The last time I fooled with my hair color was on my mission. I admired the highlighted hair of a girl in our branch and went to the same place to have mine done. Of course, it looked nothing like hers when I walked out of the salon! Plus, being in the sun every day did me no favors and by the end of my mission, my hair was uniformly strawberry blond. It was too much! I came home and had it corrected back to my natural color, and I've not touched the color since.
Lately, though, I've been considering a change. I realize I'm starting to get more and more gray hair, but Brandon has continued to assure me that I'm the only one who notices. Even so, I've been noticing it more and more and I was on the verge of doing something about it.
Then, my sweet Mason pushed me over the edge.
For Mother's Day, his teachers at preschool interviewed the kids about their moms and filled out little questionnaires. The day of the Mother's Day Tea, they hung the papers up and we were supposed to guess which one was our child's.
I knew instantly which was Mason's.
Sigh.
I knew it was time.
Side note: you'll note that Mason left a few blanks empty. This is typical Mason - he doesn't want to guess unless he is sure he knows the answer. Other kids guessed their moms weighed 50 pounds and were 85 years old, etc. Not Mason! If he doesn't know, he's not guessing! My little perfectionist.
So, I booked an appointment and got my hair done. Highlights and lowlights! It's subtle, but it covers the little gray hairs that were driving me nuts. In fact, it's so subtle that no one noticed! I was bummed! It seemed so dramatic to me, as I hadn't colored my hair in 11 years!
Here's a picture, but I don't think you can tell much. You'll have to trust me. I colored my hair. I have the bill to show for it. Yikes!
Another sidenote: this is me with my friend Tiffani. We became friends way back at Miami, freshman year. She was a new convert to the Church and very supportive of me, although I had not yet been baptized. Just last week, she and her family came to town for a job interview, and we were able to get together and visit - it had been too long! Nice to see you and your sweet fam, Tiff!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Out of the mouth of a babe
Posted by Jen at 10:22 AM
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3 comments:
Well, you look beautiful as always, and I don't see one bit of gray!
Well, I did notice that he left the weight question unanswered (why was it on there in the first place?) But, he could have answered that one - 300 pounds! Your hair looks awesome! You truly look the same as when I first met you - has it really been 17 years ago?
Jen, that is very funny. I am with you on this. I am not one to normally dye or highlight my hair. (I did get subtle highlights once, but NOT in Spain.) However, the white hairs are coming faster than I want them to. I've contemplated coloring my hair but worry about how much it costs and how often I'll have to keep it up. You'll have to let me know how you like it in a couple of months. Last night I had the realization that I will be 50 when Logan is 15. Yikes! I might as well start dyeing (not to be confused with dying) now!
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