stephanie is: 
tired…
okay so yea… weekend update. friday i felt sick and took it easy. while as i get older my girl cramps are lessening, i have had a touchy digestive system in recent years and the cramping upsets it for a day or two. i didn’t really eat friday or saturday but i think i managed to only loose a lb or two which i can gain back this week.
saturday i was up for going out, though not really eating yet. we took a drive into the virginia country hoping to find a real pumpkin patch. we didn’t, but we found a nice stand where i got 2 12lb pumpkins, a 5ish lb-er, and 2 teenie pumpkins all for $10.45. that is loads cheaper than most places in the city. on the way back we stopped at the viginia arboretum and took a nice walk around on a trail. we took pictures which i will put in a members gallery soon. the weather was lovely (though a bit cloudy) and made me crave apple cider and caramel apples, mm.
back home i started to redo the last 15 braids that were 2 months old, when i realized i really neede to take them all out and start from scratch. over a year of individually rebraiding the part lines have shifted. and i really needed a good wash and to let the layer of dead skin that is trapped be brushed out. since we had a party to go to that night i waited. but i was determined to do it a.s.a.p.
we drove to alexandria, stopping to buy me some hot oil and spray detangler hehe, and had some dinner at our old favorite thai place. i managed some soup and curry puffs since i was finally feeling like myself. we went to our friend tony’s party and i did quite well, for me. i found a chair in a corner and sat chatting with people. we got home after midnight and at 12:30am i started un-braiding. 5 hours later i was done, and at 5:30 i got in bed after a nice long shower. (thanks to falling backan hour). i wore a scarf over my hair since it is fragile out of its braids. i have one spot where hair broke – just beside my bangs. it is my fault because i alway catch myself scratching there. i will try to be more conscious of it and i think i’ll condition a lot more.
woke up at 10am and slept lightly till 11ish. at 12:30am i started braiding and stopped for a half a bagel after getting the first row areound my face (12 braids) done. only a zillion more to go! danny is off getting a hair cut and he offered to buy me new rubber bands since i’ve been useing the same clear ouchless ones for a year. only a couple have broken but the are orange now, ew.
tonight there is a FREE cam show at 10pm. i will probably set up a special page for it so i don’t have to change and shell scripts. i’ll post a link here later. i plan to do my devil show since that one involves a wig and horns, mwahaha!
back to braiding.