Hair Progress

When I'm feeling down about my hair and missing being able to put it in buns and fun up-dos, I look back at pictures from July and realize how much it has actually grown in 5 months. It seems like it's taking forever to grow, but really, it's growing pretty fast.

July 2013

December 2013

Holiday Party Crashers

We had our work holiday lunch yesterday, which was a lot of fun. I had a lil bit of wine and I was feeling good. When I got home, I told John I wanted to keep the party going so we decided to check out a wine tasting room walking distance from our apartment, called V Wine Room. It was great. There was a holiday party going on there which was super fun. The people were awesome and having a great time. John and I each did a wine flight and ate some delicious snacks and then had a full glass or 2 of wine. Needless to say, I don't recall the walk home. I woke up today to the picture below in my email. The holiday party that was at the wine bar was giving their employees fun masks to wear and apparently I decided to put one on. I believe we also ate some of their food. We are classy.

It's Been One Year

A year ago today, I had my lumpectomy. It was a very scary and long day. I had to get to the surgery center at the crack of dawn and I was there til the late afternoon. John stayed by my side until they wheeled me in. My brother put me in touch with a friend of his, who not only referred me to my amazing surgeon, Dr. Memsic, but who would also become my anesthesiologist and friend. Alex Conrad calmed me down and made me feel less scared.  She also gave me some amazing drugs.
I can't believe it's been a year. I can barely see the surgery scars...

Remembering Gina

Not even a year ago, I bought a wig to cover my soon-to-be bald head. It looked pretty real, but it needed to be styled. I asked my hair gal if she knew of anyone who styled wigs and she sent me to Gina Nazzaro. Gina cut it and curled it for me and it looked so real, I had people tell me I was lucky my hair didn't fall out.  Gina was so kind and sweet and made me look beautiful with her wig styling expertise. Yesterday I found out that Gina passed away over Thanksgiving.  I am in shock and sad and can't wrap my head around it. She couldn't have been much older than me. I won't give details, out of respect for the family, but they are doing an autopsy to find out the cause of death. The world lost a kind soul this Thanksgiving. Thank you, Gina, for helping me through a rough time in my life. You will be missed.