Locks of Love!

I decided to cut off a hunk of hair and donate it to Locks of Love. They're a wonderful organization who make wigs for kids with alopecia areata and other diseases that cause them to lose their hair with no cost at all to the kids.

Wow. It's AMAZING what five years of procrastination and lack of decisionmaking can do. My hair had grown WAY past my waist, and it really was time to cut it. But I really love having longer hair, so I decided to just cut about 12-14 inches. Here's the before picture. I took it really quickly before I left work today:

And... here are the "after" shots:

Me with my disconnected ponytail at the beauty salon. :)

My self-portraits in the bathroom mirror:

OK, so it's not earth-shatteringly different, but it's not bad, is it? :) I know it'll be easier to put in a french twist or a bun! And my head feels like about 10 pounds of drag has been removed. (hee hee!)

I'm just going to have to get accustomed to the shorter length -- my mannerisms still go with the super-ultra-long hair. It's not as hard to push it off my shoulders any more. And it's SO much healthier!

The storefront

It's not much to look at, but the bikes are awesome! 

The logo, close up!

OCC on an orange bike. :-) Seemed... right, somehow. 

Military Bike

 

Cory and the Christmas Bike

Well, Cory looks thrilled, doesn't she? She couldn't get out of there fast enough. 

Laurel and Camryn with the bikes

 

The Christmas Bike

it was too long of a bike to fit in one photo, but you get the idea. 

The Yankees Bike

 

The Livestrong Bike

This bike was built for Lance Armstrong. I think it looks like a yellow jacket wasp! 

How cool is this bike?

 

OCC!

Orange County Choppers' showroom is a few miles away from Laurel's house in Walden. We made sure to visit them! 

Gotta love Midtown!

On our way back to Madison Square Garden, you look left and boom! Empire State Building! Isn't it beautiful? 

Rachael in Forrest Gump's Shoes

They had some fun with these shoes. :-) 

Dad & Jeanette at Bubba Gump's

Dad and Jeanette on the bench at Bubba Gump's. Don't you love that they display the suitcase and box of chocolates? :-) 

Inside Bubba Gump's

Cory is wearing Forrest Gump's sneakers. :-) 

The Fashion District

I have always loved this icon announcing your entry into the Fashion district. An enormous needle and button. How perfect! And it's about halfway between Madison Square Garden and Times Square. 

We also visited the World Trade Center Site.

This is a remnant of the building that has been left in place. I believe they constructed the base specially for the cross. The whole site is pretty much empty now, and ready for something to happen. 

Camryn Lynn

Camryn could not care less about the Easter Egg Hunt, but she is really developing her own little personality. She is REALLY fun, and LOVES to giggle! 

Eggs!

Cory found them all! Great job! 

I just like this shot.

I really like how this shot came out. She's an adorable girl, isn't she?