First Time In 12 Years...

I just made a hair appointment for Saturday. I cried after I made the appointment. This morning I tried to call my hair salon...I was a little overdue. The phone was disconnected. I couldn't figure it out. Nobody had called me. Had he moved? I googled his name. What I did not expect to find was an obituary. In the few months it has been since I got my last cut and highlight (not that I color or anything), Kevin, my guy for 12 years, passed away of pancreatic cancer. I didn't know he had cancer. My guess is that he didn't know the last time I saw him. I was in shock.

There isn't anything quite like a relationship with the guy or girl who is responsible for how you look every single day. Kevin and I have been through a lot together. He fixed me when I decided to get "creative" and put in my own highlights, he did my hair perfectly the year I made my debut (yeah yeah), and he is responsible for what I considered my best hair yet...the hair on my wedding day. I trusted him completely. I didn't even plan to do a trial run for my wedding, but he made me come in! Kevin has been charging me the same price for 12 years. I paid the same for a partial or a full highlight, I paid the cost of a cut and never for a blow dry. These things seem insignificant, but I'm sure that has added up to a large amount of savings for me over the years. It said a lot about what he valued. He was a loyal person and he valued the loyalty of others.

I didn't know what to do when I heard...how do I replace Kevin? I can't! At the same time I have to get a haircut! Who do I go to? Well I finally decided to try someone out. I cried after I made the appointment. I feel like I'm betraying someone. I feel terrible that I didn't know about this. I hope he knew I didn't know and that I would have called or stopped by. I think pancreatic cancer is just something that takes you very quickly. I have no idea why I'm blogging about this. I felt like a status update would just be stupid and possibly appear insensitive. I just felt like I needed to give Kevin a token of my appreciation. I'm going to upload a picture of what I considered his best work...my hair on the day of my wedding...that day wouldn't have been the same without him as he has seen me through so much! He has seen me through every heartbreak up to that day! I know I'll never find anyone like him again!