Thanks, guys for the comments and encouragement. I'm looking forward to having the big beard again. It's going to be about 2.5-3 month till I'm back to what I had in the second picture and 4.5 months to reach my goal. Wish me luck.

@randy I do like the beard and shaved head and I plan to keep this combo for a while.
@charlieonehorse Thanks. It will be fun having it long again.
@latebloom I've wanted grow a long beard for a long time, maybe this will be the year.
@Bearded Eddie I hope you get the beard you want. My first beards were not as full and my mustache was pretty weak throughout my early 220s, but it eventually came in well. It wasn't until last year that I really grew out a big mustache).
@Eureka I really like having a big beard, but I've yet to reach that point where I can see myself keeping it long permanently. I seem to be getting closer these past few years as I've grown longer beards. Maybe this will be the year when it finally feel right.
@kurtras Thanks. Glad you like it. I wish it were that easy to have the big beard, just have a vote and then have the beard that wins. I'm sure I'd be big bearded all the time!