Hair Cut

                                                  

Yesterday afternoon, I left work early, and drove the kids down to my daughter's new college campus.  (Note: Never take a two year old to a college campus.  They like highlighter pens a little too much.)  We bought the rest of her books at the college book store/student supply shop, and she got her college I.D. taken.  We also took a little foot trek to all of her classes so she wouldn't be completely lost next week.  We must have looked "lost" because a nice gentlemen, who later introduced himself as the dean of the college came to our assistance.  That was very nice, I thought. 

The Dean (no..I don't remember his name) was pretty amused that I had a daughter starting college AND a toddler.  Yes..IT IS amusing sometimes when I think about it.  I can just picture myself now, when my youngest starts college..  There I will be, in my late 50's...  Oh gosh..  I don't even want to picture it.  I just hope I'll be healthy enough to walk around with him.  With my daughter I was always the "younger mother", with my youngest son however, I'll be the "older mother"...  Hopefully, I'll be the more wiser.  I can only hope. 

Anyway, after walking around on campus with the kids under a hot sun, I decide, heck--I'm going to try and get some "me time" and finally get my hair cut!!  I have long hair, and it is very thick.  It's healthy, but it's thick and I can't seem to do anything with it.  Hair spray won't hold it longer than a few hours, and I am sick and tired of combing it back in a pony tail.  So, upon suggestion of my daughter, I went off to get my haircut!

I was a little frightened once I entered the salon.  I chose to go there because my daughter best friend only had rave reviews about the place.  I hoped that the people there spoke English...but no luck.  It's okay though--I got what I wanted, and I LOVE my hair right now.  I've never had so much attention to my head ever when cutting my hair before.  I had an audience.

Upon entering it was evident that the woman who greeted me did not speak English very well.  In broken English she called out, and another woman came to my rescue.  She may be spoke to me for about 30 seconds.

"Healthy, healthy hair!!  Heavy, healthy hair!  Heavy, Heavy!!"

Moments later I was then surrounded by 3 other women at the salon.  I feltlike a lab experiment.  Comb..comb..comb..cut, cut, cut...  Twist my hair, cut..cut..cut..  All the while all three of them chatted in Vietnamese...  I felt like one of those Barbie heads that people practice on.  It was pretty amusing, but I couldn't laugh..  Very strange, and awkward, but funny at the same time.  Then suddenly I felt the hot iron straightener on my head.  One on each side of my head at the same time.  Of course, my head was turned away from the mirror, and I couldn't see exactly what they were doing.  (Kind of scary).  I could however, see A LOT of hair on the ground... Oh..no.... 

I was then turned around, and I was glad to see I still had hair....really FLAT hair!  I've never seen my hair so flat before. 

"I'm not done cutting!" 

Okay, so she proceeds to cut my hair...  cut, cut, cut...  And the other two women proceed to giggle, and talk..  Who knows what they are saying...  It reminded me of my dental visit..but I didn't care--I liked the attention.  Getting my hair cut for me is almost therapeutic.  Sad as this may sound, it was nice to get away from the kids, and just spend time on ME--something that I find myself not doing A LOT.  We all need ME time.  On my list to do's..#1 is my kids, #2 hubby..#3 mother....  My name is somewhere near the bottom. 

Anyways, the length of my hair is about the same (I will NEVER go short), but it's thinner, and has a lot more style.  It doesn't look as awesome as it did when I left the salon yesterday afternoon (it will probably never look that way EVER again), but it still looks good.  I'm happy.  I may go back and fix my nails.                                                                      

If you haven't yet today, plan some "ME" time for yourself today!