What does 2月头的样子 mean? In the following sentence:


  2月头的样子，有一起去泰国的朋友吗？


It would mean something like:


  Any friend who can travel to Thailand together at the start of February?


However, what does the 样子 mean?

The dictionary says appearance, shape, pattern, etc... as the meaning, and they are what I know on the word 样子. But they don’t seem to be a good fit in this context.

So what does it mean and what is the difference with or without 的样子?
It means “about the beginning of February ” 
”二月头的样子” means “大概二月初”