No one can replace Tami!

About a week ago I was at the Davis Post Office sending off a belated birthday present for Ethan Wiley, the son of Kate & Chris. I saw a woman whose hair was curly in a style similar to mine. Or at least what mine USED to be. So I got up the nerve to ask her where she got her haircut. "Salon de Arcelia, right next to my consignment shop," she said. She gave me her card and put Arcelia's number on the back. Downtown Sac???!!! Hmmm, I have to get in the car!?

It's been a few weeks since someone complimented me on my hair. Usually when those are clumped together, you can bet that it will be time for a cut within 2 weeks.

With the LACK of humidity in these parts, I am trying to get used to what my hair does and what products from my arsenal work best. Lately, there's nothing that I can do to keep it looking presentable all day long. It's been about 10 weeks since my tearful goodbye with Tami at VanMichael's in VA-HI. Holy cow, 10 weeks???!! I met Tami at the Van Michael's in Buckhead when they raised money for the tsunami victims by giving reduced priced haircuts and donating the proceeds. While I resisted the higher price and tried bartering with her for a while, I just had to suck it up since her haircuts were so stinkin' great.

So yesterday, after watching a bit of Tadashi Suzuki's King Lear and ARTs bobrauschenbergamerica on video for my CORE class, I reverted to my old ways and went to see if anyone at David's Haircutting could do their thing. I found this particular place on the local wiki site. All of the stylists were recommended and they were not charging an arm and a leg.

Of course when I arrived, only one stylist was there and she was booked up for the remainder of the day. I decided to treat myself to lunch -- drown out the disappointment with food -- instead. My meal at the Davis Noodle Shop was okay. Huge portions, but my Spicy Chicken was deep fried. Not my favorite. I brought it with me to Christine's, so we will "doctor" it up for dinner tonight.

Once I got home from lunch, I called Salon de Arcelia and left a message. If she didn't call back, I planned to head over to Lil Bit Sassy to see if there was someone available. As I walked to Dutton Hall to pick up some unknown financial aid check, she called me back with an appointment for 11AM today. I decided to make it a Sacramento Day -- complete with a Slumber party at Christine's to end the day.

I have been in Sac a few times with Chad, but for the most part I really didn't know where I was going. I got to the corner of J and 24th, but I didn't see the Salon or the consignment store. And then I completely doubted myself with the number. Was it 2100 or 2400? Um, help.

I drove around the block with a slightly larger circumference and when I passed 24th again I pulled over to re-group. I looked up to my left and there they were. Arcelia is super cool and has expanded her "practice" to include massage, reflexology and facelift facials. She and her husband are hugely spiritual and she is a true artist. My hair was her canvas and she gave me a great cut. I am never happy with how anyone else styles my hair, so I cannot wait to play with it myself. But she did give me these cute-as-a-button kiss clips!