14 Jul
Haircuts in a Small Town
Last week I went in for a trim (Olivia Christensen cut it and I loved her split end technique, if you happen to be in the area and would like to go see her 
), and I thought it would be a nice chance to show you how crazy small the town I grew up in is.
The view to the west right outside my parent’s door.
The hair salon is just about smack dab in the middle of time. It’s housed in a place that used to be a video rental store. There really isn’t any rush to change the signage because everyone in town knows about the switch already.
If I look to the right, I see one half of the street that makes up Royal City.
If I look to the left I see the other half. And that’s about all there is here.
As you might have guessed, the salon itself is very small. Here is where she washed my hair.
And here is where she cut it. That’s it!
I didn’t do anything drastic, my hair is still nice and long, I just wanted her to take the dead ends off so I could brush through it easier.
Now do you believe me when I say I’m from a really small town?
I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
I think your dad’s fields are bigger than the town itself
Was there a high school there or is it in a nearby city? Growing up we had to take the bus to high school, it was 1h away.
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Jenna Reply:
July 18th, 2011 at 1:05 am
There is a high school with about 300 kids or so. I loved going to a school where you knew everyone’s names. I’m also glad we didn’t have to go an hour away to get there!
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Wow - that’s even smaller than I where I grew up!
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2You look absolutely beautiful in that picture. Just saying.
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3I love tiny little towns like that! They’re so cute, and I love the calm, slow energy they have. It’s nice! And that photo of you is absolutely gorgeous!
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4Do you know Lisa Winterton then? I think she was from Moses Lake… but she’s also a little bit older than you…
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Jenna Reply:
July 18th, 2011 at 1:04 am
I know Tyler Winterton! Is that her brother?
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I grew up in a small farm town too. No one ever believes me when I tell them that I graduated with 28 people in my class!
Loving that last photo of you. Gorgeous!
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6That’s my town!! It’s fun seeing my town on a great blog! Jenna, I live about 3 miles from your Grandma Moo! I will sound like a stalker but I saw you at Summerfest and wanted to say hi but didn’t want you to think I was insane!! LOL
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Jenna Reply:
July 15th, 2011 at 10:42 am
Fun! Are we very different ages or are you new to the area? I just feel like I know everyone in Royal
I’m going to do a little post with pictures of Summerfest, maybe you will spot yourself! You should have said hi, we could have taken a picture together. I hope you didn’t see me making a fool of myself singing Total Eclipse of The Heart on the karaoke stage. Ha!
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Kendra Reply:
July 15th, 2011 at 10:51 am
I have lived here my entire life. I was in the class of 98. I remember your mom subsituted at the high school office once and we had a GREAT conversation about Clay Walker! LOL Funny the things I remember! Your parents live about 2 miles from my mom. Gotta love small towns! I didn’t see you singing but you were taking pictures! Shocking, huh?! We were the ones with the pumpkin cannon at the parade.
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My husband’s cousin’s wife Karina grew up in Royal City. I don’t know her maiden name. My husband served in Moses Lake/Royal during his mission back in 1982 or so.
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