I've had a new pic taken:  http://flickr.com/photos/costellosfriend/1448565388/in/set-72157600558679259/

This is the last photo before I get that "trim."  I'm going for one length, so it can grow out better.  I feel a little sick about it, because they're going to have to take A LOT off to make it one length.  But eventually I'm going to have to bite the bullet and do it!   

Thanks, Trish.     Of course, my hair has been growing my whole life.  But I've never made a goal of growing it long.  I'm suddenly acutely aware of how sloooooowly it grows!  (Actually when you're keeping it cut short it seems to grow really fast.)  Now when I see a woman with long hair I realize how many years it's taken to get that long.

"I hope my hair looks that nice when the majority of it has turned color."

Thanks, juri.  I did get lucky in that I have very few of the crinkly or brittle gray hairs.  Most of my gray hairs have a texture similar to my "ungray" hairs.  

I got that trim today.  The lady at the shop - it was one of those walk-in places, not a stylist I see regularly - seemed to understand that I was anxious about losing too much length.  So she trimmed the bottom layers a bit more and the top layers a bit less.  So I still have layers at the bottom, but the ends are freshly trimmed and neatened up.  I got her name and said I'd ask for her again next time I need a trim.  Maybe we can gradually get rid of the layers with a minimum of trauma to me.

I'm glad the cut "feels right" for you.  Sometimes it is best to trim - it will make it easier to keep on growing it.  Good luck!