Getting my hairs cut

Tonight I have an appointment for a haircut. My hairdresser isn't exactly a hairdresser so I have to be VERY detailed in what I want.
This is what I am thinking. I don't want ANY length taken off because I am growing it out. I want it to mid waist. That is my goal. My hair is currently longer than it has been in my entire life. I know it is going to cause issues because it is at this length. Getting caught in thing, Dave pulling it in his sleep, Waffle eating it. She likes to sneak up to my pillow at night and start chewing on it. She massages my head while she is at it though.
SNARLS. It is already a snarl ball. Which is why I don't brush it. I am a finger comber. I use a fat comb in the shower but that's it.

I am thinking this hair cut


With these bangs


Then next week or the next getting my color touched up to be like Mary Kate's here (it is pretty close now) I want the highlights to be more baby blonde this time and less strawberry blonde which is what I thought I wanted last time.


What you think? Have any pictures of suggestions for me?

Edited to add. I would KILL to be a blonde like that but I don't think I can afford it. I would love to do it just once. But I HAVE to get it done, home blonde jobs on red heads are a BAD idea (trust me on this one)