Locks and Love

My sister and I have been growing our hair out for quite a while . . . waiting until we both had the required amount to donate our ponies.  My sister has done this before. . . . this was a first for me. 

 

The Goal:  8 inches of hair to donate in the spring of 2013

 

My hair was a bit longer, so I knew as soon as my sister's hair was long enough, we would set a plan.  A few weeks ago she sent an email and said she had 8 inches to donate.  I hadn't actually measured mine, but knew I was ready too. 

 

We decided that Valentine's Day would be a good day.  We contacted a good friend of ours and invited them to a "heart and hair" Valentine's Day party.  Soup and salad for dinner.  Ice cream sundaes and haircuts for dessert.

 

I was a little nervous . . . so I did not volunteer to go first.  But, at the end of the night, 7 little ponies, each 8 inches long were tucked neatly into a ziploc bag ready to mail off.  And with it, our thoughts and prayers and lots of love went out to so many friends and family who have fought for their lives, many doing so in someone else's hair. 

 

 

 

Before



Before



Measuring the locks!

1 pony down

Time to style!

NEXT!

off with the first pony!

I think she had way too much fun "helping"!!!!

After

My prayers go out to the individual who will need these locks one day!

A great big thank you to our dear friend, who agreed to do house-call-hair-cuts and for helping us make this a special evening!  We had a lot of fun and made a lot of memories.  And maybe, just maybe, we'll do this again!