She's Baaaaaacccckkkk!!! Pt. 1

Hello Socialites!!!

It's been quite some time since I graced you with my presence, so I decided to take some time out to say hello and to catch you up on all of this Socialite's life adventures as of late...

I honestly can't belive that its been almost seven and a half months since I last blogged (insert bad blogger admonishment here)...BUT during that time, quite a bit has transpired!!!

Most importantly, the Self-Made Socialite is officially a MRS (and babymomma NO MORE, LOL)!!! On June 22, 2012 my wonderful Husband and I pledged eternity to each other in a very small and intimate Wedding Ceremony.  It was beautiful...it was spiritual...it was emotional...and it was just the ceremony that we needed.  I am forever indebted to all of our loving family and friends that helped to make our day so very special...it's definitely one that we will lovingly remember for the rest of our lives.

 So, as a new Mrs., I've been inspired to learn as much as I can about what it takes to ensure that the union between my Husband and I is one that is resilient and lasts a lifetime.  I've read a couple of books (and intend to read more), read a few blogs, and have talked to quite a few married couples and individuals...what I can surmise for now, is that Marriage is a journey, and its success (or demise) all lies within that journey and how we handle everything (both good and bad) that comes our way.  Needless to say, I'm ready, excited, and a bit scared...cause let's face it...being a WIFE is a big deal!

About two months after my Wedding and after much contemplation, I decided to end my love affair with relaxing my hair...that's right, this self-proclaimed "creamy-crack" addict became a (somewhat reluctant) naturalista!

In addition to being a "creamy-crack" addict, I also have a love affair with weave...I can't think of a more protective and versatile style for my hair, and have been weaving off and on for the past few years.  BUT during the past year or so, what I have found, is that my relaxed hair does not like weave that much...after some bad breakage from two different sew-ins, I decided to give my hair a rest and try to recuperate it by cutting it short...and boy did I love my short do!!!  But since I am not talented enough to do my hair myself and I couldn't afford weekly trips to the salon, I concluded that a short and stylish do just wasn't gonna cut it. So, after deciding that I wanted to grow my hair out, but not necessarily grow it out of the cut it was currently in or even do the whole "transition" thing, I asked my Husband to shave my head...and he did!

I've never been bald before...not even as a baby...so my newly shaved head took a bit of getting used to...BUT I felt sooooo liberated!  I no longer had to worry so much about my hair, and for once, I could appreciate that!

Now, my hair is growing back like wildfire...its soft, curly, a bit unruly and THICK as ever...I never knew just how much work being a Naturalista actually is, but I'm embracing every aspect of this journey as well...it also doesn't hurt that I am learning to love and care for my natural hair while also encouraging my beautiful baby girl to love and embrace her naturally curly (and oh so beautiful) hair herself...

There's soooo much more that I plan to share with you, but I don't want to overwhelm you with it all at once...so I think I'll return in a few days to catch you up on everything else that's been going on in my life...

In the meantime, check me out on PINTEREST...I pin my heart out during my free time, so you will get a glimpse into my interests, inspirations, wants, and style all by looking at my pinboards!!!

http://pinterest.com/SlfMdeSocialite/

***All Images used in this post are credited to Google***