I am sorry to see that you trimmed it off. It was growing so nicely!

And its coming in excellently now. I also have quite a few blonde hairs taking up position in my beard.

I did not want to trim until the new year as well but the holidays may force me to carve a neckline in there. Yours is looking nice though. It seems slightly higher than the previous neckline? It is hard for me to tell with different growth levels and camera angles. Is it the same or higher? Intentional?

Keep it growing man! I am just over two weeks now myself. This also means I just read the rules (as per suggestions). One rule that comes to mind now (and I just looked the specific number up) is #14. Keep this in mind for next time because your previous beard was quite awesome and I can tell you are on your way there again.

Make it a Christmas present to yourself not to do a thing until the new year!