Cher and I did not have the pleasure of being childhood friends. We knew of each other here and there, but never ran in the same circles. She has two tiny memories of me floating around high school, but thats about where that ends. I knew her name, but that was pretty much the extent of it. With all of that considered, we never got a shot at all that fun stuff you do as kids with your friends! Now, in our 30s, we’re doing it.
Our latest undertaking has beeeeeen…
Braids!
I remember being SO jealous of the girls who had their hair braided in all little braids! Ack! I wanted that SO BAD! Those around me were paying to have theirs done, which was not an option for me. Meanwhile, Cher has vivid memories of girls doing it for one another, or for themselves, regularly. She is a mad braider, though! You’ve probably noticed, if you’ve been around me much, that she’s kept my hair in cute french braids in the recent months. This time around, when she pulled the last one out, she opted to go ham and do that teenage girl ritual of aaaaall braids!
It was an undertaking. Two big days of braids!
That was day one! It was super productive! Day two started just as dorky…
But turned out to be even more productive!! Eek!
She is so meticulous, making the hair pattern super cute and intentional. I felt pampered and special and important, which while she enjoys braiding, I know was secretly her goal. She is a very loving person. I love you, Cher!
It was finally done!!!!!
We left the ends all crispy and kind of dreadlocked rather than elastics, which I’m really happy with. My hair is clearly desperately in need of a tune up, and a trim is a BIG part of that. We could get these out, but we’ll see. I may end up just hacking the ends off.
This just finished up yesterday, and I am already truly enjoying it!! Its low maintenance. I don’t shed. I can tie it up with itself, lol! But mostly, I enjoyed the relaxed hanging out with Cher, while the kids observed very closely, hahaha! Its been a cute couple of days! We’ll see how long they last!
I wonder whats next on the teenager catch up list…
Cher did a beautiful job on the braids. Wow! I love the picture of you with the ponytail, though tying it looked pretty cool too. 🙂 You are so beautiful, my darling. Same goes for you “teeny-bopping-awesome braider” friend:-)
Having said that, please don’t forget our date that we planned. 🙂
Thank you, mom <3 I have not forgotten! I am actually SO looking forward to it!! Eek! We need to plan asap! Thank you for reminding me!