Been rocking a 'stache since I could grow one in my teens......beard for many decades, but always kept it trimmed back pretty short. Due to the pandemic, figured I would try growing it out all of last year. During zoom calls, two of my team members' young daughters said "Are you meeting with Santa, Dad?".
Showed up at the company Xmas dinner rocking full beard baubles to much hilarity.
It was a fun experiment, but I prefer it trimmed back. Kept getting stuck in zippers and the like and sporting a longer beard was just a bit of a pain.
Trimmed it back after the holidays to get back to a more "professional" look.
Now that it's pretty much white, always have a twinge of concern going out during the deer gun hunt with a "white tail" on my face!