Book Nora if you can she's the best! I have a friend that went to an older woman there that gave her super streaky root-tip highlights when she really wanted/needed a blended balayage.
I have gone in twice for cut/color jobs with huge gaps of time in between my cuts or colors and Nora always gives me the best cuts I've ever had, and I can be pretty neurotic. My natural color is ashy-brown and when I go lighter it turns brassy, Nora has done great things for me when I want to go darker and then helped me out and gave me awesome root touch up and color correcting/highlights that were exactly what I imagined (even if I admittedly don't express it well). Just bought another Groupon and am excited to book online for a shorter cut, and maybe some fun colors!