I wasn’t sure about a subject! This entry will likely be all over the place. hahaha!!

I’ve decided to do something different with my hair! I’m thinking of going a bit shorter. Perhaps somewhere between chin-length and shoulder-length. I’m having my stylist do chunky layers too, since I wear my hair wavy so often these days. The layers will give more wave action. I’d do my hair curly but my hair is honestly a pest! It’s naturally curly, yet wavy in some spots and right along my face, it’s straight as a board. For the first couple of years of my life, I had pure ringlets it was so curly.. of course, it was also blonde back then. haha! From about the age of 5 or so until I was 26ish, I wore it straight. Sometimes I’d roll it or curl it but never styled it as “naturally” curly or wavy. Not until about a year and a half to two years ago. It’s a lot easier to do this way than it is to spend 45 minutes blow drying (my hair is also quite thick!) and another 20 minutes straightening out the stubborn areas with a straightener. I’ve also rarely ever used hair products in my hair, like gel/hair spray/mouse/putty. I guess you could say I’m a n00b, to a degree but I’m starting to master these things. I want something different than I’ve had before but I’ve honestly tried many, many styles. I’ve done the “shag”, I’ve done the “bob”, I’ve done the “blunt cut” and I’ve done the stacked-do that’s short in the back, longer in the front… and several styles in between. The last time I had my hair cut/styled, I went with what they called a “punk shag”. I still don’t understand this style, it just looked like choppy layers and not so much the shag style. Jo doesn’t want me to go too short, neither does my mom. It has nothing to do with not liking my hair in shorter lengths, they just end up being on the receiving end of my tears and “omg, my hair is so short”’s! lol!! I can’t blame them. A bad hair cut can be devastating, well, not necessarily bad but you know what I mean.

I think I’m going to do it though. I’m just going to fly with it because it’s time for a change and what better time for something like this than now! I think I’m going to color it today too. Two toned. Right now it’s nearly black, which is nice with my fair skin and green eyes but I’m thinking of going closer to my natural hair color for a while, which is a medium/brassy/reddish brown. The second color, I think, will be like a honey highlight or something. Then again, I might just leave it as the single color if I like it enough.

Here’s a couple of samples of what I am thinking about;

What else..

I think this “move” has finally hit me. I’m still super excited and happy about it but it’s sinking in that I will not be a hop-in-the-car and just-down-the-road from my family. My biggest concerns with that are with my surviving grandparents, my mom and my nephews. Both my grandpa (dad’s side) and grandmother (mom’s side) are not doing so well. Of course I’d be right back here if something should go wrong but still. My mom and I are really close now, like best friends and it’s going to be hard not having her to hug or having our “slumber parties” anymore, well, not until either of us visit the other. I’m going to hate being apart from my nephews and basically watching them grow up from afar. I’m sure my sister, her fiance and the kids will eventually visit but it’ll be nothing like going 2 miles down the road to hang out. I’m going to be nearly 3000 miles away! Three thousand miles! I know they say that home is where the heart is but how could that be realistic? My heart is in many places! It’s right here, in Georgia! It’s in Newfoundland! It’s going to be in Calgary, as I fell in love with the city and will have my husband and cats with me. But seriously, it’s going to be hard. Especially the first few months.

I joke around with my mom sometimes, saying how this move is going to be the hardest thing.. yet it’s so easy for me to do. Sounds crazy, right? The hard part is letting go of family and friends that have kept me anchored in a place I no longer feel happy with. The easy part is moving on to something better, giving myself and family the things we both need / want. I can’t give that here because the cost of living is ridiculous when you take into account that the job market barely exists in small-town America anymore. I’m going to love being in Calgary, I know I will and I don’t have to be convinced of that at all. I’m going to be near the Rocky Mountains, in a beautiful city with so much I can do and so many photographic opportunities! That’s why I’m excited! I just can’t deny my sadness though.

Tonight, I’m spending hours on end with my adorable nephews Tyler, Landon and Trent. Nikki asked me and Jo to come over for dinner and a movie. Tomorrow, I’m having lunch with my grandpa and then I’ll be going to my mom’s and spending as much time as possible with my mom, Tammy and my grandmother. When I get home, I’ll spend time with my dad and Kim before trying to get some rest for my big, first day of travel on Saturday. We’re going to leave around 4 or 5am. Why so early? It’s going to be my longest travel day. I want to drive as far west as possible on my first day, plus those of you into “Nascar” (not for me, sorry to say!) know that the race is at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. I’m sure there’ll be lots and lots of nasty traffic and if you have never been graced with the traffic of Atlanta.. just know this, it STINKS! When I had to photograph my best friend’s wedding a couple of years ago, we had to travel through Atlanta to get to Roma, GA. We were nearly stopped from the Tangier Outlet (maybe 30 miles from downtown I guess) from 4:30pm - 7pm. Worst traffic delay I’ve ever been in to date.

Well, this entry has turned out to be pretty long and started out rather girly. lol! My apologies! haha! I need to get going though. I have so much to do today. I need to cash our income tax checks (we were good and decided if we cashed them, we’d want to spend them haha). Then I need to go get this hair of mine chopped off. After that, I’m going to check out some of the local stores for sales. I really need some pants. Speaking of, why is that places around here seem to stop selling pants the second it heats up? Seriously, people do wear pants year-round! All I could find yesterday was capri’s, which I love but I won’t be able to wear those for a couple of months yet! After that, I’ll be heading to my sisters for the evening / night!

I’m sure I’ll update this blog at least once more before I leave on Saturday but for now, I must sign off!