Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

Notes from 6/2-6/3

What started out as a wonderful visit to Bastrop, ended with Shermance pulling her hair out, literally.  Shermance spent Saturday morning picking out blinged-up headbands in all colors (to match all outfits and undergaments, of course) from Martha Granger (Fringe Me!).  I met her and the boys at her aunt's place for some frivoling and a movie before we headed out for the evening.

Saturday night Shermance and I relaxed at a wonderul Bed & Breakfast in downtown Bastrop, Magnolia Inn. The inn, located on Main Street just a block away from downtown, is owned by some good friends whom we've met through Jimmie Ann. They gutted the place and restored it for almost 2 years to establish the retro splendor that it has today.  All decorations, furniture, and fixtures take you back to the roaring 20's in a peaceful vintage ambiance. We were full tourists as we snapped pictures at every turn, to get ideas for home.  Though we doubt we can match what they've so tastefully done. We had a wonderful stay in the "Old-Hollywood Suite" and took full advantage of the open-bar happy hours, snacks in the room, and the delicious gourmet breakfast (though we opted against the inn's signature Blackberry Cream Cheese French Toast to reduce cancer-feeding sugars and glutens). We ate with two neat couples from Buda whom we had met the night before during happy hour.  If you'd like to try a get-away there you have to hurry because they have it for sale.

Our Saturday night on the town included patio dining at downtown hot spot, Baxter's, for a wonderful meal and free music that we could hear from another downtown venue. The food was great and we splurged a bit by sampling the HUGE signature Creme Brulee with candied almonds and the Flourless Chocolate Torte. YUM! Our evening ended with foot-stompin' lively Oldie's and Rock and Roll played by the Shop Dawgs at Maxine's on Main. We taught the waitress how to make a Radler, a mix of lager beer and ginger ale, which is a German favorite of ours. It was a fun get-away just a short drive from Austin.

The downer of the evening and Sunday was the start of hair falling out.  So much for the joking about us getting the placebo treatment since Shermance has till now had very few side effects.  The reality of hair loss, although she had been preparing for it for weeks, was more tearful and moving than she thought.  She thought she was prepared, but still having clumps of body hair or patches of her stubble-head fall out was tramatic.  Now we know we are fully engaged in this cancer FIGHT!