I Am Not Sure What To Think Yet...

So... it's time (actually way overdue!) for our annual Family Christmas Card Photo Shoot and I decided I wanted to get my hair cut before we take pictures. Raymond was home sick most of this week with a bad cold so Thursday morning I decided to run some errands alone and go ahead and get a haircut. I chose a place to walk in to and get it done. I told the girl I wanted my hair off of my shoulders. Now I've always had just above shoulder length hair or longer my entire life. I've always been too afraid to cut my hair really short. I don't know, I worry it won't look good and I won't like it. The girl confirmed that this would mean an inch or an inch and a half of hair. Yep, sounds right to me.

Before photo- Being goofy while we decorated the tree. See, my hair is a little longer than I wanted it.

So the girl starts cutting. I'm blind as a bat with my glasses off so I'm happy to let her do her thing. I told her that I have a bunch of layers in my hair but I want to grow the shorter ones out, that I had some style that looks awesome when I leave the salon but I can NEVER reproduce on my own at home so my hair looks stupid all of the time. I told her I can't use a round brush to save my life, which was essential to keep my old hairstyle cute, and I just want to be able to keep my hair straight and have it look okay. She seems to understand what I'm saying.

She finishes cutting and asks me if I want her to blowdry it (it costs more money to do that at this place, it's one of those kinds of cheap places) and I say fine. She gets out a round brush and proceeds to style my hair. I'm a little nervous, wondering, am I going to have to do that to make it look okay with the way she has cut it? I hope not!

Okay, she's done and I put my glasses back on. OH!.... UM.... WOW!

When I said I wanted it off my shoulders, she took it seriously!


My hair is now pretty much chin length. I've had this now for a couple of days and I'm still not sure if I really like it or not. I am about to straighten it to see if it looks like total crap or not once I post this blog.

I've always thought short hair was cute but that long hair was gorgeous and more feminine. No offense to any of you with short hair.

Now I'm afraid I look like either A.- a little girl or B.- an older "Mom" (you know what I mean, right?)
And seriously, is this haircut going to look stupid straight, or what happens more often than not, just air dried after a shower and brushed??

What have I done?

Just in time for Family Christmas Card Photos too! Go me! :S