SUNDANCE 09

When Keith from Project Runway had his photo shoot at my shop, he invited us to his little fashion event that he was having up in Park City during Sundance. Of course, Heidi and Ashley were totally on board. So we made the trip up this afternoon. It couldn't have been a more beautiful day! The sun was shining, it was 45 degrees, and there was magic in the air. (Oh, and a few celebrity sightings.)

The show was in a tiny little gallery and we didn't stay long. But we did have a super fun time walking Main Street and checking out the action. I have been up to Sundance to see movies before, and I have never had more fun. It was a riot. We took tons of pictures, so please, enjoy our hotness.

FAMOUS IN FIVE MINUTES

After we spent just a short time on Main Street we figured out how you look like you are famous. You see, EVERYONE is looking for the famous faces. And most of the time, people aren't sure if you are someone important or not.

First, you need a cool-as-ice look. Just as Heidi here is sporting her sunglasses and high nose. Then you need a friend to shield you from all the crazy fans. Then you just need one person to shout out your name and snap a ton of quick pictures of you while you walk fast. Unfortunately this time we were not a success, since we couldn't really take ourselves seriously.

It is funny since so many people are trying to act so cool up there, and here we were most of the time just acting silly. Yes, we are moms, and no we weren't drinking.

THE ZOOEY ENCOUNTER

While up at Sundance, we girls had the celebrity sighting of a lifetime! If you don't know, there is one special actress that is sort of responsible for my marriage...Zooey Deschanel. Before I came along to steal away Brent's heart, he had his heart set on one girl and that was Zooey. When she was in a movie called All The Real Girls, Brent saw it because of her lovely face, and I saw it because my friend Suzy said I would like it. Well I loved it, and the people I went with did not. So the very next day, I went on imdb.com to see what other people thought about it. I found a delightful review, saw that the fellow was a Salt Lake local, and then emailed him. He was my husband, and that is how we met. Brent and I both have top celebrity crush lists, and Zooey is Brent's number one.

So I'll try not to embarrass myself too much as I retell my actions when we saw this important actress up at Sundance this afternoon. So Ashley spots her first. I freak out, push out the paparazzi, and chase her down the stairs talking really fast, and I say: "Zooey, my husband loves you, and it is because of you that we met, we both saw All The Real Girls and loved it, and..." Then she said: "Oh, that is so nice." She was being whisked away to another event so she was walking fast. But then I realized I could run and get in front of her to get a decent picture...for Brent of course. So I booked it and I got my shot. I WAS SO EXCITED! I am shocked that I didn't trip over a rock or fall down the stairs in my heels, because I was completely obsessed with seeing as much of her as possible.

So what did Brent think? He was a little sad that it wasn't him, as you can imagine. And even though I am sure he is glad I was able to see her and that I risked my life for a picture for him, he is still a little bit jealous when he sees said picture. So here she is, cute and adorable, and wearing a Marc Jacobs coat.

HONORING THE PAST

Tonight we were able to attend what I would call the party of the year...and yes it is only January...and well we don't go to a lot of parties. Why was it so awesome you ask? Well, because it was an 80's themed open house for Kristen and Rob. Kristen is Heidi's sister-in-law, and her and her husband are quite a hoot when it comes to dressing up. There are a lot of pictures for this post, but I hope that you find them as hilarious as I do.

For the most part I think the pictures speak for themselves. Yet, I do want to tell you about Brent's little accessory. When I went out to find him an outfit, Brent requested I find him a Speak & Spell or some other 80's toy. I thought there would be no chance of finding one. But when I stopped in at a thrift store by our house I found one! He was very happy with it, and actually the toy is still a winner, because Stella and all the other kids at the party seemed to love it.

T-BONE HAS A BIRTHDAY

Today is Tyler's 25th birthday. I bought him a hilarious giant party hat and made him wear it. I don't know what it is about younger brothers....no matter how old we get I still like to torture him just a little bit. We had a delicious dinner and ice cream for dessert. Before I could stop her, my mom gave Stella a taste of the ice cream. Since the damage was done (Stella has only yet eaten cereal) I thought I would smile and take some pictures. She loved it, and when my mom took a bite for herself, Stella would open her mouth expecting a taste for her...it was pretty cute. Thanks Stacy for joining our family dinner, and thanks to Dad for dinner, and thanks to Tyler for having a birthday so that I could buy someone that silly hat at the dollar store!

Stella checking out the menu. She skipped dinner and went straight for dessert.

Dessert."Hey, isn't that MY bite?"

Ava debuted her Juicy Couture jumpsuit that her cool Auntie Michelle bought her for Christmas.

BEATLES FAN

I think and hope that I am the kind of parent that will allow my children to express themselves and like whatever kind of music they want (under Brent's supervision and subtle direction, of course). However, there is one band that they are going to have to like, and it is not up to them to choose. I am sure I don't have to tell you as many naturally feel the same way. It is The Beatles. So of course when Gap finally lowered their Beatles tee to a price I felt comfortable with ($7.95), I just had to buy one for my baby and her unborn siblings. It came in the mail today, and I put it on without hesitation. Then, to make her look more like a girl I added a chic pink cardigan. As usual I surprised myself with how fun it is to dress up my baby, and I had to have a photo shoot. Check out my Rock 'n' Roll princess.

BERRY INTERESTING

Last night I was cutting up some delicious strawberries and I pulled one out that made me giggle. It looked just like a mitten! I showed Brent and he said I should take a picture of it and put it on the blog. Then the craziest thing happened....I pulled out another berry and it was the OTHER mitten! How silly of these berries to grow in such a seasonally appropriate shape.

By the way...they were delicious. Just because a strawberry looks like a mitten it doesn't have to taste like a mitten! (Can you tell I love the word 'mitten'?)

By the way, when I thought about what to title this post, I laughed so hard. Sometimes the silliest things can put you in a fit of giggles!

LOOKING BACK

I have always loved babies that are six months. They start to do these adorable things, but they have yet to discover mobility so they are still a bit low maintenance. One of my favorite tricks of the six month-er is the "sitting and looking back at you" trick. Stella was doing it for me today. How stinkin' adorable is this?

PROJECT ATTIC

About a week ago, two guys came in and asked my dad if they could do a fashion photo shoot in our store. Young kids come in and ask us stuff like this ALL the time. My dad is always a sucker and says yes, then I have to be the one to take care of all of it since they aren't buying antiques. I didn't think much of the two guys except that one of them looked familiar. That happens a lot at the shop since I work with so many people helping them buy stuff, and then I generally forget about them.

Wednesday my dad called me and said that the two fellows wanted to do the shoot on Thursday, and that I had to set it up. I was totally annoyed, but I had to follow through when the designer called me to set up a time.

When I got to the shop Thursday morning I went over to introduce myself, and was again struck by this familiar face. Did I go to HS with this kid? College maybe? Had I seen him at concerts? I couldn't place him. As he starts telling me about his extensive entourage I realize that he is obviously not just some random kid wanting to do a shoot. I walked over to my dad and whispered: "Is his name Keith?" And Dad said it was. Then I tried not to shout: "Dad, he was on Project Runway!" Which as you can imagine with my love of fashion is my favorite reality competition show of them all! I love everything about that show. I can rewatch them over and over again. Plus, I love Heidi Klum, and just recently discovered that I have a crush on her.

If you don't watch the show, Keith was from Utah, which is how I finally figured out who he was. I went over and had a little starstruck moment with him, and then it was back to business. (Except for the time I snuck into the back warehouse to tell Heidi and freak out with her on the phone.) Keith is doing a show during Sundance and these pictures were for that event. The outfits were of course NOT anything you would ever actually wear, but the models looked amazing. Completely out of the pages of a magazine. Their hair was all up Marie Antoinette-like with deer antlers...yes, deer antlers.

They shot in the attic of the shop, and it looked really great. Here are some pictures that I took. I only took a couple because I didn't want to be too annoying. And being around people that know so much about photography can be a tiny bit intimidating.

CHEERS!

I sat down with Stella and explained to her what a New Year's resolution was. I told her that Mommy didn't ever make any because she doesn't want to invest in something that she will just lose interest in after a few weeks. However, since Stella is so young and innocent she insisted on making some resolutions for herself. Here they are in random order (I helped her a little bit):

• Roll over more than twice in my life.
• Free my overhead toys from a life of bondage and immobility.
• Acquire a taste for apple juice.
• Be open to trying out new foods.
  
• Give walking a try.
  
• Say "Mama" before saying "Dada."
• Expand my reading list.
  
• Finish my first album in the studio before Dad does.
• Eat a cupcake!
  

Good Luck Stella! We will help you try and reach those goals!
Happy 2009!