Snip Snip
I know a term exists to describe a post wedding chop (when a newly married woman cuts her hair short), but what about an anniversary chop?
Hubs has been bugging me for months to cut my hair like Victoria Beckham. He’s the only guy I know that prefers short hair over long. Well, one year into our marriage, I finally took the plunge. I didn’t go Posh Spice short, but this is the shortest haircut I’ve ever had. I think I like it!
This picture doesn’t show the new ‘do that well. It’s actually an angled bob that’s quite a bit shorter in the back and it angles down to shoulder length locks in the front.
My stylist is a godsend. I’ve been going to her for six years and she can always translate my crappy instructions (” Ummm, can you cut my hair short? And make it kind of cute-like? And make the ends do that cool tousled looking thing?”) and turn them into a stylish haircut.
I love wearing headbands in my hair, and I think they look even better with short hair.
What do you think? Should I keep it short for a while? Or grow it back out again? Hubs wants me to cut it even shorter. He likes the short hairstyles on Catherine Bell and Shannon Sossamon. Mmmm. I don’t know about that. Shoulder length is already a drastic change for me.
On Sunday, I got to wear my new ‘do out for the first time. Hubs and I celebrated our anniversary with dinner at Manresa. We each ordered the tasting menu, consisting of 12-14 tasting portions. Oh WOW, was it an experience! Hubs and I don’t dine out expensively very often. In fact, this was the first time I’ve ever ordered a tasting menu. Typically, I pick an entree a la carte. But yesterday, we splurged. I tried so many things I never would have ordered: raw oysters, raw sea urchin, raw egg yolk, raw beef (a.k.a beef tartar), horseradish ice cream, and more! It was an amusement park for my taste buds and I enjoyed every ride.
Our first tasting course consisted of raw oyster and sea urchin.
Course number three was artfully displayed in a half shell. I don’t remember what kind of egg this was, but there was a raw yolk with some cream thing and some crunchy stuff on the bottom. Sorry, my food vocabulary obviously needs some fine tuning. I’m not doing the poor restaurant justice. In any case, it was very rich and delicious.
We were served three yummy dessert tastings. Our third dessert course was a chocolate and banana cream cake/ganache/mousse with coconut ice cream. Mmmm.
No card for today, folks! Tomorrow, we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled posting of paper goodness. 
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A new lurker and first time commenter from Weddingbee….I would love to see the rest of your hair cut! I’m actually getting ready to do the bridal chop (3 months after the wedding) and was thinking of doing the “Posh Spice bob”. My hubby likes my hair shorter too.
I love your craftiness and cards. You’re inspiring me to get back into all my art supplies!
Headbander here as well.. The new ‘do looks great on you! You definitely seem more comfortable with yours than I feel with my chop. I need to find me a stylist like yours, who can actually follow directions.
Happy anniversary!!!
LOVE the short hair! You can just live vicariously through me for the ridiculously short hair. I just keep chopping it more and more!
your haircut is super cute! i just read your “about the house” info and it brought tears to my eyes. you are such a DIY Goddess and an angel for wanting inspire others to enjoy the arts and crafts.
So jealous of your having a short-hair-loving hubs! I desperately want to cut mine to boy length, but hubby cries whenever I consider it. Shoulder length has been our compromise, but it really doesn’t suit me as well.
And P.S. the haircut looks GREAT! Professional but sexy, an elusive combination….
We need a pic of the back! I’ve always been really intrigued by your eyebrows, too. Could you devote a whole craft post to how you get them to look like that?
Hi Kelly! Happy anniversary! I love your creative cards and really enjoyed the video! You’re scaring my husband a little by encouraging me to join the expensive hobby of crafts!!! Heehee.
Anyway, without seeing your full haircut, but by the description you have a longer version of the “A-line” bob. That’s what I have, but I’m actually trying to see how long I can go without cutting it. I’ve had short hair for a year and a half and now I think long hair will look weird on me!
haha i realized later on that you cut your hair when i was over last weekend. even though i like your hair long, i like this cut too! however..you are one cut away from the “mom hairdo” hahahaha lets not go there until way later in life!!! haha ok see you later!
Happy Belated Anniversary! I love the hair too. I did the post wedding chop myself. And, my husband is like yours and likes short hair too (and mine isn’t short and wasn’t when I met him.)
i love it, kel! omg, i wish i looked half as good in a short haircut as you do. even my stylist agreed i shouldn’t venture into bob-land.
go for the shorter ‘do – i think you’ll feel liberated 
Kel you look HOTTTTTT!!! I love it! You’re tempting me to cut my hair… nah, not really, I’m so chicken
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Happy anniversary! Wow, your dinner sounds so exotic (since my diet usually consists of things like pasta and hamburgers). You guys sure know how to celebrate! Love your new do, it’s very cute on you!