... this year's PWA Rookie of the Year Xenia Kessler.  At 20 yrs old she is traveling the world competing, and training while going to school for a degree in journalism, working as a waitress, and sometimes cutting hair in her free time.  Having known all of that this year and having known her for 2 yrs. now I still made the mistake of underestimating her abilities.  

It all started rather innocently when her like so many people this year told me they wanted to cut my hair...after thinking about it I told her she could cut my hair if she had 7 alcoholic drinks in one night.  Having known her and seen her drink, I believed her limit to be 4 after which she usually falls asleep with her head on the table.  But after a few weeks she still had not taken me up on that deal, so while having dinner with the Jibe City staff and friends Arrianne Aukes brought up our deal, and along with Pete DeKay turned our deal into a competition.  Joining in were Arrianne Aukes, Irene Drexhage, Gilbert Van Dijk.  Both Arrianne and Irene had to drink 14 drinks, while Gilbert had to drink 25 Polar.  

Feeling pretty confident that Gilbert was not going to drink beer, and that the other girls would not be able to drink 14, I was going to sit back and watch the show as Xenia fell asleep and everyone else got hammered.  This time there was a scheduled date and time, 7 o'clock you could start drinking and you had until the end of the Jibe City Full Moon Sailing party to finish your drinks and cut my hair.

Not wanting to help them motivate for a good finish I left it to them to get to work by themselves.  Gilbert Like a true Dutchman got his party started drinking almareto and cola before 7, Xenia started off with almaretto and Chocomel [Chocomel is a chocolate milk in a can, with a a caramel taste], Irene started off with White wine, Arrianne with rum and cokes.  As the party progressed the drinking slowed down for the girls, while Gilbert kept drinking Almareto and coke.  Sitting at the bar and talking to Xenia I found out she had 5 drinks and suggested that she have a double of something and just get it done.  Arrianne also sitting next to me added that she was to far away to be able to finish, and started motivating her, and with a little bit of help from Pete Dekay and the rest she agreed.  

So I ordered a Triple Malibu and chocomel.  Upon the first sip she proclaimed that the drink was TOO good! after which she proceeded to drain the whole whole glass through her straw without stopping for air! 

Gilbert would end up rounding up the bottom after having finished a whole bottle of Almaretto, to then only remember he needed to drink 25 polar.  Coming in third was  Irene who had pretty much given up on the and only had 6.  While Arianne had had 9 coming in second right behind Xenia.  The one person that I was least afraid of ended up winning showing me why this year she was the PWA rookie of the year.

Being too nice with my hair at first and frustrating everyone around watching by only cutting a little bit of my hair off.  She came clean that she had only had 4 drinks before I got her the “double” and felt really bad and did not want to cut anymore.  But having known this already I too came clean informing her that she did not drink a double but a Triple. Upon finding this out she took me back in the light and cut twice as much off as before!

WHO DO YOU THINK I LOOK LIKE WITH MY NEW CUT?