Eleven News at Noon

Here is my other show from this week!  Enjoy!

BYU Weekly: Basketball Show

Check out this week's special episode of BYU Weekly!  We covered everything that goes into putting on a home BYU Basketball Game.  My story about the concessions and custodial staff 

starts at 4:04 but be sure to watch the whole show. 

In addition to my story:

Learn about students camping out to get the best seats in the Marriot Center...

Get up close and personal with Jimmer's biggest fan...

Discover what motivates those crazy boys in blue spandex...

Meet the man who organizes all the player's equipment...

See how the spirit squad gets pumped up for games...

And uncover the history of the victory bell.  

It's one jam packed show!

People Watching

I kind of love to people watch.  It really has to be one of my favorite things.  I think I inherited the trait from my mother.  I mean really -- what is more fun than sitting in the mall food court enjoying some orange chicken while trying to figure out why the people around you are acting so strange or wearing such ugly outfits?  But did you know there are 9 very specific steps to people watching?  I didn't either until I read this article on wikiHow.  Thank goodness I stumbled upon this because I've apparently been doing it wrong all these years.  

How to Begin People Watching: 9 steps (with pictures) - wikiHow

Don't you love how it adds "with pictures"?  

And yes, the pictures really do make the whole article come to life.  

BYU Weekly: Cake Decorating Class

I'm so late in posting this but here is last week's episode of BYU Weekly.  My story starts at 5:58.  I checked out the cake decorating classes offered at BYU Campus Craft and Floral and enjoyed a great evening with some very fun girls.  If you're interested in taking the classes you can click here to sign-up.

The Oscars

I was kind of disappointed with the Oscars last night.  There weren't any really stand-out gowns, no super memorable acceptance speeches (except for maybe Melissa Leo who accidentally dropped the f-bomb on national television...thank goodness for time delay), and the hosts kind of sucked (really? what were they thinking?!  Anne Hathaway and James Franco? You've got to be kidding me!).  I usually LOVE the Oscars and was super excited to watch this year, despite the fact that I had only seen two of the best picture nominees (Toy Story 3 and True Grit...but I'm now dying to go see The King's Speech).  And despite the sort of disappointing show I did have a really fun evening.  Two of my good friends, Kaitlin and Skylar, had an Oscar party complete with ballots to guess who we thought would win in each category.  I won our game of "guess who's going home with the little naked, golden man" (that's the official game name) in a landslide by correctly guessing 17 of the 24 winners.  I know...I'm pretty baller.  I was super excited that Colin Firth won best actor...he is so dreamy.  And I was also rooting for Natalie Portman...she is so gorgeous.  But can we talk about Christian Bale's beard? Gross.  And am I the only one who didn't know he's British?  I really wanted Hailee Steinfeld to win for best supporting actress...she kicked butt in True Grit.  All in all the winners were pretty predictable...and the acceptance speeches were too long.  BUT, I would like to share some of the things I did enjoy, especially because this post is starting to sound very Debbie Downer.  

I always love the opening video...and this year didn't disappoint.  "Dance of the Brown Duck"....baaaahahahaha.
Love it.

And it was pretty adorable in the opening monologue when Anne Hathaway introduced her mom and James Franco Introduced his grandmother ("I just saw Marky Mark!"...quote of the night).

But I think this music video might have been my favorite part of the whole night:

"She's so glad he doesn't have a shirt!"...hahaha.

And did anyone see Eli Wallach receive an Honorary Oscar?  I absolutely adore him.  I just watched The Holiday for the millionth time on Saturday.  Arthur Abbott might just be my favorite movie character ever.  He is so cute!!  

And here are a few of my favorite looks from the night:

Sandra Bullock

Natalie Portman

Mila Kunis

Hailee Steinfeld...can you believe she's only 14?!

Mandy Moore...I am obsessed with that blue dress!

Reese Witherspoon...did she remind anyone else of this vintage Barbie?

So what did everyone else think of the whole shabang? 

Has anyone else noticed...

...that Justin Bieber's new haircut makes him look disturbingly like Emma Watson?

I won't take credit for spotting the comparison...that was Erik all the way.  But as soon as I saw the photo evidence I whole-heartedly agreed.  No offense to Emma intended...I happen to love her pixie cut.  She totally rocks it.  But Justin on the other hand...what were you thinking?

My Favorite Salon

For anyone in the Provo/Orem area looking for a great place to get a haircut I just want to put in plug for the Aveda/Remedez Salon at University Mall.  I used to be super-anit mall hair salons but when I moved to Utah and I couldn't go to my regular hairstylist I stumbled upon Remedez.  I've had a lot of different stylists at Remedez and I've never been disappointed but I've finally found my absolute favorite - Aly.  She is the cutest girl and she has short hair like me so she knows exactly what I want.  I'm super picky about my haircut so if I say she's good -- believe me -- she's good.  Remedez is a gorgeous salon that's always bustling with stylish people.  And a haircut there is only $29!  What a steal!  Plus, at Remedez they give you a short head and shoulder massage before they cut your hair...and it feels amazing.  And they use all-natural Aveda products on you which are my favorite.  They smell so fresh and clean.  I love the Phomollient Styling Foam and the Smooth Infusion Glossing Straightener.  

Aveda products are a little pricey (at least for this Wal-Mart devotee), but totally worth it.  I've had bottles of both these products for almost 8 weeks now and they aren't even half gone.  But don't take my word for it...go try them for yourself!