~A Day in Pictures: Oh, Hair~

Growing up getting my hair and nails done was no big thing. The thought of not getting a new haircut was the same as not getting a new wardrobe for every season-unthinkable! Alas, times have changed since the teen years of Daddy's money-ha! I guess that is how I found myself with some long, unmanageable hair that had not been cut in TWO years (unless you count the time I tossed my hair over and took my crafting scissors to it...SHUDDER! How far the bratty, spoiled girl of my youth has fallen-ha!)! I will say I am glad I don't take things-like new clothes and haircuts and pedicures- for granted as necessary for living now! BUT, I am also glad that-thanks to Job-I was able to get up this morning and have someone professionally care for the nest on my head disguising as hair-GROSS!

Before I get into the hair experience, I thought it would be fun to review the numerous updo's that have punctuated my hair's life these past two years;)! I think I tried them all!

The ever classy pony tail with head band do...

The bit more involved braided updo with head band look....

The Crazy Do...

I don't know what to say about this updo...its a little crazy! not sure I checked the back in a mirror before leaving the house-ha!

The basic pony-always a good choice.


The Headband with bun option...

I would like to note that apparently along with a good updo, I also like to hold babies and look at them in pictures-ha! In my defense, I will say that almost everyone of my close girl friends had babies over the last two years. So, that is my excuse for the extreme amount of Michelle looking at baby pics.

The Twist...

The Fancy Bun....

The Basic Braid...

and finally~ The French Braid!

It has been a fun time of hair experimenting, and I would like to thank no-metal hair elastics and bobby pins for their endowing me with the ability to wear my hair up every single day for the past two years!

With that acknowledged, on to the Hair Cut!!!

I got my hair cut by a lady from Jennifer and Micah's church, named Susan. I think she may be superwoman, because along with cutting hair in her home she also home schools her three children! WOW! I cannot even imagine! Anyways,I was a little afraid at first that when she saw my frizzy, no-cut hair Susan might be too disgusted to go to work-ha! Thankfully, she jumped right in!

This is what she had to start with-AAHHH!

(note: this hair had just come down from a bun, so it was a little extreme in it Knapp!)
Onto the Washing! My favorite part of the Hair Cutting experience! This was taken after the foils(Susan did a wonderful job subtly highlighting my hair)-we missed the photo for that step;)!

(thanks Jen for being my hair cut photographer;)

Taking the first snip-snips!

FINISHED PRODUCT!!!

I really like all the layers!

A pic from the front (Im not sold on the bangs yet...we shall see)-so, happy to have socially acceptable hair again!

and, five minutes after getting home from hair cut-gasp-its all pulled back again! What can I say? I'm a creature of habit!!!

And, on a totally random note...

YES, that is SNOW in the picture!

SNOW...in December!

I don't know if I can handle snow already!

I like Georgia snow, cause you get to stay home and make snowmen....

here you dig your car out and go to work:(

Help me LORD!