goodbye hair helmet

i got a haircut!

can you tell?

well, that's ok, not many people noticed. and really, it looks exactly the same from the front. i just got the weird mullet-y part in the back cut off. 

and why don't i have a picture of the back, then? and why are the photos so far away, you ask? well, after struggling to take a decent photo myself, i asked husband to step in and take the photos. the thing is, i get really awkward. so it works better if he doesn't stand so close. it limits my deer-in-the-headlights look which can quickly turn into cranky-wife face. longer distances are better.

{also, this is my mom's vest. she made it in college and i love it.}

short inspiration

i'm bored with my hair. so i'm letting it grow out. in a couple weeks it's going to be time to go get it reshaped because it's starting to look pretty shaggy.

i'm thinking something along these lines:

also, i'd like to take a second and mention how crazy my husband is for not thinking that emma's new 'do is completely adorable.

 all images via we heart it

freaky friday

at some point this weekend i realized that mom and i basically traded haircuts.

i got mine cut, and she let hers grow out.

a trip to the hair experts

so before getting my haircut {rather drastically} i was carrying around these photos and repeatedly asking hubby what he thought- "do you think this will look good?...do you think i should do it?..." to which his answers were always pretty generic- "you won't know until you do it" or "sure"

ok?? what do i do with that?

so then i started trying to pen him into something- "well, then do you think it will look bad?" 

"no".

arrgh!!

and then 2 things hit me:

1) hubby is actually telling me that i should do whatever i want because he thinks it'll be fine and that i'm always gorgeous to him. and he does have a few reservations. but does he just come out and say that? no. {ok fine, he actually did come out and say that, but not before hours of endless nagging on my part}  
{but what am i complaining about? i am married to a man who always thinks i look good. so no more complaining here!}

 2) i need a girlfriend! {hello! sarah! where are you when i need you! oh yes, half way across the country as usual}

but enough of that, on to the photos!

fresh from the salon, still covered in hair. my wonderful hubby took me out on the porch for my own little photo shoot {thanks babe!}

i love it!

after a little playing, i think i like it this way better {and hubby loves it!}

{awkward times photo!}

 so i took the plunge.

funk lifted. 

i'm telling ya, hair therapy works.

{oh yeah, i made my shirt too!}

take the plunge?

so, lately i've been in a funk {and no, i'm not going to talk about it} and the best way to get out of a funk? make a change.

and for me, a strong believer in what i like to call 'hair therapy', i've decided it's time for a change in hair style. {here's me now}

i'm thinking maybe something like this:

i haven't decided if i'm actually going to do it or not, but i've got an appointment for saturday. so no matter what i'll be getting some kinda of haircut. and really, as long as my hairstylist doesn't think it'll be horrible {because of my wavy hair}, i think i'm going to go for it. after all, i've had short hair before {granted, it was years ago and it was much shorter than i'm wanting now}

{little sister and i before prom}

{senior photo}

so, thoughts? ideas? suggestions? 

i'll definitely be showing you the final project, whether i go short or just for a trim.