My Hair is GONE!!

Okay, so its not completely gone, but a good portion of it is. 10 inches in fact. Actually, more than that after it was styled and such. I am still getting used to it...I think I like it.

T (one of the teens) and I both have (rather, HAD) VERY long hair and we both agreed that it was time for a change. So, we decided to cut and donate our hair to Locks of Love. For those of you who don't know what that is, Locks of Love takes hair donations and makes wigs out of them and then donates those wigs to cancer patients who had lost their hair to chemo. I have donated before and never regretted it, at least not in the long run. I have to admit, though, its quite the shock at first.

So, this morning T and I got up and went with Joy to her cousin's house (about an hour away) to have her cut our hair. We were both very nervous. Our original plan was to cut only 8 inches, but we decided to go for 10 once we saw how long our hair really was. In no time, our hair was gone. Generally you get one pony tail of hair from each person. However, Tina and I both have so much hair that we were actually able to part our hair down the middle and make 2 pony tails each!! I couldn't believe it!!My hair didn't seem too short to me at first, but my curls quickly kicked in and shortened it significantly. When my hair was really long, the curls were weighed down and my hair was barely more than wavy. As soon as the weight was gone, the curls came back!! So, now I'm also getting used to shorter, much curlier hair. I'm not complaining though, I feel very blessed to have my hair (thanks mom!). I may have to straighten it for a few days so I can get used to the length and then slowly reintroduce the curls to my system. :)

Okay, I know you're all dying to see the pictures...so here you go!!!

Me and T before the cutting began:

Here is my hair before:

And T's hair before:

10 inches of my hair!!!

T's finished product. How beautiful is she?!?

This is my hair after. It doesn't look so short here, but the curls hadn't quite set in yet...

And the finished product:

Trust me, my hair is even shorter now that it's dry...and very curly! Overall, we were both very happy and had a lot of fun.

After out haircuts, we all headed out to eat with Joy's grandma. From there we did a little shopping. T needed some new clothes, and we had some gift cards donated for her, so we took her shopping. It didn't take long for her to find some things that she needed and then we headed home. We were in a rush when we dropped her off so I didn't get to see her family's reaction to her hair, so I can't wait to hear all about it tomorrow at Sunday School.

Tomorrow afternoon I will be heading out of town for a few days for our Winter Staff Retreat. I am really looking forward to a few days out of the city. We are staying at a retreat center that has a gym, so I am hoping to keep on track with my running while I'm there. I also have a lot of Kids Club prep that I want to do as well; and hopefully I will be able to do it without my phone ringing off the hook! :)

I'm also hoping I can get used to my hair before I have to go out in public. :)