Time for a new hairstyle!

I'm excited because I have a hair appointment today!  I only get my hair done about twice a year because it is so expensive.  I go to the same person everytime.  I know I could get it done cheaper somewhere else but I'm to afraid to try anyone new. It's about 120 dollars with the tip.  I have very long hair (almost to my waist) and most people that I have been to don't do a good job on long hair.  The last few times I had blonde highlights and dark lowlights and a little bit of red added.  This time I'm going to skip the red because it always fades to a rusty color that isn't very pretty in my hair.  My plan this time is to just add some high and low lights to my roots, cut about 2 inches off my hair and add a lot of layers.  I hope it looks good and doesn't turn out to be too short!  My hair lady does a great job but she tends to cut off twice as much as you want her to so I'm always kind of nervous to tell her to take off any length.  Anyway, I'm excited and I hope it looks good so I can look nice for the holidays!