Wow, another week passed and no entry!! 

What a weekend, I might actually venture to say that it was one of the nicest and best of my life, I still can't get over it.  My friend and I had it planned for about two weeks that we were taking this past saturday to go shopping together, just to take the day for ourselves and have some "girl time".  She arranged to leave work by noon, and me by 1:00, that worked out perfectly.  She came home (she is also my upstairs tenant here at the shop), I closed the shop, we went upstairs and spruced ourselves up, she lent me a shirt of hers to wear, and we were outta here.  We had to make a stop to drop her dog off at her parents' home so he'd have some company while we were gone, we gassed up and headed to the mall.  We were in and out of stores, trying on clothes, talking and laughing, it was great.  On and off she was on her cell talking to (who I thought was) her bf and her parents.  She said she was sorry, that her mom called and said we needed to cut our trip short to come back to pick her dog up, they had to go out and didn't want him there alone.  She acted irate and upset, we hit a few more stores and then had to go.  I was fine with it because I had already spent most of my money and got quite a bit of clothes and shoes already.  On our way home she was texting and talking to her bf (so I thought once again), she kept giving him updates of how far away we were from home every few minutes.  I thought it was a little wierd, but whatever!

She dropped me off at my car back at the shop, I loaded up my bags, gave her a big hug and thanked her for taking me, and headed home.  I was invited to a 50th birthday party that night and was debating on whether to just go right to it, or stop home first and change.  I decided to go home first, then go to the party.  I finally reached my driveway and turned into it, I see a balloon tied to one of the trees, then another, and another, then I see that the parking lot is filled with cars.  Some I recognized, some I didn't.  The deck was all decorated with lights and "Happy Birthday" balloons, I am still not computing what's going on at this point!  I walk up on the deck and around to the back, there are tables and chairs all set up and filled with family and friends, they all shout "Happy Birthday!", it was a surprise 30th birthday party for me!!!    I dropped my purse and started to cry, I couldn't believe what I was seeing, I never had a surprise birthday in my life, it was amazing!  In the house were trays and crockpots all filled with food, all vegetarian!  A beautiful little cake that said "Happy 30th Birthday" to me on it, bottles of wine, candles lit, gifts, I'm tearing up now just thinking about it all again!

The shopping trip was all a set up, every time my friend was on the phone with who I thought was her bf or parents, she was actually talking to my husband!  The whole having to go home early to get the dog was a fake, and the whole ride home and 'time updates' were all to my husband too!  The 50th birthday party was real, however, and obviously I did not make it to that one.  It was just the most amazing night of my life, I was never made to feel so special, I just can't believe he went through all of that for me.  We all talked and laughed & joked, ate and drank all night, it was so much fun.  My birthday really isn't for about another two weeks, but I guess he really wanted to surprise me, and that he did, I had absolutely no clue.  And what a good job my friend did on keeping me away and out for the day.  I'll remember that night for the rest of my life!

Back on the real subject here, Hair!  I've really been pampering my hair since my last cut, I've been pretty good with oiling nearly every day.  I recently bought a new bottle of Pantene hairspray, which came with a free trial size tube of...I think it's called Intensive Moisture treatment.  So I gave that a whirl, it's been ages since I've done any kind of treatments on my hair.  I washed with the 2 in 1 and followed up with that stuff, I gooped it on the ends and bunned it up.  I left it in for about 10 minutes before rinsing it out.  Worked pretty well.  I haven't tried it again yet, I still want to try the SMT also when I get some free time.  As always, I'm alternating my use of washes and conditioners, I switch between the 2 in 1, Ice Shine, and Restoratives Breakage Defense currently, that's what I used this morning as a matter of fact.  It all works well for me, but after a few days of using the same thing, nothing seems to work, that's why I'm always switching!  I'm due for a good ACV rinse soon, too!

That's about all the new news I've got to report for now, till next time!

How very special!  Surprise parties can do soooo much for your self esteem.  Congratulations and Happy Birthday (early)!

Woohoo!!!! PARTY!!!!

Good setup by your husband & gal pal. What an awesome surprise!! 

Thanks gals, it really was an extremely special night for me, I'm still talking about it and still thanking him, I just can't believe he did that for me!  I think that's what was bothering me about turning 30 the most, I was afraid that it was just going to pass by like it was nothing special.  He took all of those fears away for me, so I think I'm going to be fine about it now.

Not a whole lot to report on the hair front.  I opted for the Restoratives Line this morning once again, my hair seemed to like that.  I did, however, forget to oil my ends, which I really wanted to do today.  I'll have to try to remember when I go home, and I should really bun my hair up for today to keep it protected.  Makes for pretty waves, too.

I haven't measured since my last cut, which was about a month ago, but I don't feel any real growth so I think I'll wait a bit on that.  It's too easy to get obsessed with measurements.

BTW, Beesan, it's good to hear from you again!

Aawww you have an awsome hubby and friends!  Very tricky of them.  That was funny they did it early so you still had no clue even with all the balloons up!  Tee hee  Very cool!

hey Mags,good news about your cousin   I think your hair will forgive you,you do take care of it all the other times so it probably was able to withstand your torture!  Have you recovered from the concert?

Hey Maggie!

Like Angel said the after care (maintenance therapy is what they call it) is really important to follow up on. I would be really frustrated if all i ever got was an "i guess" !!

Though i pray that heis in remission and stays that way. You know, miracles do happen. You just have to believe in them