Last week I got to do something I have been dying to do for months, and preparing to do for a couple of years. I finally had enough hair to give to Locks of Love. And it was about time; my hair has been driving me BANANAS. Although I had been talking about doing this since about December, when I got to the salon and told Cindy Lou what I had in mind, she balked. We talked about it more and more, and she literally had me to the point where I changed my mind and was going to keep it long when she got out her scissors and...
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| snip... see ya hair... |
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| i am literally dizzy in this photo - my head practically bobbed up... |
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| hope this makes a little bald child very happy |
Next, it's time to go to Hero's Con! It's held in Charlotte every summer and it's usually the only comic convention I attend throughout the year. It's super fun visiting with everyone!
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| the 'chester boys livin' the life - tony, mr. smith and alex represent |
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| the whole studio! well, mostly... |
While there I was introduced to these little babies:
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| sweet potato tater tots. i ate myself sick on them the first night we were there. |
I actually don't spend a lot of time at the show. I like to walk around and see the city. They had a sculpture garden that I found the first day:
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| neat! |
And it also gives me the opportunity to pay a visit to my cousin and his lovely family, the Sam Hills! We don't often get a chance to see each other, so it was very nice to catch up. I was excited to see them until...
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| it was revealed that they keep vermin in the house. vivian was taking care of her kindergarten class's pet rat, remi. ahem. |
Sam's wife, Jenna, is a FB junkie, so I figured she'd notice that it was posted the day I came over was my birthday, and my little cousin Ellis blurted out upon my arrival that they'd gotten me a cake. They did. It was adorable. Seriously, I teared up when they all sang Happy Birthday to me.
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| cake with my name on it |
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| when it was time to go, they all piled on the front porch and waved me goodbye. |
But birthday fun was ONLY BEGINNING!! We went out to supper to a fancy seafood restaurant and the Mettlers, JD and Amy, bought us a nice bottle of wine! THEN....
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| the studio wives arranged for fancy dessert for both me and fellow gemini, stacey! thanks, guys! |
Us on the walk back to the hotel through the sculpture garden:
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| in the hizzy |
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| the geminis inside the skull! |
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| yes, it was late and i was pooped. but what a fun birthday day for me! |
The next day, Tommy and I had frowney faces because we had to go home. We didn't leave immediately - I did have the chance to meet...
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| the powerpuff girls |
Great birthday weekend - thank you to everyone who was with me to celebrate! 37 is starting off superbly!
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