The New Do

Before

After

So I am very excited with the results of my new hairdo. It doesn't look exactly like the picture I took with me but that would require a curling iron, of which I don't own. It has lots of layers and it is very light. In order to make my hair look even the stylist Koni had to cut an extra inch off the left side because it doesn't curl as much as the right. Before Koni started cutting she measured my hair to see if it was long enough to donate, she was only cutting 7 inches off and apparently you need 10 inches in order to donate, so maybe next time. I also think the new do makes my face look thinner. So yeah for a fabulous new do!  

Thoughts

So I have been thinking that I want to cut my hair short again. I am ready for a change. I have had my hair short before but I am conflicted on how short to go and the style. My hair gets gets tighter/more defined curls when it is shorter and I am thinking that maybe I will do more layers this time. I found these pictures online and I really like the cut and style. The color would just be my natural color because I am not a big fan of spending a lot of money on getting my hair colored and then touching it up. Plus I like my hair color just the way it is. So, should I give it a try?

What are your thoughts? I realize that it won't be exactly like the picture because that is the nature of curly hair, but I think that I could come close to achieving what is in the picture.

New Calling

On Sunday I was released as the 1st counselor in relief society and then called as the 2nd counselor in primary. I am excited to work with the kids even though it will only be for a very short time. The primary president is also an educator so I feel that we will be able to keep the kids on track, which has been a problem in the past. So I am looking forward to this new calling.

Here she comes, Miss America

During the Miss America pageant my sister-in-law Kristi held a Miss America party. We were invited to pick a state to represent and then given options on what to wear; a bathing suit (not going to happen), formal wear, or an outfit to represent the chosen state. I decided to be Miss Louisiana, Hillary (another sister-in-law) was Miss Wisconsin, and Kristi was Miss New York.
I chose Louisiana because I thought it would be fun to represent the state by dressing up for Mardi Gras. I was going to make and decorate my own mask but found one at Party City that I really liked and cost about the same it would have after I bought all the different items I would have needed to decorate my own mask. FYI, Party City has so many cool things for themed parties. I made my sash by cutting a plastic table cloth and then gluing on ribbon and the letters that I cut out using a Cricut. I found my gold sparkly shirt for only $2 at Salvation Army, what a find! I will never actually wear the shirt again though unless I am dressing up in costume for some reason. To be completely honest I was very excited to dress up and attend this party. We were also asked to bring our favorite treat (mine being peanut M&Ms) to share. As we watched the pageant we were able to eat only after our state was eliminated from the competition. We had our own awards and I won for best state representation and Hillary got an award for best hair. This was such a fun idea for a party and I was able to really enjoy myself. Thanks Kristi for a great time and I hope that you do this again.

All the party goers