad. My boss, Dee, bought lunch for everyone and also bought me an M&M ice cream cake (in my favorite color of yellow) for lunch. We hired a new girl, Renee to take my place, so I spent most of the day training her as much as I could before I bailed.
Dee let me leave a little early to make an appointment I had at 5 to get my second tattoo. This time I chose to get "Amelia" in script on the inside of my left wrist. For those who don't know, Amelia is my Babci (mom's mom) who passed away in '03. Her story is one of determination and inspiration and I feel honored to have known her.
Unlike Harvey, this one didn't hurt at all. There was a little pinch at the beginning, but the rest was barely noticeable. It took Sean about 2 minutes to finish the whole thing, and I was on my way!
That night at Wendy's house, Emily and I planned a costume party, for which the theme was "Enchanted". So, people could come as a prince, princess, villain or villainess. I decided to be an "awkward, adolescent teenage princess". I went to Goodwill and found a horrid ballet outfit, and orange and pink sports bra, gold rimmed glasses and scrunchies *shudder* I also decided to wear my retainer all throughout the party (I apologize to the people I had to give directions to), black tights woth flowers on them and my blue and orange sneakers.
I was a hot mess. Only I was decidedly NOT hot!
It was such a blast, though. We had all kinds of costumes; a ballerina princess, a pregnant princess, a retro princess, a modern Cinderella, winter Belle, a geisha princess and a mermaid princess. We also had a warrior villain, an evil car mechanic (who charges way too much for terrible service) and a french scuba diver... prince...???? They were the only boys who dressed up, so I didn't complain (much).
We played music and games and even had a costume contest. I went to the $1 store and got some fun summer toys as prizes. The categories were funniest, scariest, most creative, prettiest princess, most lame and best villain. I ended up winning funniest and most creative, but I didn't think it was fair that I won prizes (that I bought) at my own party, so I gave them to the runners-up for each category.
After that we played a game called "murder in the dark". Basically, we draw cards to see who will be the "murderer" and turn out all the lights so we can run around and kill each other. It's weird but fun.
About 2:30 most everyone went home, and the girls who were left crashed in the basement.
An excellent going away party.
The family came to pick me up at about 11:30 to go on VACATION!!!!
More about the vacay later.
Top view!
Cat fight!!
It was my last day at work, which was sad. My boss, Dee, bought lunch for everyone and also bought me an M&M ice cream cake (in my favorite color of yellow) for lunch. We hired a new girl, Renee to take my place, so I spent most of the day training her as much as I could before I bailed.
Dee let me leave a little early to make an appointment I had at 5 to get my second tattoo. This time I chose to get "Amelia" in script on the inside of my left wrist. For those who don't know, Amelia is my Babci (mom's mom) who passed away in '03. Her story is one of determination and inspiration and I feel honored to have known her.
Unlike Harvey, this one didn't hurt at all. There was a little pinch at the beginning, but the rest was barely noticeable. It took Sean about 2 minutes to finish the whole thing, and I was on my way!
That night at Wendy's house, Emily and I planned a costume party, for which the theme was "Enchanted". So, people could come as a prince, princess, villain or villainess. I decided to be an "awkward, adolescent teenage princess". I went to Goodwill and found a horrid ballet outfit, and orange and pink sports bra, gold rimmed glasses and scrunchies *shudder* I also decided to wear my retainer all throughout the party (I apologize to the people I had to give directions to), black tights woth flowers on them and my blue and orange sneakers.
I was a hot mess. Only I was decidedly NOT hot!
It was such a blast, though. We had all kinds of costumes; a ballerina princess, a pregnant princess, a retro princess, a modern Cinderella, winter Belle, a geisha princess and a mermaid princess. We also had a warrior villain, an evil car mechanic (who charges way too much for terrible service) and a french scuba diver... prince...???? They were the only boys who dressed up, so I didn't complain (much).
We played music and games and even had a costume contest. I went to the $1 store and got some fun summer toys as prizes. The categories were funniest, scariest, most creative, prettiest princess, most lame and best villain. I ended up winning funniest and most creative, but I didn't think it was fair that I won prizes (that I bought) at my own party, so I gave them to the runners-up for each category.
After that we played a game called "murder in the dark". Basically, we draw cards to see who will be the "murderer" and turn out all the lights so we can run around and kill each other. It's weird but fun.
About 2:30 most everyone went home, and the girls who were left crashed in the basement.
An excellent going away party.
The family came to pick me up at about 11:30 to go on VACATION!!!!
More about the vacay later.
Awkward adolescent teenage princess!
Modern Cinderella, Mermaid Princess, Geisha Princess, Spring Princess, Me
Retro Princess
Retro Princess
Top view!
Cat fight!!
25 June 2008
Last night the girls (Irish and her sister Irene) and I went out to The Melting Pot for Ladies Night. Every last Tuesday of the month, MP has a special menu and pricing for LN, so we went as a last hurrah before I move back to NC.
Our dinner started off with a spinach, artichoke, fontina and butterkase cheese fondue made with white wine and fresh garlic. By far the best cheese fondue I've tried there of the 3 or so times I've been there. I was a little leery of it tasting too much like spinach artichoke dip at TGI Friday's, but boy was I ever wrong! I think it is my new favorite, actually :o)
The girls had a tropical salad for the next course, and I went with the spinach and mushroom salad (in keeping with the dark green veggie motif).
Our main course consisted of a mojo cooking broth, which was comprised of Caribbean seasoned bullion with fresh garlic, lime and orange squeezed into it. Gaah. Amazing. We each got a plate of raw jumbo prawns, teryaki marinated sirloin, vanilla rum chicken and butternut squash ravioli to plop in the brew, along with mushroom caps, yellow squash, broccoli and new potatoes.
Then, there's the sauces. Oy. There is curry mustard sauce, sweet and sour plum sauce, teryaki sauce, cocktail sauce, mango salsa puree, gorgonzola cream sauce and (the best sauce ever) green goddess sauce which is made from cream cheese, sour cream, parsley, dill and garlic (I think). Anyway, it was amazing.
For dessert we decided on a dark chocolate fondue with crunchy peanut butter mixed in. Yummmm. They gave us strawberries, banana slices, cheesecake, pound cake, rice krispy treats and brownies to dip into in.
Heavennnnn!
Our dinner started off with a spinach, artichoke, fontina and butterkase cheese fondue made with white wine and fresh garlic. By far the best cheese fondue I've tried there of the 3 or so times I've been there. I was a little leery of it tasting too much like spinach artichoke dip at TGI Friday's, but boy was I ever wrong! I think it is my new favorite, actually :o)
The girls had a tropical salad for the next course, and I went with the spinach and mushroom salad (in keeping with the dark green veggie motif).
Our main course consisted of a mojo cooking broth, which was comprised of Caribbean seasoned bullion with fresh garlic, lime and orange squeezed into it. Gaah. Amazing. We each got a plate of raw jumbo prawns, teryaki marinated sirloin, vanilla rum chicken and butternut squash ravioli to plop in the brew, along with mushroom caps, yellow squash, broccoli and new potatoes.
Then, there's the sauces. Oy. There is curry mustard sauce, sweet and sour plum sauce, teryaki sauce, cocktail sauce, mango salsa puree, gorgonzola cream sauce and (the best sauce ever) green goddess sauce which is made from cream cheese, sour cream, parsley, dill and garlic (I think). Anyway, it was amazing.
For dessert we decided on a dark chocolate fondue with crunchy peanut butter mixed in. Yummmm. They gave us strawberries, banana slices, cheesecake, pound cake, rice krispy treats and brownies to dip into in.
Heavennnnn!
24 June 2008
So, with my highly professional job, I underwent a 90 day probationary period (which ended earlier this month) so I am no entitled to my ONE paid personal day of the YEAR. Seriously? I feel like that is incredibly lame. Am I crazy? Shouldn't we have at least 12 PPD in a year? I mean, at least one a month. Sheesh.
Well, seeing as how I put in my notice on the 9th to quit my job on the 27th, I figured I should take my ONE precious PPD. Too bad I only have less than a week left of work, lol! Well, Curren decided to ask his mom if I could take Monday (yesterday) off so we could go to Richmond. She said yes, and we were off!
We did all kinds of fun stuff around town, without having an actual schedule. We saw a Shakespearean parody. It's called "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)". I'd seen it a few years back when I was in London, but I remembered loving it, so we saw it. It was just as hilarious as I remember. Basically the show consists of 3 men performing ALL of the bard's plays in a single setting. If you ever get the chance to see it, I strongly advise you to do so.
We also went to the Civil War Museum, the VA War Memorial and walked the canal since the boats don't operate Monday thru Thursday. Lame.
We shared some light meals at a few restaurants bc we couldn't decide where to eat. We had black bean soup at a place called The Strawberry Cafe; a veal sandwich and chilled tomato soup at a French place called Can Can; banana coconut ice cream (me) and blackberry sorbet (him, but I stole some) at Crossroads Ice Cream and Coffee; loaded potato soup and fish &chips at an Irish pub called Sine (shine-uh).
Another good weekend :o)
Well, seeing as how I put in my notice on the 9th to quit my job on the 27th, I figured I should take my ONE precious PPD. Too bad I only have less than a week left of work, lol! Well, Curren decided to ask his mom if I could take Monday (yesterday) off so we could go to Richmond. She said yes, and we were off!
We did all kinds of fun stuff around town, without having an actual schedule. We saw a Shakespearean parody. It's called "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)". I'd seen it a few years back when I was in London, but I remembered loving it, so we saw it. It was just as hilarious as I remember. Basically the show consists of 3 men performing ALL of the bard's plays in a single setting. If you ever get the chance to see it, I strongly advise you to do so.
We also went to the Civil War Museum, the VA War Memorial and walked the canal since the boats don't operate Monday thru Thursday. Lame.
We shared some light meals at a few restaurants bc we couldn't decide where to eat. We had black bean soup at a place called The Strawberry Cafe; a veal sandwich and chilled tomato soup at a French place called Can Can; banana coconut ice cream (me) and blackberry sorbet (him, but I stole some) at Crossroads Ice Cream and Coffee; loaded potato soup and fish &chips at an Irish pub called Sine (shine-uh).
Another good weekend :o)
17 June 2008
Pomp and Circumstantial Evidence
This color is a lie. I'm not even wearing shoes (re: prior blog circa a couple months ago). They are sitting under my desk :o)
I can't believe my little (albeit nearly a foot taller than me) brother graduated from High School weekend before last. I mean, I was there and all. I have the pictures in front of me... but it's so surreal. I guess I figured we'd never really grow up and have to be adults.
I looked at my brother many times last weekend in awe. He is such an incredible guy with the most beautiful soul I have ever known a person to have.
The first thing he wanted to do with his graduation money was take this sister out to lunch. He is the first to offer a seat, a dollar or a helping hand (except when dad needs yard work done).
Sitting in the blazing Carolina sun, I was more proud of him than ever.
It was a nice weekend, overall. Lisa flew in from Germany, Grandma flew out from Phoenix, Uncle Chip came out from Charlotte and all of our friends and neighbors came out for the big celebration.
Father's day was another success. Lisa had to leave early in the am for Germany, so we did an impromptu FD gift giving of JAG Season 6. Naturally all the men wanted to watch it right away. Chris even tried to pull out the popcorn buckets.
The next morning we feasted on eggs, sausage and other breakfast goodies. We watched a couple JAG episodes, dad opened his other gifts and we just laid back and relaxed for a bit. Mom and I went blueberry picking for a while and went on the lake, but other than that it was a day of relaxation and JAG.
A very good weekend indeed.
11 June 2008
Catching up!!
Gaaah!! I'm so behind on my blog! No excuses! ... except for being buried in paperwork all last week at work (not that I blog at work, of course. Like right now.)
Aaaanyway. I had my first Lia Sophia party! It was a couple weeks ago on Thursday at my friend Teresa's house. It was my first time speaking about the company and product in front of a group of ladies, and I think it went rather well. 6 ladies showed up (off of a list of 57 invites!!) and most everyone bought something. We had a good time, and I managed to answer all but one of the questions they asked me!
This past Saturday, Curren and I spent the day at King's Dominion. It was screaming hot, so we made tracks for the water park and, once we dried off, rode some of the rides in the regular park. I whooped his butt at the Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion laser ride (1500 to 1170). Smarties that we are, we brought sandwich makings and ate on a grassy median in the parking lot next to my car. Classy.
Sunday, I ran errands (several of which failed) and then took a break by the pool.
I have another show next Wednesday, so wish me luck! As for this weekend, I'm heading home to NC for Alex's High School Graduation!! I can't believe that kid is an adult already. Seems like just yesterday we were half naked playing the mud in the backyard, much to dad's dismay (sorry about that, dad!).
So many memories... so many more to make!
Aaaanyway. I had my first Lia Sophia party! It was a couple weeks ago on Thursday at my friend Teresa's house. It was my first time speaking about the company and product in front of a group of ladies, and I think it went rather well. 6 ladies showed up (off of a list of 57 invites!!) and most everyone bought something. We had a good time, and I managed to answer all but one of the questions they asked me!
This past Saturday, Curren and I spent the day at King's Dominion. It was screaming hot, so we made tracks for the water park and, once we dried off, rode some of the rides in the regular park. I whooped his butt at the Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion laser ride (1500 to 1170). Smarties that we are, we brought sandwich makings and ate on a grassy median in the parking lot next to my car. Classy.
Sunday, I ran errands (several of which failed) and then took a break by the pool.
I have another show next Wednesday, so wish me luck! As for this weekend, I'm heading home to NC for Alex's High School Graduation!! I can't believe that kid is an adult already. Seems like just yesterday we were half naked playing the mud in the backyard, much to dad's dismay (sorry about that, dad!).
So many memories... so many more to make!
03 June 2008
The narrow path...
The weekend before was a very good one. Holy Moly. A while back, my cousin Matt asked me to be his Confirmation sponsor. Happily, I agreed!
The cool thing is, his mom is my CS, my mom is Matt's Godmother, and my Babci (mom's mom) is Matt's mom (Susan)'s Godmother. Oh, the tangled webs we weave...
I flew into Orlando Saturday morning, and started the weekend off right by leaving my cell phone in the ladies restroom at the airport. Ugh. By the time Susie picked me up, she'd received a call on her phone from the person who found mine saying that it would be at lost and found. I ran back (trotted, really) into the airport and hurried to L&F, where I was told by a rude, one-dimensional woman that my phone was not there and maybe I should check the airlines L&F. I did so, and they sent me back to the other L&F.. ugh. So with high hopes and prayers of the return of my phone, Susie and I left the airport and headed home.
After a quick snack of the most amazing pizza ever (tomato, basil and farmers cheese(?)) we set out to run some errands before the big day. We drove past the Grand Opening of what we hoped would be a clothing store, naturally, and decided to go in, especially when we saw a sign promising free ice cream! We casually strolled up to the doors and stopped dead in our tracks at the same time, when we realised it was a home appliance store!! Not to be swayed from reaching our goal of free ice cream, we walked in, pretending to be interested in red washing machines and granite topped stove units... and then walked straight back out again over to the ice cream van. Susie opted for an ice cream sandwich and I chose the firecracker (a red, white and blue ice pop). Free makes everything taste better.
Munching happily on our goodies, we finished our errands with plenty of time to get a pedicure. Susie was kind enough to treat me to mine and we chatted in our bubble foot baths and massaging chairs. Life doesn't get much better than that!
That night, we got moderately dolled up (Susie and I managed nearly matching outfits, mostly by accident) and walked (well, Susie and I walked the lazy men drove) to an authentic German restaurant in downtown Sanford. Being on the A-list, thanks to Susie and Peters connections, we landed a great table right by the band. Billy and Peggy (Susie's brother and sister in law) joined us for an oom-pah-pahing good time. I ate real weiner schnitzel for the first time ever, and I'm addicted! They had this amazing sauerkraut made with white wine, apples and bacon... yikes. So ridiculously yummy. I also had home made egg noodles with emmenthaler cheese... fat fat fat. Not to mention I drank a liter of beer (literally) as did Susie and Pete. I couldn't resist the REAL German beer on tap. Yum Yum Yum.
The band was wonderful and hilarious. Dressed in those German shorts with the suspenders, they drank and sang and riled up the crowd to everyone's delight.
Again, Susie and I opted to walk home. All in all, it was a very good day.
Except for the part where I lost my phone...
Sunday, we woke up and got ready for the Confirmation gig being held at noon.
It was a lovely mass with the Bishop and several priests of the church in attendance. All in all, about 50 kids were Confirmed that afternoon.
After the mass, 37 of us headed back to the Owens residence for a catered French meal (by a French chef!) of coq a vin, pasta with veggies and cream sauce, salad and cake upon cake!! Matt shared his party with a friend called Erin, the daughter of Susie's good friend Karen. We mingled and ate and chatted until the wee hours (read: 8pm). After which, Susie and I collapsed onto the couch to watch Ratatouille. We both only lasted about 20 min before falling asleep.
Good day.
Monday, Susie, Matt and I went to Sea World!! I *heart* SW!! We walked around all day and rode a bunch of good rides, watched the Clyde and Seymore Pirate show. We had lunch at a healthy little joint called Mama Loos Kitchen... or Mama Boos kitchen... or maybe just Mama's Kitchen.. anyway, it was great. Very green and healthy :o)
We left early and headed to the airport, retrieved my phone from an actual human being and made tracks for my gate... Only to remember that I forgot to reactivate my phone, after shutting off service to it for the weekend... Nuts.
So, I ran to a pay phone, called mom and asked her to pretty please turn my phone back on, since every time I tried to call a 1800 number, the phone spit the quarters back out at me. Thanks.
In my frenzy, I left my bags with an honest looking gentleman (who, thankfully, did not steal my stuff and sell it to gypsies) whose name I later learned was Brandon. He was in FL to see the shuttle launch, as his wife works as a PR person for NASA. Very cool. We chatted, and I discovered he is a movie critic. Cool again. He gave me his card with promised of contacts!! (are you reading this, BF? Now it's in ink. Kinda.)
All in all, it was a very good trip!!
I miss FL! :o(
The cool thing is, his mom is my CS, my mom is Matt's Godmother, and my Babci (mom's mom) is Matt's mom (Susan)'s Godmother. Oh, the tangled webs we weave...
I flew into Orlando Saturday morning, and started the weekend off right by leaving my cell phone in the ladies restroom at the airport. Ugh. By the time Susie picked me up, she'd received a call on her phone from the person who found mine saying that it would be at lost and found. I ran back (trotted, really) into the airport and hurried to L&F, where I was told by a rude, one-dimensional woman that my phone was not there and maybe I should check the airlines L&F. I did so, and they sent me back to the other L&F.. ugh. So with high hopes and prayers of the return of my phone, Susie and I left the airport and headed home.
After a quick snack of the most amazing pizza ever (tomato, basil and farmers cheese(?)) we set out to run some errands before the big day. We drove past the Grand Opening of what we hoped would be a clothing store, naturally, and decided to go in, especially when we saw a sign promising free ice cream! We casually strolled up to the doors and stopped dead in our tracks at the same time, when we realised it was a home appliance store!! Not to be swayed from reaching our goal of free ice cream, we walked in, pretending to be interested in red washing machines and granite topped stove units... and then walked straight back out again over to the ice cream van. Susie opted for an ice cream sandwich and I chose the firecracker (a red, white and blue ice pop). Free makes everything taste better.
Munching happily on our goodies, we finished our errands with plenty of time to get a pedicure. Susie was kind enough to treat me to mine and we chatted in our bubble foot baths and massaging chairs. Life doesn't get much better than that!
That night, we got moderately dolled up (Susie and I managed nearly matching outfits, mostly by accident) and walked (well, Susie and I walked the lazy men drove) to an authentic German restaurant in downtown Sanford. Being on the A-list, thanks to Susie and Peters connections, we landed a great table right by the band. Billy and Peggy (Susie's brother and sister in law) joined us for an oom-pah-pahing good time. I ate real weiner schnitzel for the first time ever, and I'm addicted! They had this amazing sauerkraut made with white wine, apples and bacon... yikes. So ridiculously yummy. I also had home made egg noodles with emmenthaler cheese... fat fat fat. Not to mention I drank a liter of beer (literally) as did Susie and Pete. I couldn't resist the REAL German beer on tap. Yum Yum Yum.
The band was wonderful and hilarious. Dressed in those German shorts with the suspenders, they drank and sang and riled up the crowd to everyone's delight.
Again, Susie and I opted to walk home. All in all, it was a very good day.
Except for the part where I lost my phone...
Sunday, we woke up and got ready for the Confirmation gig being held at noon.
It was a lovely mass with the Bishop and several priests of the church in attendance. All in all, about 50 kids were Confirmed that afternoon.
After the mass, 37 of us headed back to the Owens residence for a catered French meal (by a French chef!) of coq a vin, pasta with veggies and cream sauce, salad and cake upon cake!! Matt shared his party with a friend called Erin, the daughter of Susie's good friend Karen. We mingled and ate and chatted until the wee hours (read: 8pm). After which, Susie and I collapsed onto the couch to watch Ratatouille. We both only lasted about 20 min before falling asleep.
Good day.
Monday, Susie, Matt and I went to Sea World!! I *heart* SW!! We walked around all day and rode a bunch of good rides, watched the Clyde and Seymore Pirate show. We had lunch at a healthy little joint called Mama Loos Kitchen... or Mama Boos kitchen... or maybe just Mama's Kitchen.. anyway, it was great. Very green and healthy :o)
We left early and headed to the airport, retrieved my phone from an actual human being and made tracks for my gate... Only to remember that I forgot to reactivate my phone, after shutting off service to it for the weekend... Nuts.
So, I ran to a pay phone, called mom and asked her to pretty please turn my phone back on, since every time I tried to call a 1800 number, the phone spit the quarters back out at me. Thanks.
In my frenzy, I left my bags with an honest looking gentleman (who, thankfully, did not steal my stuff and sell it to gypsies) whose name I later learned was Brandon. He was in FL to see the shuttle launch, as his wife works as a PR person for NASA. Very cool. We chatted, and I discovered he is a movie critic. Cool again. He gave me his card with promised of contacts!! (are you reading this, BF? Now it's in ink. Kinda.)
All in all, it was a very good trip!!
I miss FL! :o(
Getting my ears lowered...
So, I'm the lamest of the lame, but I haven't had a chance to do this post justice (read: pictures) so I put it off until I had the pictures!
I chopped all of my hair off! I'm not quite Sinead O'Conner, but it's the shortest I've ever had it! I got it done last tuesday, and I've loved it so far.
It's a ton of fun and I think it's way cute, even though it's a lot shorter than I originally wanted. I went to my normal hair lady to get it cut, since she's been doing my hair for almost a year now, it seemed like a no brainer, right? Hah. I described to her my vision and she agreed that it would look nice with my face shape, etc, and her excitement washed away all of my doubts and fears.
We chatted over the sound of snipping, and when all was set and blow-dried, I looked in the mirror and... wanted to cry.
I was a mushroom.
So, I carefully explained that this was not exactly the cut I was looking for, and could she add more layers or something? So she thinned the front ends a bit, and I was a skinnier mushroom. So, gulping, I said thank you and left. I went back to my office and moped to the girls about my hair, so Irish sent me to her stylist that night...
Curren and I drove to Potomac Mills Mall, and I showed up at Bubbles Salon (not a comforting name, no matter how much I enjoyed them as a child) at 6:45 to speak with Katherine about the dismal state of my hair. I'd been brave enough to cut off 8 inches that morning, I told her, but I didn't know how much braver I could be. She assured me it would be great, so I went for it.
About an hour later, I sat beaming in her chair, no longer a mushroom, but a sleek bobbbed woman. With a very cold neck.
Who knew there were breezes in the mall?
I chopped all of my hair off! I'm not quite Sinead O'Conner, but it's the shortest I've ever had it! I got it done last tuesday, and I've loved it so far.
It's a ton of fun and I think it's way cute, even though it's a lot shorter than I originally wanted. I went to my normal hair lady to get it cut, since she's been doing my hair for almost a year now, it seemed like a no brainer, right? Hah. I described to her my vision and she agreed that it would look nice with my face shape, etc, and her excitement washed away all of my doubts and fears.
We chatted over the sound of snipping, and when all was set and blow-dried, I looked in the mirror and... wanted to cry.
I was a mushroom.
So, I carefully explained that this was not exactly the cut I was looking for, and could she add more layers or something? So she thinned the front ends a bit, and I was a skinnier mushroom. So, gulping, I said thank you and left. I went back to my office and moped to the girls about my hair, so Irish sent me to her stylist that night...
Curren and I drove to Potomac Mills Mall, and I showed up at Bubbles Salon (not a comforting name, no matter how much I enjoyed them as a child) at 6:45 to speak with Katherine about the dismal state of my hair. I'd been brave enough to cut off 8 inches that morning, I told her, but I didn't know how much braver I could be. She assured me it would be great, so I went for it.
About an hour later, I sat beaming in her chair, no longer a mushroom, but a sleek bobbbed woman. With a very cold neck.
Who knew there were breezes in the mall?
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