Since you've had some beard style for that long it's understandable that you already feel bearded, it did take a while for me since I've always been either clean shaven or had about a weeks worth of stubble so I guess I was just used to that. And what you said about feeling like you just had stuff on your face and then all of a sudden it becomes something more is so true! That's pretty much exactly how I felt.

Oh wow... "the dream" haha image I've had that dream more than I'd like. I don't know how many times I've shaved the beard accidentally in my dreams (for example I was in my bathroom and just out of habit started shaving and didn't realise what I was doing until it was too late and I was clean shaven). Those dreams are like nightmares because I feel horrible and all I can think about is "damn! now I gotta start growing all over!" but when I wake up and notice my beard still there the only thing I can do is smile What about you? Do you have some good beard-dream stories?