New Hair!!

So, I went dark. I have been wanting a change for my hair for awhile now but I'm not brave enough to go short so I figured color was the next best option. Troy wanted me to do jet black with multiple colors weaved in(he saw a girl with it in a magazine and thought it was so cool!), ugh! I talked with my stylist, who is fabulous btw, and we picked out a color one shade darker than my natural hair and then some caramel highlights. Well, I think the highlights made my hair look kind of reddish orange on top and I wasn't sure I was going to like it. I came home and both the boys said "What did you do to your hair?" I guess that's honesty for ya! They proceeded to say that it was ok but they preferred it the other way better. I think Troy was shocked I really did it and I wasn't quite sure what he really thought. I had work the next day and a family party that night so I was now a little nervous. People were complimentary and that's great, but who, besides your honest Abe children, are going to truly say "What did you do to your hair?". I let it settle and tried to get used to the new do for a couple of days but the top just wasn't workin' for me. So I went back in on Thursday and had her do all my hair the dark color and get rid of the reddish orange highlights. Now, I am loving it!! It is a definite change but its fun for winter. It's a lot darker than I ever thought I'd go but I think it's good. I'll try to slowly get back to light brown and blonde highlights come spring and summer but for now, I'm a brownie!! That's Troy's new nickname for me! So, for those of you who don't love it, it's ok. Life is about taking chances and my friend Vanessa has a little quote on her page that says "If you never step outside the box, you'll never know how big the world is". Well I jumped out of the box and dove head first into the hair color world and I survived. There is a lot of color out there and it could've been worse!! I'm going to enjoy the change and know that all change takes a little getting used to! Here's a few pics to see the change........