Day 1

Here's the scoop.
I am a young, 24 year old Mennonite girl who's just moved back to my hometown in Amish Country Ohio to help the church of my growing-up years start an intentional community.

Now if i've just gotten you all excited about intentional community-living, go visit my other blog: http://www.livingactsmmc.blogspot.com

This particular blog is about the little endeavor that I'm sure will become a sometimes frustrating/sometimes delightful adventure....

having dreadlocks in Holmes County Ohio.

This whole shinannigans started about...12 hours ago when i returned from my best bud's wedding. It's generally a nice gesture to look as pretty as possible if you're in a friend's wedding party so I've been holding off on this little experiment until now.

It took roughly 6 hours to do, but two other bridesmaids, my twin sister and college friend, and myself have dreadlocked my otherwise ordinary hair into nice little nappy strings. The first hour or so had me staving off some panic as my older sister reminded me of our family pictures in two weeks, and my brother-in-law reminded me of the traditional Mennonite "tent-revival" I had agreed to go to in a week.

Thus: a blog.

If anyone reads this crazy little scribble-fest, you will get to read about how these awkward events go.
How does a little mennonite girl surrounded by her loving but very Amish relatives get by with a less-than traditional hair-style?

That's the question i'll be thinking over as I try to sleep tonight.

If you have questions about the Amish or dread-lock tips, send them my way! (That is, if I have any readers. Otherwise i'll start signing in with "dear diary".)