New Hair

Okay ! So since soooo many of you have been asking to see pics of the new 'do ....
JUST JOKING!
This is for Carol and Mo, who have in fact asked to see.
So below, is before and after. Rather, after and before.

(i do that weird thing with my lip. i make a very conscious effort not to, but sometimes i don't even notice it!)

I've been very excited to be growing my hair out since last summer. Its been growing very fast here but its very very thick and a little unmanagable. So when Danny (friend from home who I haven't seen in 7 years) told me he was coming to Cal, I asked him to bring his shears and dye. He's kind of a big deal. Not kind of. He IS a big deal. (Hollywood is calling ... ) If I was going to grow my hair out, I wanted a fun color to do it with. But because I have used cheap boxed color for so many years, its coated my hair and the caramel he put in it didn't take. Which is fine, because I like the dramatic effect of this. As for the cut - I showed him a picture but wanted to keep most of the length in the front. However, the cut I showed him and reality are two different things. So my hair is a lot shorter than I'd planned, but I've come to the conclusion that I"m not meant to have long hair, it takes so long to grow out, which doesn't suit my impatient, "want it now" personality. So here it is, short again. But I love it. At least I think I do. I have yet to style it myself. THAT should be interesting.

Excuse the bags under the eyes. It's been an early morning -late night, brand new, busy job week. If I look exhausted, its because I am.

I think self portraits are super cheesy, but thats what you're getting in this case.

On top of everything, it was so amazing to see Danny again. He is a good soul. We had so many laughs and discussions and (maybe, juuuust maybe we gossiped a little). I haven't seen him in so long and really didn't know him that well when we were growing up. But I think us "ex gh-er"s have a weird bond that very few people can understand. And for some reason, Danny and I have really bonded - over a tattoo at a Sussex conference of all places. The whole time he was here, he'd periodically look at me and say "this is so weird. so random. why am i in leanne macdonald's kitchen in calgary"? I am so glad we got to connect face to face again. He only lives 5 hours away. Thats an easy peasy weekender. So I see a roadtrip in my future.

I was at the Mustard Seed tonight and one of the staff told me she didn't like my hair! ha! I was like, "well, that's a little too late to tell me now Ruby"! She thought the cut was great, but that it made my face look small!! She liked my hair fuller. I can't please everyone. When my hair was fuller, I got called 'bushy' by a 6 year old!

I give up! :-)

Peace

L.