I Got a Haircut

Dear Mom,


You’d be proud of me this week- for, most likely, more reasons than just this one, but I FINALLY GOT A HAIRCUT! Nothing major or even anything someone else would notice but I did it for you. I haven’t had my hair trimmed in so long because of the pandemic. You were begging me to get it, at least trimmed, because it “looks like a rat’s nest.” Well I went and you were right. It looks much, much better. I got about two and a half inches cut off and it made all the difference. 


Last week, I ordered my cap and gown for graduation and I knew you wouldn’t want me to have “rat’s nest” hair in my graduation photos, so I figured it was about time. My hairstylist was named Kristin and she was amazing! She’s from Florida and has a really cool palm tree tattoo. I was a little nervous that it wouldn’t look good afterwards but Kristin knew what she was doing! I’m obsessed with how it turned out and the best part!? It was only $8.99! (Don’t worry I still tipped her a normal tip.) They had an opening and I knew that if I put it off I wouldn’t do it. 


You would have made fun of me for getting an $8.99 haircut but I figured I have SO much hair that even if it looked bad I could go somewhere and get a little more chopped off. I even told Kristin that and she laughed. She kept showing me how much she was going to cut off and I told her I wasn’t worried and she could do what she felt would make it look good. You would have really liked her!


Another exciting thing going on is that I am planning a road trip! Joey, two of our friends, and I are hoping to go on a road trip to Utah right after graduation (assuming Covid permits)! My last blog post reminded me of the mini road trips we used to go on and it made me want to go on more. I don’t want to stop living my life to the fullest just because I’ve been dealt some pretty rough cards. I know you’d be upset if I sat around moping and I could really use something to kickstart my healing. I will keep you updated on the plans!


Much love,

Lace





You can barely see my hair but I was very happy with my haircut!

Comments

  1. Annie BettagMarch 10, 2021 at 5:51 PM

    This is such a cute idea for a blog! Congrats on the haircut!! Keep up the good work!

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