Hola!!! (Forewarning: this post has a ton of photos.)
It has been 3 months since I’ve had a relaxer and I’ve already broken a comb! Let me back up a tad. I finally took my kinky twists out after having them in for 7 weeks. They actually still looked as if I could have gone another 2 weeks or so, but I needed to wash my hair so badly! I’ve co-washed my hair twice since having them in and dry shampooed every week, but it’s not the same as actually getting my fingers in there and gently scrubbing my scalp.
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| Removing hair and reading (book upper right corner of photo). |
It took about 9 hours over 2 days to get them out. I’m not very good at doing one thing at a time—I’m always multitasking. So while taking them out, I was reading, or watching TV. Had I only focused on the hair, it probably would have taking less than 4 hours. A plastic grocery bag was full after I finished!
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| Hair from kinky twists |
Daniel and I decided to go for a walk in Downtown Norfolk and grab dinner, so I left my crinkly hair out. I figured I should walk around for the day with my hair in that state to see how I felt. Daniel was surprised that he actually liked my hair in that state!
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| A possible glimpse into the future 2 years from now. |
Washing my hair felt like heaven! I actually used shampoo this time since it needed such a deep cleansing. I think “lather, rinse, repeat” occurred at least 3 or 4 times. I placed a deep conditioner on afterwards for about an hour. Throughout the summer, someone offered multiple times to cornrow my hair once the twists were out, but I contacted her twice to set up a date with no response so I had to wear my hair out until I can get enough funds together to braid again. I had about 2 inches of new growth now. I flat ironed my hair after it dried for about 2 hours (thank goodness it was a 3 day weekend---there was plenty of time to whip my hair into something suitable to wear to work).
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| After combing through all the tangles/knots before washing. |
Enough about the hair and let’s see what else has happened over the past 3 weeks.
Breakfast with Pop, Charlie and Blayden (Quay has gone back to live with his grandmother now that school has started.)
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| Waiting to order |
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| Pop bought us candy and Blayden chose whatever is in the Scooby container. |
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| Halloween merchandise. I think ruffles suit me! |
Pictures from afternoon in downtown.
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| Bella Pizzeria in Ghent. |
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| Catwalk at Waterside in Norfolk. |
Daniel’s company picnic.
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| It was so hot! |
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| We didn't win the raffle, but we've got each other. Score!! |
Family dinner with the Cooks.
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| Myron, Yurie, and Markal. Markal's playing a driving game on the Kinect. |
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| Getting ready to eat. |
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| Intellectual conversation on the merits of Xbox vs Playstation. |
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| After dinner gaming. I was in the corner reading a book. |
Daniel has pointed out to me that I read tons of books so I've decided to list books that I read between each blog post.
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| My bookcases are arranged by color--not title or author. |
May God Have Mercy John C. Tucker
The Book of Ruth Jane Hamilton
My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult
I Don't Know How She Does It Allison Pearson
Waiting to Exhale Terry McMillan
Towelhead Alicia Erian
As always, I leave you with a photo of Tierra. I’m off to get ready for the 1st Sorority chapter meeting of the fiscal year. Have a wonderful week!
Remembering 9-11-2001.
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