Part of our weekly Sunday routine involves Jordan getting a fresh haircut for the week. Well on one particular Sunday, Jordan and I lost track of time. We were spending the day at a friend’s home in Woodbridge, a neighboring town about 15 miles away, enjoying a backyard BBQ, when we realized it was nearly 8pm on a Sunday and Jordan had not yet gotten his hair cut! One of the other Marines at the gathering mentioned there was a barber in town that stayed open until midnight. We decided we could hang out at the BBQ for a bit longer and try out this barber on the way home. Well the barber ended up being a bit more out of the way than we had previously thought. Even though it was the only babershop open at this hour of the evening, it was farther than we were willing to drive. Our tired and desperate minds rationalized that there was a second option. Jordan did have his own set of clippers after-all. The previous week he had gotten a pretty aggressive (and quite intimidating) high and tight haircut, so we decided we could just “zero-out” (closely shave) the bottom and it would be fine to get him through the week until next Sunday's haircut….
Well those military haircuts are not as easy as they look. Needless to say, it did not turn out too well. On Monday morning, Jordan had a new nickname, “Wild Thing.” If you have never seen Charlie Sheen in the Major League movies, check out this youtube clip for reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL34mQTB5kI. Everywhere he went the guys started singing “Wild Thing….You make my heart sing.” Well bless Jordan’s heart, he didn’t want his wife looking bad…. So he threw the "midnight barber" under the bus! Thanks hun :)
Since the "Wild Thing" episode, we have found a very nice barber who we visit weekly. She is another story, for another day, herself...but as we learned from our failed attempt at an at-home haircut, it is always better to pay a professional to do the job!
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