Monday, February 15, 2010

MY HAIR!!!

(Leah) Today, I got my hair braided. Everyone here and back home has been pressuring me into doing it, so despite my better judgment (or should I say here in Uganda you do things you normally wouldn't do) I went ahead with it. It was a 5 1/2 hour process - not quite as long as Amy's 7 hours, but I was about to die by the time she finished. I sat on a 2in foam mattress which is NOT cushiony at all after that long. My rear is SO SORE!!! And the tugging on my hair and turning my head this and that...not fun at all! I consider myself to be pretty hard-headed, but after today I'm not so sure. I can't wash my hair for the approximate two weeks it will be in and to top it all off she had to put Vaseline in my hair to make it easier to braid. Isn't that disgusting!! Amy took her hair out yesterday and it looked HILARIOUS!!! She reminded me of an 80's rockstar (that I have only seen from pictures since I was born in the late 80's so have NO IDEA about any of that stuff). Hopefully we can sneak a picture up...shhh!! Anyway, sorry the pictures aren't great (I'm e-mailing them to Deanna, so I'm not exactly sure when they will be up). I'll try to get some better ones later, but I know my family is anxious to see the finished product. I'm not quite sure what I think right now, but Damali's sister Aisha who went with me today told me to not make any judgments until after 24 hours. Everyone here at Sonrise LOVES it though, so that makes me feel better. Until next time...Leah
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3 comments:

  1. Vaseline in hair sounds gross...February 15, 2010 at 3:15 PM

    way to go Leah!!!!! I CANNOT wait to see the end-result!

    And you most definitely need to post a pic of Amy...hilarious I imagine : )

    See you in a week--yay!!!

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  2. Awaiting more laughterFebruary 15, 2010 at 4:12 PM

    please do put up a picture (or at least e-mail to me) a pic of amy braidless for us to laugh at...i mean gaze upon. as for your hair, it does look good. sarah said she didn't know your hair was that long. can't wait for more proof, and to see it in person in a week!!!! we are all getting excited about your homecoming, but mom is definitely counting down the days until your safe arrival back onto american soil. see you in a week.

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  3. Your friend that thinks it is about TIME you did itFebruary 15, 2010 at 6:03 PM

    Um YAY! And we ONLY pressured you because we knew it would be fabulous.. :-)

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