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Vacation's Over!

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 7:40 PM

Wow. It's hard to believe there were actually 24 hours in each day during this vacation. I didn't want to blink for fear that I would miss something!

Thanks to the internet, the world has become a much smaller place. It seems that everyone uses that cliche and for me, it rings very true. This vacation was a different experience for me in many ways. The tickets were booked online with an agency I had never used called Baltimore Travel Center.

http://baltimoretravelcenter.com/specials.php

It is thru Apple Vacations and the site offers last minute (usually 60 days or less) travel options for a much lower price. We decided on a trip to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. It was very adventurous since we didn't even know the name of the resort until we arrived in Punta Cana! We were promised a five star resort and it was definitely every bit of what was promised!

Every day was over 90 degrees and if I wasn't on an excursion, I was either in the pool cavorting around with water aerobics or I was out in the ocean being "dunked" and tossed into the waves! I was a bit tentative the first day since I had no idea how my hair would react to a tropical vacation, but after all, I had tested it off a high dive, a tennis match, a basketball game and an 80 mph convertible ride...this couldn't be much different, right?

The answer is, right!

After seven full days during which I swam with dolphins, rode horseback, did the merengue until the wee hours of the morning, swam in salt water, rode in a speed boat, relaxed on a catamaran, hand fed monkeys, danced on the beach, layed in the sun (don't ask about my tan lines!), played tropical princess at night...tee hee giggle giggle... and showered at least twice a day,the results are in!

My hair NEVER TANGLED, never lifted, always looked natural, performed like natural hair and never once gave me ANY worry! There was not one time during this entire vacation that I treated it any differently than I would have treated my natural growing hair. I was absolutely stunned and thankful that I didn't have to make any adjustments or change any plans as a result of "wearing hair"!

I will post pictures on HairDirect to let you see first hand some of the results! Gosh, even after swimming in salt water...I just brushed it out, tossed some gel in and kept going with my "messy hair" natural look! I can't believe that I've been given the gift of not having to worry about my hair anymore.

After the vacation, I think I need a vacation! Some of the sights I experienced during this trip were very difficult to process. The country is very poor and it is a stark contrast to life within the gates of the resort. We are so very fortunate to have the opportunities we are presented with. The average income in Punta Cana is $200.00 per month. I promise to write more about the experience when I have time, but tonight, as I sit here writing this blog for my friends who I've missed, I must admit that Dorothy from The Wizard Of Oz summed it up best when she said, "There's no place like home!"

Wilted Flower Sweet dreams on your satin pillowcases,

Babe

by Babe with a Mane

Tagged as: Life - Vacation's Over

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About Babe with a Mane

My natural hair has not been seen for over 20 years. It has hidden under wigs and weaves, under toppik, colored sprays, couvre and dermatch. My growing hair is a significant burden. It takes too much time to try to fix it up to be presentable, too much money to try to fix, too much energy to worry about and conceal. Every day, I used to wish for great hair. Every day I was ashamed of my thin hair. Every day, I woke up feeling confident, feminine and sexy inside. Then, I looked in the mirror at my natural hair and those positive thoughts were robbed from me. My natural hair forced me to feel unattractive, timid and insecure. I know who I am inside and I wanted to project that image to everyone else. To do that, my hair had to change. Women who are bald or have very thin hair, are not considered "socially acceptable" in the general public's eye. I wanted to be considered socially acceptable, my natural hair wouldn't let me. My dream hair allows me to lead a normal life. I wake up to my guy nuzzling my neck while my soft hair is brushed aside. I jump in the shower to wash my hair. I look in the mirror to see a confident and sexy woman, looking back at me. I don't waste hours trying to disguise myself to fit in. I blow dry and curl my hair and go to work with a spring in my step. I don't catch others staring at my thin hair while trying to have a conversation with me. The same confident, self assurance that I feel inside is now projected on the outside. There are no further internal battles between true persona and an incongruous outward appearance. I am finally, after a lifetime of dreaming, able to project an image that reflects the confident, sexy, intelligent, feminine woman I truly am.

Babe with a Mane

Not born with hair, but I've got the intelligence to find it, the job to pay for it, the patience to "stick" it on just right, the will to make it work, the confidence to wear it boldly and the smile to wear under it!

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