You can always do a half up with sponge rollers creating curls for the half up as well as rounding off the bottom.
You can get beautiful waves with braids, just roll the ends so they are curled when you release your braids.
Good luck!

Christmas 08

April 09
Close up of my gray hair.
My new mantra: 2009 for hair that's divine!
Oil on ends just before combing to help with snarls, 2x a day.
Shampoo every 5 days
Experimenting with ACV, coconut oil, and honey.
Started measuring August 06, at 36.5 inches
1cCii ~ Natural Silver
I am 53 year old and I've been married for 34 years!!
July 1st 07 - Reached 40 inches
July 14 07 - Cut back to 36.5
August 3rd 08 - Reached 40 inches again.
January 1 09 Reached 43 and classic achieved! Cut for a better hemline.
April thru June 40 still. sigh...
36.5/40/Classic
Faithful to barbers - they actually trim 1/8th of an inch!!