I'm Not New Mooning With You

Dear Midnight Showing Watchers of New Moon,

First of all - I kind of hate you. But no longer in the same way that I hated all of you who were there last year for the midnight release of Twilight. This is more of a jealous hate, instead of a pity hate. But just for the record, your black hair with red stripes still looks stupid.

Also, I'd like to ask for some consideration for those of us too poor to attend the showing tonight. It would be totally awesome if when I illegally download the movie tomorrow from someone who taped it with their cell phone tonight, if there weren't fifty girls (and 35 year old women) screaming their heads off anytime any shirtless guy walks on screen.

You know what? Never mind, I'd probably be screaming too. I'm really sad like that.

And for those of you who're sitting in line right now searching the internet on your iPhones and Blackberries looking for New Moon updates or anything to get you through the next several hours while the group of teenagers up front rein-act the latest trailers, the women in the very front of the line are having a read along with the book, and the security guards are breaking up a gang fight because a group of Team Edward fans caught sight of a lonely Team Jacob fan, hiding in the crowd - and proceeded to eat her.

Well you can sit back, relax, and read the current ten chapters of Edge of Night.

Enjoy the movie friends.

You suck.

Oopsie Daisy! Heads Up Utah Moms!

Oopsie Daisy, a children’s boutique like no other, offers a fun and exciting shopping experience for the entire family. Like one young customer said “walking into Oopsie Daisy is like waking up to Christmas morning.” Everything about Oopsie Daisy is so unique and different that you will delight in your discoveries. Tiffany Avery the owner and mother of four children insightfully handpicked every item that you will find in the store. From the whimsical to the practical this is the one store that will meet all of your children’s needs. Oopsie Daisy also has the perfect baby, birthday and holiday gifts. You will love the convenience of the free gift wrapping. Please come and discover why Oopsie Daisy is Utah’s premiere children’s boutique.

Hear that Utah Moms? Plus, not only do you have a great new shop to buy everything you need from pregnancy to pre-teens, but if you stop in at Oopsie Daisy in South Jordan, you can say hello to owner Tiffany Avery - who just so happens to be my big sister!

After you hit the Oopsie Daisy boutique, walk over to her husband's cafe, the San Gelato for some amazing Italian desserts and other great food!

This morning my adorable sister and her family were on KSL Studio 5. Check out the videos below for tips on decorating a children's room, as well as finding the perfect gift for a baby shower!

Oopsie Daisy
11259 S. Kestrel Rise Rd.
South Jordan, UT 84095
(801) 254-2727

Hair Today, Gone Last Summer

Hey, do y'all remember that one hilarious time when I went to get my hair cut and the hairdresser was drunk or something and ended up chopping off all my hair?

 And I had a concert to go to that night, and I ended up crying the whole way there and my friends and family tried to console me and I tried to convince my friend Casey to sponsor me getting a new do.

Well, it was a rough 16 months full of head bands, hair wraps, bandanas, pony tails and hair clips . . . but it finally happened. I pulled the locks down, yanked out the blow dryer and very nearly orgasmed with glee at the final results.

Tada! And for the record, I think this is actually my natural hair color. I say "I think" because I haven't dyed it since the last cut and I don't actually remember what my natural hair color looks like. My birth certificate says "strawberry blonde" and the boxes I buy at the store usually say "burgundy" so I'm gonna call this an awesome combination. I'm gonna name it "perfect red". Cause seriously? Tada!

"Gimme head with hair
Long beautiful hair
Shining, gleaming,
Streaming, flaxen, waxen!"

To celebrate this momentous occasion, here are some of my favourite quotes about redheads:

"Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall in love with a gorgeous redhead!"
-Lucille Ball, 1972

"While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats."
-Mark Twain

"If you want trouble... find your self a redhead."

"Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but it takes a real man to handle a redhead."

"Of course, part of the problem with redheads is that there aren't enough of them. They make up just two percent of the population. So they're pretty extraordinary. Redheads are too numerous to be ignored, too rare to be accepted."
-Grant McCracken

"You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair," said Anne reproachfully. "People who haven't red hair don't know what trouble is."
-Anne to Marilla in Anne of Green Gables

"Blondes are noticed but redheads are never forgotten."

"When a fellow has a home and a dear, little, red-haired wife in it what more need he ask of life?"
-Gilbert in Anne's House of Dreams

Keep Holding On

This is the message that so many of my dear friends have given me this last month. Through almost losing Willow, being sick, stressed and overly worried for the future, I am so grateful that God has blessed me with the most beautiful spirits in my life.

You keep me alive.

Tiffany, Desi, Chrissy, Lily, Dana, Liss, Amy, Lex . . . . thanks for being there to lend me strength.