Donation

So, I recently donated 8” of hair to Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths program.  I hadn’t intentionally set out to grow my hair out for donation…but as time when by and it just kept getting longer I started contemplating the idea.  Just about the time I was getting completely tired of dealing with so much hair I had a coworker measure it.  From the nape of my neck it was about 10.5” and I was determined to get it chopped!

The same coworker recommended her stylist, Anthony at Crazy Combs so last Friday I called him up to see if he had something available.  I wasn’t expecting to be told, I have an opening at 2:30.  GULP!  I booked the appointment, printed off the inspiration photos I had collected on pinterest and prepared to take the plunge!

Here are the before shots.  Not a great make-up/outfit/hair day…it was casual Friday! What do you expect?

The stylist put my hair in a ponytail and soon there was no turning back!  I was surprised at how long my hair was even after the initial chop!  My stylist was hesitant to take the during shots because he didn’t want anyone to think he had purposely cut my hair in this fashion!  Haha.

And the afters.  The angle is weird but it gives you an idea of the style.  I really like how it turned out and it’s been fun and easy to maintain thus far.  Needless to say my hair doesn’t quite look like this when I’m done styling it…ha, but I’m still happy with how it turns out!

I hope my donated hair is going to be put to good use making some worthy recipient a beautiful wig!

Check it out, maybe you can donate your hair, too!

Stain Days

Uh oh.  Head feeling stuffy, head hurting, slight sniffle going on.  Hope it's not the onset of my first cold this season :(.  Hoping it's just a lack of sleep making me feel a little woozy.

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Yay for Fall!  Brian and I are in the process of staining our deck.  We picked 5 sample colors and what did we go with?!  

 

A color we didn't even sample!  Seriously.  So you won't find it among the 5 shown above.  We looked at the Behr brochure and saw this house that was similar in color to ours, with white trim and said hey, that looks awesome, let's do it.  It's called Behr Sable solid stain.  

I admit, I was hesitant at first and was totally regretting biting the bullet on a color we hadn't sampled.  I was convinced the chocolaty brown color shown in the pamphlet was in fact purple...well, had a purple hue.  But Brian assured me that it would dry beautifully; I wasn't so sure.

I will post pictures once we're done, but all I have to say is Ooo La La!  Loving it!  It's gonna look so good once it's all done.  We are excited to host a get together and haul out the fire pit soon!!

NCSU Soccer

Last night, Brian and I got to enjoy the night at an NCSU Soccer game with Dave & Krew.  Soccer isn't my favorite sport to watch, but I learned more about the rules and enjoyed the game last night more than usual.  I mostly enjoyed watching Krew follow the ball and look cute :)

 

Whenever the Wolfpack would score they would throw out t-shirts to the audience!  I "caught" one and low and behold it was a small!  And by caught, i meant hit me in the face and Dave grabbed it and gave it to me!

Well, we had a good time, the Wolfpack was up 3-0 when we left and it was a fun way to spend an evening after my meeting got canceled!  Thanks, Dave for getting us in!

Here Comes the Bride

So exited for this weekend!  J & K tie the knot.  We get to be involved in the festivities! 

Looking forward to celebrating their marriage, seeing good friends and family and having a reason to have a party! 

Love you, Kristin & Joey!

Date Night

Nothing like enjoying the fading days of summer with the hubs and a fun dinner at the Boylan Bridge Brewpub.  And what better way to wash down a pretzel with beer-cheese than a nice pint of  Summer Ale?  Mmmm.

View of downtown from our outdoor table.

Thanks for a fun evening, Brian.  I enjoy you, and having moments all for us!