The first summer that I knew my husband, my hair was waaaaay too blond. I have a picture of myself from that summer and I was tan, blond, and had a great body. Welcome to life at the Jersey Shore...you had to keep up and it was easy b/c I lived 5 houses from the beach. A few months into my relationship with my husband, I dyed my hair brown. I liked it at first and so did the people around me, but I was miserable. I felt like no one noticed me anymore b/c I wasn't blond (isn't this the most ridiculous post you've ever read?). So, I dyed it back and was much happier.
Now that I have kids and realize that finding that valuable time to actually dye my hair (okay, I don't do it...my husband does it...this after much convincing that him doing it would save us $110 every 6 weeks) is almost impossible. I can't remember the last time we did my roots and I am so thankful that I have taken to wearing my hair curly (the other natural thing about my hair that I fought for years...although I still love my straightening iron) because now you can't see the roots as much. The thing that has really surprised me is how many gray hairs I have sprouting up! I like to call them my sparkle which is another cover-up for how surprised I am that I can actually age. I thought I'd be young forever!!! I'll admit that I did earn a lot of my "sparkles" during infertility...the worry, doubt, and sadness that I experienced really sucked the life out of me mentally and physically. Then the pregnancy kicked my ass around. Now motherhood...joyous motherhood. I love every single day I have with these kids, but they are seriously kicking my ass!!!
So, if one of my insolent 8th graders were to ask me the "what is your real hair color, anyway?" I could answer them...it is dark brown with gray highlights! I am all the hotness...don't be jealous of my gray highlights...everyone wants them!
P.S. - I will not be posting a picture of my family from the 4th of July because I look hideous (no joke, after seeing that picture, I apologized to my husband for letting myself go). I will post pictures of the kids instead because after all, we all know their real hair color!
4th of July Fun
Hailey feeling her new teeth!!!
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I've been getting my hair highlighted for 20 years!! And, though I let a lot of time go in between sessions when the girls were newborns, I try to keep up with it now. I don't know what color mine is now, either! Good idea on letting it go curly - maybe you can get a couple more weeks out of it! :-)
that's why i stopped dying my hair, just couldn't be bothered! yours is probably the same color as mine is now...but i have a cool stacy london gray streak in front :) i'll do your hair next week when we're home if you want and give bill a break. love the pics of the kids...i'm sure you don't look as bad as you think in the family pic!
I started highlighting my dirty blonde hair/lt. brown hair when I was a senior in HS (1997). I have been highlighting my hair ever since. There was a time when I made my husband do it a few times but he soon said, "I will pay for it get done if you will just leave me alone!"
It's funny, just this morning I was looking in the mirror and contemplating getting some highlights for the first time in years. I don't know if I'll do it, but I figure what the hell. They aren't as hard to maintain and I've got a few extra bucks burning a whole in my pocket.
Bob always considered you a red head.
They are too cute!! I know what you mean about photos. I cannot lose the baby weight. Have 20 pounds to go...still. There is 1 picture of me I actually like, but it hides my belly fat :) All other photos I can't stand.
You are brave for giving them a sand table!! Do they eat the sand? Or have they learned it doesn't taste that good? Mine have a water table which they love, but I was too nervous to get a sand table.
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