Musings by the Hairslave

Since I turned 44 this year I decided (yes decided, I don’t leave anything to chance) it was time for my mid-life crises! I’m not really the young boy-toy type, and besides I could never do better than hubby Pete. So of course it was time for a new car!

We went with the Chrysler Crossfire. We don’t really do the new car thing. Who wants to lose 15-20% of their investment by driving it home?! So we bought used.

Spent the whole day (after several weeks of research) getting it from Carmax. In the beginning we weren’t thrilled with the carmax experience. We left not finding what we wanted, and didn’t particularly like the guy who was helping us. Too “cars salesman-ishy”, but we came back a few days later after having the car shipped to Sacramento. In the end we did pretty well.

My new baby!!! sorry Buddha...

If you look in the background you’ll see our Prius. It’s our “sensible” car, and if you look to the back left of the photo (behind and left of the flower pot), you’ll see the front of our ‘97 Corolla. We also have a truck and camper in front of the Crossfire.

I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by the whole “car thing” at the moment. The corolla is about to die, so that’s going soon. The camper is like a guest bedroom for us a good deal of the time, and the Prius has at least a hundred thousand miles left in it. So I think we’re done for now. But with cars, who ever really knows?!

I love weddings. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t necessarily like attending weddings. I should more correctly say I love wedding parties!

Sharon and I had the pleasure of styling a bride and her six bridesmaids a few weekends ago. I gotta tell ya, there’s not much better way to spend a work day than with a bridal party. Mimosas, cheese, a lot of laughter. Since I feel one of my main jobs is to make sure everyone has a good time, I try my best never to let anyone get stressed. Think of me as Julie from the Love Boat.

I’m consistently impressed whenever I work with Sharon. She has the pleasure of being the owner of the salon I work at. She also happens to be a kick ass stylist. I worked on my bride Laura for a number of hours. She had long thick, naturally curly hair, and she doesn’t like poofy. So my job was to smooth and style. I had fun doing it, but in the time I did my one bride, she did SIX bridesmaids! Each one as pretty as the last.

So enjoy the photos, and keep in mind the major work Sharon does to help me look good!!

David

Pretty bridesmaids (and bride) all in a row.

A lovely bride and groom on their day...

Bridal Party!! They really were that much fun!

You wouldn't believe how many wedding albums I'm in.

That's why I do it!

Check out the fabulous photographer: Charlie McComish