Sunday, June 14, 2009

The before shot

This is what my hair looks like on a really, really, really good day. Pretty basic, pretty simple, and yet it is asking a great deal of me to get it like this. This happens about once every 2 weeks. The other 13 days I manage to make time for about 2 items in the following list:

1. shower
2. blow dry the hair
3. straighten the hair
4. style the bangs to wear them down
5. change my mind about the bangs and pin them back in clips
6. start make-up
7. change my mind again about the bangs
8. finish make-up
9. one last change-up with the bangs.

As a great deal of you women can appreciate, many stars have to align in order for this so-called "hair style," if that's what you can call this, to happen. Thank goodness for family pictures. Years from now I'll be able to look back at this shot and talk myself into believing it looked like this all the time.


* For 100% accuracy, add 1.5 inches in length and make 3/4 of an inch full of split ends and you have repilicated what my hair looks like this very moment.
**Rebecca, you are not a bad sister. I usually clip the bangs back so whose to know whether I have them or not?
** *Does anyone know where that black bow of Savannah's is? I couldn't find it this morning for church. I'm going mad looking for it.

7 comments:

Mike & Emily West said...

You are gorgeous! I love the hair and boy...do I understand...

Melissa said...

What a beautiful picture of Mom and Daughter. I have always loved your hair. It always looks so nice. But I understand. I actually chopped my hair off after having Enoch because I never did it. Sigh...

Michelle said...

You are sweet Melissa, though I wonder what your version of "not doing your hair" is. Every time I've seen you out and about-- not a hair is out of place and not a wrinkle to be found on your attire (or face for that matter. ha ha!). If it took having a 3rd to keep you from being perfectly put together all of the time, I say you made it quite a ways! :)

emily, i love you. i needed to hear the g-word today considering a shower did not take place, nor make-up.

V4Brad said...

I Found the Bow! just kidding. It sure looks nice in the picture, matching your jewelry and sweater.

Michelle said...

Dad for a split second you really had me going there. I was really excited to think I accidentally left it at your place. bummer.

Brenda Chela said...

Haha, i loved this post. I totally know what you mean about the hair craziness. You look gorgeous in this pic!

Bodell said...

I love your long hair! Are you keeping it that way? You look gorgeous! I miss you girl!