April 21, 2007 Northern CA SL Gathering!

Hi All:
If you live in Northern Cal and missed the get-together yesterday, you missed out on a great time. First of all, kudos to GIGirl, organizer of the event. Her hard work paid off. Actually this was a first for me, and im really glad I went. We met in Oakland at a Puerto Rican restaurant named Sotritos. You needed to come hungry because they feed you alot. The food was quite good. I met some very beautiful, enlighted, and well spoken women. We all had alot to talk about of course, we all had one thing in common, out sisterlocks. No matter what stage in the locking process everyone's hair looked great. It was obvious that each of us were proud of our hair.
Having my two sister's there was an extra special treat for me. My oldest sister Dee hapened to meet up with her old college friend that she hadn't seen in 10 years. It was quite moving to see their suprise reunion. I arrived home that evening with my heart full of glee! I look forward to our next gathering.

Whats goin' on?

Greetings All

What an interesting month this has been so far. On March 3, I met with GiGirl for the first time. We had lunch at a Chinese restaurant in Yuba City. We had much to talk about, including our SL journey. We will even carpool together to the Upcoming Northern California sister lock gathering. What an enjoyable day it was.
The next day I went to Akilah for my ret-ightening session, 12 weeks and counting. I'm still getting slippage but not as much.The following week was family court mediation...again! The details are too depressing, but we got through it. Praise the lord.
After that, the Imus controversy, and today the Virgina Tech University shooting. My goodness,are we in the last days or what? Our country is in need of some serious prayer.
Peace and Love to you.

Me with GiGirl

-Hair, Hair, and more hair!-

Hey S.L Sista's. Today I am 11 weeks locked and still quite satisfied with the process. Last week at my retightening seson, Akilah, my loctitian told me that quite a few areas have already locked. Horray ^_^

This past weekend, my daughter turned 15. My sister and I took her and several of her friends to San Francisco. While there, the weather turned grey with thick, heavy, and windy mist. No problem, my sisterlocks held up just fine. I just finished reading "Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America." It was written in 2001, not so new, but it sure was insightful. As a people with our "hair thang" we've come a long way, but much work still needs to be done. Has anyone else read the book or have any other good books to suggest on this subject?

More Happy Days

On my last posting I mentioned about how I got together with friends and family in the bay area. Well, here are more happy moments. My sister's and I got together to take out my youngest sister, aka "Helga", out for her thirty something year old birthday. Boy did we have fun!

We went to the "Havana" a Cuban restaurant in the Walnut Creek area. Can you spot Helga? I was so impressed and encouraged to see how her locks had matured. She has had her's for almost 9 months. At first, she was so concerned about the thinness of her hair, but now has thickened up nicely. The three girls in the pictures are my nieces, and my son is sitting next to me. The lady in the back on the left side is my second oldest sister, Carol. We are working on her to get sisterlocks (-: The food was great, and I couldn't keep still hearing the Cuban music playing in the background. Great atmosophere.

(carol, ashley. and alyssa ("tweety"). This is my daughter Brittani. She was getting

her hair braided during the festivities. Any

hints on how I can get her to get sl's?

Oh Happy Day!

Hey All. What a beautiful weekend it was. My kids and I went to the Bay area to visit family and friends. While there I visited a dear nursing school friend, Soon Hee. We hadn't seen each other for about a year, so it was so good to connect and get caught up on all the hap's. We both graduated
from San Jose State University in 1990.

We both have worked in maternal child health for most of our nursing career. Oh, and by the way, she liked my new do. So now I am 10 weeks locked up. Still so very happy about the whole thing. I am noticing that a few of mylocks have a mind of their own. I suppose that is part of the process. My beautician tried the braid out style, and I really like it.

A Joyful Journey

Greetings Everyone:

(Akilah and Me)

I am now 4 weeks in to my sisterlock journey, and it has been great. In fact two women at work have vowed that they will follow suit. The daily upkeep of it has been so easy. In the morning I get up, take off my satin scarf, and use my fingers to create the style I want.

I wont take credit for the entire upkeep yet. The Natural Hair Care salon (KINKS International) I go to cares for your sisterlocks for the first 3 months. The locks are washed and set every 2 weeks (including fixing any slipped locs) and they retighten the locks every 4 weeks. At the end of 3 months, return visits every 6 to 8 weeks are needed to retighten the new growth.

(The back of my head, also Loctician Shannon far right corner)

I went for my first retightening session2 days ago. It took Akilah (my loctician)only 2 hours

to complete (she's fast :-) ). Akilah says that my

locks ars coming along just fine although I am not locked yet. Also I did have some slippage, which I understand is quite normal for this stage. Most of mine was at the crowm of my hair where the texture is softer and straighter than the rest of my hair.

At the end of retightening Akilah set my hair on perm rods and on put me under the dryer.
I must say I was quite pleased. I just love it.

If you know anyone interested in getting sisterlocks and lives near or aroud the Sacramento area, I would recommend KINKS International. All of the stylists are Sisterlock ceritfied,do quality work and can style your locks leaving you extra beautiful when you leave the shop. Akilah is the owner and Loctician Guide. You may contact me for any questions or information. Have a Blessed Day.