locks pics.

it's gone.

Well the day finally came for my hair to go on the CHOPPING block! Today I went to the Thomas Laurence salon in Rochester in order to cut and donate my hair to Locks of Love.

For those who don't know, I've been growing my hair since November to donate it. Once the weather got nice, it started to be a lot to maintain my long locks - so just last month I decided to chop it instead of growing it longer. I made my appointment at the beginning of June with a new stylist, Jason, that my girlfriend Lanie recommended.

Lanie came with to be my photographer and moral support, and she did a great job documenting my experience with photos. The pics are online now if anyone wants to check them out. My story will be up on Kodak's 1000words blog soon enough. It was a great experience for such an amazing cause - so I'm encouraging of anyone even thinking about donating.

Thanks again to the Thomas Laurence salon and stylist Jason, the support from my friends and family and especially McAllister - he has put up with LOTS of my moaning and groaning about ponytail headaches over the last few months.

save the date.

Remember how long my hair was back in November and even just last month? Well it's really, really long now (growing about an inch a month!) and getting unmanageable for me. I'm a low-maintenance gal and the time it takes for me to blow dry this mop could be better spent sleeping in the morning. Plus the weight of my ponytail can give me headaches.

Those are just TWO of the reasons why I'm so excited that I booked my CHOP for CHARITY appointment today!!

Next Friday, June 8th - I'll be chopping off as many inches as I can for Locks of Love. Stay tuned for the pics!

twenty-one.

...is the number of inches of hair on top my head.

Why is that significant one might ask?! Well it is significant to me, because it is 11 more inches than the number required to donate to Locks of Love. That is 11 inches that can potentially stay on top my head after I CHOP it for CHARITY.

One may recall me talking about my hair back in Nov - when it was 17.5 inches long. My hair grows FAST - I even had an inch taken off in December before our trip.

I'm getting close - I'll be chopping it off SOON.

locks.

In my family, we have thick hair.

I found a cool, non-profit organization LOCKS of LOVE that puts hair to a really good cause. This organization provide hairpieces to children under 18 suffering from long-term hair loss from a medical condition.

They require a minimum of 10 inches. So my mop would be SHORT if I cut it all off. Perhaps I'll grow my locks out for a good cause.