Post #1 - Shave Day!! (4/6/07)

Today was the day! I'm 19, and BALD!! It is such a GREAT feeling! I feel so free and fuzzy! :D

Our team has raised at least $1,300, which is pretty far above our goal, and that's really exciting!

I was really nervous, and really excited all at the same time. I don't even know why I was nervous, because I don't care that much about my hair anyway. I think it was mainly excitement, and my adrenaline going. We had 8 people on our team who were shaved, and everyone was really happy to do it. Feeling my hair fall off of my head was bizarre! My dad held up a mirror right after the first chunk dropped, and it was sooo weird to see!

I'm really glad that my head is not weird shaped or anything...I'm actually OK with not wearing a hat most of the time (: My parents took me to Chipotle afterward, and I refused to take my hat off, except to take a picture. They were annoyed, but I'm not quite ready to go totally bald in public yet. I told them to just give me a couple days and I'll be fine (:

After I got home tonight, I decided to shave my head with a real razor...did not work too well. My hair is just so thick and tough that it was irritating my head without getting rid of my hair. So now I have a few patches missing, but nothing too bad. I may get some pointers tomorrow from a guy that shaves his head regularly.

The weirdest part by far has been taking a shower. I used soap on my head, and was trying to rub it out of my hair, but there wasn't hair to rub it out of! WEIRD feeling! It was so nice to be able to get ready in 15 minutes, though! Wow...I love it!

Anyway...I can't stop rubbing my fuzzy head. My dog licks it, and it's one of the best feelings in the world when he does! It's hilarious! I'm going to feed the dogs some cake frosting off my head at some point ;).

There should be pictures of the event posted on the St. Baldrick's Website sometime soon, including professional pictures of me, and my team, before and after. Just go to www.stbaldricks.org, and do a search for the event in Colorado Springs. It's the one at Armstrong Hall.

Thank you so much to everyone who donated and showed your support in any way! It really means a lot! This has been a great experience so far, and it's only the first day! I'll be keeping you all updated on how fast my hair grows, and any funny experiences I have through this.

Thanks again! Love you all!

-Kelly