My Lil Sample Babies!!

So on Saturday, I went to my consultant (who is also my cousin) to get my test locks put in. She decided to put in 2 locks just above and behind my left ear. Now, I knew my hair had some length to it, but I have SERIOUS shrinkage and I haven't blown my hair out since January, so I only had a vague impression of how long it is.

WHOA BABY!! It's between 8.5 and 9 inches all the way through. Now to you, that might not seem like a lot... but for me? That's at least 2 inches longer than my hair ever reached while relaxed, and it only took me almost 2 years to get it. *snoopy dance*

We've decided that my SL will be installed from Sept. 18-23, depending on how long it takes. She's estimated about 30 hours, but I have a lot of hair so we'll see. I'm actually taking that week off from work because:

1. I need a dang vacation.

2. She works morning and I work afternoons. For the deal she is giving me, if she'd have told me to be at her house at 3am with a chicken foot in my right hand, I would LOL

I probably won't post again until my 2 year Nappiversary, which is August 18th. So I'll leave you with a couple of pics of my sample babies.

I know they are going to shrink up and everything... but this picture right here is a triumphant moment for me. *tear*

Here they are dangling out of my puff, happy as you please lol.

Keep it nappy y'all!!

Who I am

Let me tell you a little bit of my hair story.  I got my last perm in March of 2009.  On April 18, 2009, I dyed my hair blonde.  I have no real excuse except I wanted to see how it would look.  And I hated it!  So I decided to grow it out and start over. My scalp has always been kind of sensitive and I just got tired of having scabs on my head from the chemicals.  And for what?  So I could look like everyone else?  I'm good with what God gave me.

So I transitioned for a few months, but got tired of trying to deal with the 2 textures so on August 18, 2009 I had my big chop.  I've been letting my hair grow out for the almost 2 years since that time and have realized that the longer my hair becomes, the less I feel like dealing with detangling it.  I have extremely coily 7-8 inch hair strands that wrap around each other if you even look at them.  Not to mention, I'm not very adept at styling my hair, which drives me crazy because when I was younger I had braids, and I kept a cute style.  Now I can't seem to deal with fighting the coils long enough to get it styled.

It is with all of these factors... and a TON of research, that I have decided to get sisterlocks.  My tester locks will be installed on Saturday and I'm so excited,  I can barely stand it.  I have literally spent HOURS on other blogs picture-stalking and soaking up all in information I can.  I dyed my hair a burgundy color that I am in love with because I wanted some color and I know once my hair is locked, I won't be able to do anything to it until it settles.  Thanks to the great people of Nappturality and the Yahoo LockItUp group, I learned that I could do it now with no problem, so I'm now a sassy redhead. :)

There is actually a Sisterlock convention here in my town on my birthday, August 13th (LEO!! lol) so I took that as a sign.  Plus it will also give me ample opportunity to look at plenty of gorgeous heads of hair before my installation.

That's all for now, I'll be back after my tester locks are put in.  In the mean time, the in between time... Keep it nappy!