Bang Bang Pow!

I know, I know it's "Boom Boom Pow" but the subject here is bangs.  And that I want some.  And if you all think I should get some.  I'm really leaning towards yes but, since my husband is super sweet and says he loves my hair NO MATTER WHAT (right sugar, right ...) I need the solicited help of my sweet blog friends' opinions.  Here is a little help to get your opinionated juices flowing.  Keep in mind some of these I have my lovely long flowing hair, one of which went WILD and caused me to cut it all off.  Dang wild hair.  I'm working on that though.  Go figure, no matter how much I try and convince (i.e. pulling on/yanking on/hanging weights, from the ends) it it WON'T GROW ANY FASTER!  AND I'm super de DUPER tan (me, and the tanning bed, we had a relationship) AND about 8 to 10ish pounds thinner (which, like the hair growing thing, I'm working on, but it as well won't jump off no matter how much I try to convince it to, shoot even running my hiney off training for a 1/2 marathon didn't convince it to ... what?  no?  I'm not bitter?)  Now that I've got all the disclaimers out there, here we go, we'll start w/ the bangs pics ...

(I was holding a friend's drink, I promise)

AND, no bangs ...

(And way darker hair, this is when I decided I was a brunette)

Okay now, HELP.  What do you think?  To have bangs or not to have bangs, THAT is the question ... And do you want to know what the coolest thing about ALL this is?  IF you all say bangs (or I decide on my own no matter what anyone says ... I'm just sayin' kids, this is a possibility, ask my husband) if you walk into any Toni & Guy, and say you need your bangs cut, they will do it FOR FREE!  Can you believe it?  I didn't think ANYTHING came for free at that place ... for example ...

Awesome Head Massager:  "Do you want a special, scalp-tingling conditioner while we wash your hair?"

Me:  "Why yes, yes I do, thank you!"

45 minutes later at the register:

Really trendy dressed lady:  "That will be $852 please."

Me:  "WHAT?!?!  Why!?!?!"

Really trendy dressed lady:  "Well ma'am you got the scalp-tingling conditioner.  It's an extra $100."

Me:  "WHAT THE ... ?  What's the rest of the $652 for!?!"

Really trendy dressed lady:  "Oh didn't your colorist tell you?  She moved up a level, she's now the highest level because she killed all the bad guys including Bowser and Bowser, Jr. and rescued Princess Toadstool."

Me:  "Oh ... okay."

Really trendy dressed lady:  "Would you like to leave a tip?"

Me:  (eyes wide open, mouth dropped, trying to figure out how I'm going to explain this all to my husband ... "Um, sure ... (emptying my wallet and handing the whole thing to her)")

I've decided in the future I'm just going to walk in, with my hands in the air, wallet and purse open and say "Take anything you want but please don't hurt me (or my highlights) and call my husband to explain."

But in all seriousness, Dallas ladies if you have ANY suggestions on someone to go to for highlights that won't ROB ME BLIND, I'd greatly appreciate it.  The girl I used to go to, who was really good, all be it kind of strange and quirky, no longer is doing hair.  Or is, but I have no idea where.  Because she used to work at T&G and then started at a new place for like, 5 minutes, and now doesn't want to drive that far ... ?  And even so, she's too expensive.  And (shoot) I hope she doesn't read my blog ... ah, well.  All that is to say, $100 for partial highlights, when they send you out the door looking like a wet rat or like someone just stuffed your head in the toliet and gave you a swirly, is not okay ... I love Toni & Guy, but I can't get anyone that does it cheaper than $80 for a partial, which, after tip and them randomly putting in an extra color or two that I just HAD to have and they just neglected to tell me while doing so, ends up close to or over $100.  All suggestions are welcome ladies!  Except the one to not color my hair, that suggestion, is unwelcome here.  Happy "Middle of the Week" Day loves!