My new haircuts!!! (yes, plural haircuts)

The husband needed a haircut on Saturday. I also needed my semi-annual haircut, so I decided to go with him. Okay, so there was a trip through a Starbucks drive-thru in the deal, so that's what really made my decision. But, I could use the cut to keep my hair looking healthy. The husband goes to one of those awful chains that just cut hair - nothing else. I always assume the employees there are beauty school dropouts or something, especially since we live in a military town. There are two types of haircuts here - the military cut or something else. The husband has the military cut and I have "something else." The girl I got stuck with must have dropped out before she learned the "something else" technique. It took her less time to cut a couple of inches off my mid-back length hair than the lady that did the military cut on my husband. That made me a little nervous, but I just went along with it. My hair was partially damp, but not near dry, so determining the length and the accuracy was impossible. I put it up in a clip and waited for the husband, and patiently awaited our trip to Starbucks, then to Sears (sale on tools - woopty damn doo!), then to the oceanfront to drive through the holiday lights. We had an exciting afternoon and evening planned and I was ready to get started! So, we went on our merry way and I hardly noticed my missing locks...until Sunday afternoon, then Monday morning. I asked the husband to look at the haircut and tell me what he thought. He didn't really know what he was looking for, so I had to wait until work Monday morning, so I could get a female's opinion. When I was brushing it this morning, I noticed some really long pieces, and some really short pieces. I was really nervous to see what someone could see from the back! So, I got the girls together and brushed it in front of them, so they could see it and comment on it at its straightest. I thought they could get some scissors and clean it up a little. They wouldn't do it. They told me I had to go back there and make them fix it. This is the sort of thing I hate! I know people that like this sort of thing, but not me!
So, I went over there on my lunch and explained my concerns. The girl that created my mess was not there, so that was comforting! I got a really nice girl that assured me she could fix whatever the problem was. I still had my hair in a clip, so nobody at work would ask if an alligator got a hold of my hair. When I took the clip out, the young lady asked if I wanted the layers straightened out. I told her that I didn't have layers. She brushed my hair out and said, "Oh my." That's not something you want your hairdresser (or gyno) saying to you when you can't see what it is they're looking at. So, I tell her to do whatever she has to do to get it straightened out. And, a couple more inches later, I have another new length. At least it will grow back!

The holiday lights at the oceanfront were really cool! I'm used to the lights in the city and in the Midwest. Just lots of lights and snowflakes on light poles. Not here! I can tell this is going to be a holiday like no other. I had gone down to the beach Saturday afternoon after my pedicure and manicure. I had flip flops on, and needed to feel sand between my toes. It was cold sand, so I didn't stay long. I did notice there was a lot of lights and the trail had just opened up. I convinced the husband that we should go see them that night, and he agreed. It was five bucks, and you got a free cd of Christmas tunes to listen to while you drove through the lights. What a deal! Then, they had this little area where you could drive through and get treats (hot cocoa, coffee, Christmas cookies, etc). So, 2 cookies and a bottle of water later, our holiday light tour cost $8, and we drove away with lots of laughs and a cd to keep. Well worth it! As I was saying, it was NOT like any light display I've ever seen. I did not realize that Christmas was so much about fish and sea creatures. Well, it is if you live in such a close proximity to such a large body of water. We were half-way through the displays (which stretched 34+ blocks), and I had yet to see a nativity scene. I had seen fish, crabs, whales, sharks, lots of Santa's, etc. One part of it was a shark's fin (in lights) gliding across the beach from the water towards the boardwalk, and when it reached the boardwalk (near your car) it was a big shark head with big teeth right there in front of you. Funny - yes. Holiday-like - NO! What sort of Christmas memory is triggered by Jaws? None! There was a lady replacing some bulbs in one of the seahorses, and I assumed she was a marine biologist. We got a huge kick out of that portion of the ride. Also, the lights are partly sponsored by Chick-fil-A, so tracks 1 and 11 are plugs for chicken nuggets. It really throws you off when you're singing Christmas carols really loudly to your husband, and then someone wants to talk about chicken. Overall, it was a very entertaining 30 minutes in our mildly boring weekend. We will drive through the lights again in a couple of weeks when Mom & Dad come visit, so I might take pictures! And, if I'm really lucky, Blogger will let me show you those pictures!!!