Okay. Pictures. Okay.
OKAY!
First of all, I tried to take a “before” picture at Mama’s house the other night. At which point I decided that I HAD NEVER FELT MORE SILLY IN MY LIFE.
Now in my defense, this was right after I’d washed my face and put on pajamas. I was trying to get the camera at an angle so you could see how long my hair was, but I never could get it right because of having to lift my arms to take the picture (OH, THE EFFORT OF IT ALL). So you will just have to trust me when I tell you that my hair was about three inches longer than it is now.
A purpose-less, mousy mess that hit right below my shoulders.
And notice that I still had my sunglasses up on my head, RIGHT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.
So I decided to take off the glasses SINCE IT WAS NIGHTTIME, but I didn’t get much better results.
ATTRACTIVE!
Surprisingly, I’ve never been asked to do much modeling work.
(Silly me. I thought the double chin / pointy nose / deer-in-headlights look was all the fashion rage.)
Anyway, Friday afternoon I tried to take another round of pictures after Liza worked her magic. But apparently I thought of something unpleasant right as I was snapping the first picture.
Not to mention that you can’t tell a blessed thing about what my hair looks like.
And then I tried to take a picture of the back of my head.
But I missed.
So.
That brings us to today.
Here’s what my hair looked like this afternoon after I dried it (yes, I said “afternoon” – I HAD SOME LAUNDRY TO DO THIS MORNING, OKAY?). For some reason it’s impossible for me to fix my hair without the ends flipping up, even though Liza very professionally turned under every single strand. I guess I just don’t have the turning-under gene.
And here’s the front – probably an inch longer than the back. I had a bit of difficulty with the zoom in that I didn’t know I was using it, so I do hope the proximity of my face doesn’t frighten you.
And believe you me, I couldn’t have been happier when I looked at this picture and realized that my chin(s) didn’t make it into the frame. So I knew right away that I HAD ME A WINNER.
I did put on a little lipstick for y’all, though apparently I forgot about the mascara.
I’ll try to do better the next time I post pictures of myself.
Which will be, you know, NEVER.
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Can I just tell you how happy I am to be able to read your blog again. My filter blocked you for 2 whole days, and I went into withdrawals. My husband tried to find a way to get me my boo fix to no avail. Every time I clicked, it said it was blocked because it was under the category cult news, which I found hilarious. Not that we wouldn’t drink your Kool-aid, yes ma’am, we would. But cult? Seriously?
Anyway I emailed the powers that be at the wonderful Family Institute that provides my filter for the bargain price of $59.99 per year, and I said I NEED SOME BOOMAMA RIGHT NOW! AND SHE IS NOT A CULT! BUT I NEED HER. NOW!
And here you are.
Sigh. All is right witht he world.
~Leslie
Very cute! I LIKE!
Hooray! I finally get to see a picture of you! I love, love, love your new hair style. It’s very stylish.
By the way, I think I have just one picture of me on my blog…it’s under my 5/17/06 post (wedding pictures are shown there). Feel free to stop by and take a peak if you’d like an idea of what I look like. :)
Thanks, BooMama, for sharing your pictures!
Love the new ‘do!!! Very sassy and cute! (And the before/after attempts and commentary had me laughing out loud!) Thanks for sharing!!
I love to visit your blog and read and laugh. You have such a delightful sense of humor and I’m so glad you share it with us.
I love the new hairdo and thanks for posting the photos too.
Your new haircut is so sassy! I love it and it is very becoming on you!
Mahvelous…just mahvelous dahling!
The haircut is a.d.o.r.a.b.l.e! You look stunning.
I am currently in trouble with my hair. I put the wrong tube of stuff in the wrong bottle. Did not realize it until the next morning. Super straw blond on top. Very dark roots. NO pictures will be provided no matter how much you beg. And no matter how much I tell the lady I want shorter bangs they are always to long. I guess that is why I have to go back and get another haircut.
It’s good to put a face with a name! Love the cut, so cute! You look great! Are those contacts? Because your eyes are soooo blue (stupid question, I know, but I have a close friend with really blue eyes and people ask her that dumb question all the time. But, those of us that have boring brown eyes are just so envious of beautiful blue eyes!) Glad you shared the pictures, along with some mishaps! Just so you know… we would so totally be friends in the “real world” if we ever met! :o)
Blessings,
Georgia Mom
I love it!!!!
You look Marvelous!!
Taking pictures of yourself even with a timer is impossible! I think your new do wanted to be seen. Keep that Liza on speed dial.
Wow. Could your eyes BEEEEEE any bluer?!
Gorgeous!
I must admit, it’s kinda like lookin’ at cute little Alex w/ a new sassy-do wig on! ;-)
Aww you look just like Alex! Or vice versa. And I am lovin that sassy ‘do Boo! Looks great ;) xoxo melzie
Love it! Sassy hair is always good:-)
I really like it!
And I’m not jealous at all, NOT AT ALL, that with no makeup your skin looks as smooth as buttermilk and your eyes are so blue and pretty that mascara? Who needs mascara?
NOT AT ALL.
(I started to say that your skin was like a baby’s butt, then I thought you might take it wrong even though it was obviously a compliment.)
Here’s the thing about the stylist being able to get your hair to flip under and you can’t — I think they cut your hair so that it does that just to torment us. I can a curl under do that always flipped up and then I decided to just go with it and get it cut so it’s supposed to flip up and then it started curling under all on its own.
I have a wizard here in Houston. I am so very happy to be back with her.
It’s darling. Boo is the spitting image of you – sans the “do”. I’m a poet.
I love it! You’ve inspired me to get mine cut and quit wearing the sunglasses as a headband!
OH I LOVE IT!!!!
So sassy! and so you… well, the YOU that we know in blogworld!
thank you for the pics…. they are great!
LOVE IT!!!
I say to go with the flip, it is very sassy!
Ok, it’s 7:30 am and I am STILL comment 72! I love it! Precious and sassy–just like you. Keep the flip; it gives it that little extra something.
Waaaaayyyyyyyy too cute! I agree with BethC, go with the flip, it fits you. :)
Well, my opinion is going to fit right in here;…..so cute and sassy!! And I wondered why, just why you had sunglasses on with your pajamas….but maybe that’s a trend in Mississippi that hadn’t quite reached Texas yet?
And it is quite obvious that you will never be able to disown your boy……he is the spittin’ image of you, girlfriend. And you’re both cute and sassy!
um, my English teacher is going to disown me, after realizing how many times I said AND in that comment…..and I was just excited, and put “and” just too many times!! ;)
Finally. Now we can all rest knowing your hair is Beautimous. (And your skin flawless. And your eyes striking. And your curtains so cute.)
Show- off.
You are so cute. I LOVE the new do!
Wow – love the new do. I’m more excited that now I might see you in Wal-Marts or Steinmarts and actually recognize you – ha ha! That would be a little far reaching, cause you know we live in the country and all – LOL! But there is chance now that one day will be trying on FG jeans in Wal-Marts, be at the mirror next to you and say Hey!
PS – on the flippin’ up thing, my hair is long and my layers kinda do what they want most of the time. Sometimes I am ok with the flipping up but there are times I’d like Demi Moore sleek straight hair. Alabama humidity is not in my favor but I do know what my hair dresser does to get it super straight. She puts the dryer almost directly on the hair and it goes under perfectly.
Glad Liza has made life a little better!
It’s so fresh and cute and purposeful. And, just for the record, I think it is OK to wear your sunglasses for a headband if you have really cute hair to go with it. Girl…it’s all about the accessories!
Your hair is so shiny and the cut is adorable – love the way it flips. And my first thought when I saw your face? Alex has him mama’s eyes. My goodness, that boy is the IMAGE of you. How fun – photos of Boo Mama!
Central Texas is all abuzz with the news of a BooMama sighting! Yahooey! Loverly hair–how come we can NEVER make it look like the hairdresser does (and she makes it look ever-so-easy!)???? Carry on, sis! –Your Central Texas Fan Club
Looking good, girlfriend!
Hey, do you have a self timer on your camera? When DH was deployed, I found that was the best way for me to get pictures of myself to send him.
Hugs,
Melinda
Love your hair! I am in the process of letting my hair grow out because hubby likes my hair long. But I hate it! He gave me the big speech this morning about how he likes my hair better when it is longer, but it is my hair and I should do what I want with it. I wish I lived close to the “hair wizard”. Part of the problem is that I don’t know what I want.
It’s so cute- I love the flipped out look!! The pics and comments were funny.
What a cute doo! Can the wizard come to NC?!
OH YAY! I finally get to see what you look like! I’ve always wondered, and was quite impressed you were able to even take a self-portrait. : ) Love the hair, and love your blog. Blessings!
Boo, you are too cute! Your hair do looks great and I loooovvvveeee the color and highlights. You are a true SOUTHERN BELL!
I love it! :) And you are way cute!
Ok, now that is stylin :)
Love it! You’ve given me the courage to get a new “do” myself. I need one SO badly…since I wear a clip or a ponytail every single day. :)
I adore the new ‘do! And am so excited over the pics!
Very cute ‘do! And a face to go with the legend that is BooMama!
The expressions in the first “before pics” make you look either scared or scary. Not sure.
I like the flips. They have spunk.
That last photo! You go,girl!!
It’s adorable! And so are you…
And, for the record, we have pretty much the same haircut.
Good Night I had to scroll WAAAAYYYY down the page to get here to comment. Now I can’t remember what I was going to say…oh yeah, this post totally made me laugh, out loud, while at work, sshhh, don’t tell anyone. OK, back on track, I am not laughing because of your hair because frankly, it is beauuutiiifuuul!! If I had to post pictures of my hair, now that would be the Internet embarassment of the year. I am laughing because of the I-tried-to-take-a-picture-of-the-back-of-my-hair picture. I LOVE IT! :) Thanks for braving it and sharing your hair pictures. Again, I find it beaauuutiiifuull!
Oh, Boomama, you look just like you should! SO cute you are! (Never mind me, just a little Yoda-speech left over from the last time I watched Star Wars.)
For the record, I recently had to do some blog-weeding (taking up TOO much time!), and I absolutely REFUSED to weed yours out. I LOVE it! Thanks for being who you are, and letting us internets “hear your voice.” What a blessing you are to my day.
You are too stinkin adorable for words!!!! Great cut.
You have a sassy new do and beautiful blue eyes – don’t be so hard on yourself. A little extra chin just adds character!
‘Kay…I’m sittin here trying to figure out how I can carve out “time to read my daily blogs” into my school day, because I know I’m not gonna be able to wait till I get home in the afternoons to laugh out loud. This calls for creative juices… maybe we could go to the computer lab, hmmm, every morning and they could do “independent work” and I could check in; or they can read silently in their seats and I can check in…oh, my, what a delima!
Yeah! It is so fun to see what my favorite bloggers look like! Is your momma happy now? Your hair is adorable, even if it does turn up when you want it to curl under. Just be glad yours curls, mine doesn’t hold a curl after a half a can of super-extra-hold hairspray and 2 hours of curling it. (seriously, 2 hours of curling, for my senior pics, and it did not stay curled.)
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