But before you take the air out of your arm floaties, let’s re-live some of the hotness the summer sun & celebs burned us with!

Lindsay Lohan! I mean need I say more? Everyone’s favorite hot mess did not disappoint this summer! With a laundry list of excuses as to why she violated her probation, missed court dates, and couldn’t find her passport, Lillo’s judge didn’t buy her terrible acting in court and sentenced her to 90 days in the clinker followed by rehab for a believed addiction to prescription drugs. In true Hollywood style though, she ended up serving 13 days in jail (released early due to over-crowding) and about the same in rehab since she wasn’t believed to have an addiction…even though it was her 4th time in rehab.

Lindsay is currently working with Britney Spears’ former manager Larry Randolf (who was credited to “Britney’s Comeback”) and rumored to want to have a child! Sweet baby Jesus say it isn’t so! But Linz was quickly turned in to tabloid chopped liver when hotter mess Paris Hilton was busted once again with illegal narcotics!

Paris was partying in Vegas with her boyfriend Cy Waits, and a few others, when cops pulled over the car they were in and smelled Marijuana. Everyone in the car was taken in, and cops found .8 grams of cocaine in Paris’ purse, which she claims she thought was gum. Really? You snort gum? Weird. She too had a laundry list of reasons as to how she wound up with it including it wasn’t her purse (even though she tweeted a pic of it days before). Since this is the 3rd time she’s been busted with drugs this year, she is looking at jail time, and the possibility of having a coffee table book made with her mug shots alone.

If you’ve been spending your summer with more ‘scripted’ drama, then there’s a good chance that HBO’s True Blood and Entourage have you glued to your couches!

While both shows have had record breaking ratings, their season finales will take place on Sunday, September 12th and return NEXT summer! I KNOW! For Entourage fans, execs have confirmed this last season will be their last, and rumors of a movie are not being confirmed yet.

The shows returning to get us by definitely offer a little something for everyone: Glee premieres September 21st, (dedicating episodes this season to Britney Spears & the Rocky Horror Picture Show) CSI on September 23rd, (with the season opener guest star Justin Bieber whose storyline will arc later in the season) and Desperate Housewives on September 26 with new regular Vanessa Williams.

Dancing with the Stars is also returning to ABC with the most colorful cast the show has seen in a while: David Hasselhoff, Florence Henderson, Jersey Shore’s “The Situation”, Jennifer Grey, Margaret Cho and Bristol Palin just to name a few.  I’m laughing ALREADY and I haven’t even seen any of them dance yet! Even more reason to watch – it’s LIVE so who knows what will go down! The show premieres on September 20th.

Another live mess/show that is returning, but is MISSING the cast, is American Idol!

While auditions have started, the only for sure judge is Randy Jackson! While Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell left on their own, Kara DioGuardi was given her walking papers! Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler says he’s been signed (FOX will not confirm) and while Jennifer Lopez was rumored to round out the 3, word is she was cut loose because of her outrageous demands. (Don’t you have to know how to sing too?!) Sources say that FOX is desperate to have her, and ‘trying’ to find a compromise. New Idol episodes will air in January 2011, hopefully with 3 judges.

And last but not least – the summer wouldn’t be complete without the MTV VMA’s going down, Sunday, September 12th on MTV with Chelsea Handler serving as host (and according to her hopefully sleeping with some of the rappers at the show too)

Set to perform are: Eminem, Drake, B.O.B, Justin Bieber, Usher and Kanye West – who hopefully learned his lesson and will stay in his seat this year! I say give Chelsea (and Taylor Swift) a taser just in case!

Plus, if you should miss it, and the million times it’s replayed, the following day (Monday, September 13th) Ellen DeGeneres will have her show season opener (The Ellen Show) with most of the notable VMA leftovers like: Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake and Chelsea Handler! What a way to get things started!

Enjoy what’s left of the summer! XO!

Just like old times, the movie (2 hours and 27minutes) takes place in beautiful New York City where money is no object, and the fashion is fierce.

While most of us can name every episode from every season, I admit I was afraid of what a movie would do to the perfect series ending Michael Patrick King (Director/Writer) left us. Especially since the first one took place years after the show ended – I thought it was too late. It even took me a FULL YEAR before I broke down to see SATC the Movie…which turned out to be perfect in every way. So, like many SATC fans, I got dressed up, met my girls for cosmos, and headed off to the premiere expecting the same perfection as the rest of the women in the theatre. Unfortunately, I left feeling like I just found out that my beloved purse was a knock-off.

In some television series, the writers and directors have 1 or 2 episodes of just fluff. (Example: In Season 3 when the girls took the trip to L.A.) Almost like if it never happened no one would miss it, and wouldn’t affect the characters or major plots. This is what Sex and the City 2 was for me. A very loooong fluff episode, packed with cheesy one-liners, and even cheesier celebrity guest appearances. Now I didn’t hate the movie, but if it never existed we’d all be ok. I left disappointed.

While all of the characters returned (including Aiden, Smith, Magda, and even the boy who played Brady) I found that lots of their dialog was just a bunch of punch lines. Of course I would hate for something tragic to happen to any of these characters, but that doesn’t mean what comes out of their mouth has to be meaningless. I almost felt that the characters were acting ‘out of character’ because MPK didn’t want to upset the fans by taking risks. Part of the reason so many of us connect to these women is because they had real issues that didn’t get wrapped up in 30 minutes or less. It almost felt like they were trying so hard to strike while the iron was hot (the success of SATC 1) that they didn’t take the time to actually tell a story, or move the characters along. Some of the ALMOST story lines were rushed along and got a big red bow tied around them almost immediately which just made the 2 hours and 27 mins seem more like 22 hours! If everything is ok now, why the hell are we still here?!

Some things I could’ve done without (without giving up the goods) were: the Stanford/Anthony relationship (Those two would rather turn to women then each other! Who are you fooling?!), the ridiculous guest appearances like Miley Cyrus, and Liza Minnelli (that was actually interesting) and the return of Aiden! I know! I loved his character, but the nature they brought him back in made him out to be a dirtbag, not the Aiden we all fell in love with.

Some things I could’ve watched over and over were: the gold glitter Stuart Weitzman shoes Carrie wears in the beginning of the movie (the whole audience ooohed and ahhhhed), the 80’s flashback of how the girls met, Miranda trying to speak Indian, and just the comradery of :Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. It was very rare that all 4 were having a convo together of something of substance, but in the few moments that it did happen, it was hard to imagine these were actresses, and not real people. This whole cast has an extraordinary chemistry that cannot be argued.

Overall, I give Sex and the City 2- 2 ½ out of 4 Cosmos (sometimes a girl needs a half).

While it was nice to revisit the girls, I spent nearly 3 hours in a theatre and left feeling like if another SATC movie were to come out they might as well call it “2” because the real “2” was just fluff.

I think if you love Sex and the City you will appreciate it, and laugh out loud. I know as fans, we’re desperate for more, but MPK should’ve waited a bit to have more of a story to tell. We don’t get to see these ladies as much as we use to, so when we do see them, I want the same quality time we were spoiled with for 6 years.

Seems like the summer is just getting started and we’ve already lost so much!  Even more unbelieveable,  Lindsay Lohan and Alexis Neiers are not responsible for what’s missing…that I know of?!

The good news is, while we may be boo-hooing over what’s gone, by the time the BBQ is fired up for the 4^th, the “new” will be so hot, you may think you’ve fallen on to the grill itself! So throw that chicken cutlet on the barbie! We have plenty of things to fill that bikini with what the Summer has on the way…

OUT!  Retiring for good are some long running shows that we may not like that much anymore, but watch out of loyalty or because we hope they’ll stop being complete crap.

Law and Order, 24, Ugly Betty, Lost, The Bonnie Hunt Show, Monk, Nip/Tuck, Reno 911, Saving Grace, The Tyra Banks Show, Guiding Light, As the World Turns, The Jay Leno Show, and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien are all going to the big network mansion in the sky.  

While all were not results of cancellation, (Tyra Banks pulled her show to “go out on top,” insert eye roll) a few of the shows are just jumping around, (The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien is now with Jay leno, and Conan is doing his own late night show on TBS) While some of the others are rumored to be making the jump to the big screen like Ugly Betty, 24, and Lost.  Seriously Lost? You were “lost” for 6 years! How are you still “lost”?!

IN! Entourage, Secret Life of the American Teenager, Mad Men, Burn Notice, Drop Dead Diva, and my personal obsession, True Blood, will all be back in full swing by Mid-June. With the exception of Secret Life, (which is more for the 90210 crowd with a spoonful of cheese) all of those shows will have you googling spoiler boards!

If you need your reality show fix, The Bachelorette is back (to not find “the one”) and Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami. If you’re looking for something with actual talent though (that term is used loosely) America’s Got Talent will be returning in June as well.

And speaking of reality shows, it looks like FOX is laying the ground work to slowly phase American Idol out!  

Rumors are that next season the show will follow Glee and be shorter in length which will, (A) Have all the Gleeks spilling their viewership over to Idol to boost their declining ratings or, (B) Totally backfire and have people switching channels as soon as Glee is done.

Either way, this year’s snooze fest is done…along with Simon Cowell, Band Leader Ricky Minor (who is heading to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno)and Paula Abdul who is still gone (figuratively and literally)  

Big congratulations going out to Lee Dewyze from Mt. Prospect, IL who was this year’s winner. You can see Lee perform along with the other top 10 contestants from this year on-tour this summer. To find out when they’ll be in your town click: American Idol Tour Dates. The cast of Glee also kicked off their tour a few weeks ago. You can find them here: Glee tour dates.

Also expected to tour is Dancing with the Stars, who just named TRAINED DANCER & Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger this year’s winner.  I’m sure ousted and rhythmless contestant Kate Gosselin has all her kids making voodoo dolls of the cast.

Some other bits and pieces to stuff in to your bikini…

 Bret Michaels is recovering nicely after having heart surgery and a brain hemmorage! No worries, he was not driving the Rock of Love tour bus when all these health issues occurred (although some of the wholesome girls on board appear as if they’ve already been in an accident) everyone is fine! He even had some time to sing on the American Idol finale, and was crowned the new Celebrity Apprentice. He and Donald Trump should come out with a line of hair products…or even better hair pieces! Ouch! But YEA at the same time!

The late Brittany Murphy’s hubby, Simon Monjack, 39, was found dead of an apparent heart attack in the couple’s home. The same place where Britney passed away 5 months ago! Simon was accused of all kinds of shadiness from taking Brit’s money, to even being the cause of her death! While no one deserves to die, I’ve got 2 words for you, “Kar” and “Ma”!

Last but not least, Sex and the City 2 hits theatres nationwide begininning, May 27^th! Check your local listings for bars that will honor your ticket stub for a free Cosmo opening weekend! And that’s really all that needs to be said! Who cares about bikinis, summer and sunblock when the Cosmos are free?!

 Happy Early Summer!!

Event Info
2010 Smiles for Habitat
“Build a Home, Create a Smile”

When: Sunday May 30th 5:00-10:10 pm

Where: 6595 W. Virginia Pkwy, McKinney TX 75071
Located in McKinney’s Adriatica, a European style planned development, behind the offices of Dr. Jennifer Buchanan near intersection of Virginia Pkwy and Stonebridge Rd.

Weather: Smiles for Habitat is a rain or shine event. In the event of rain, bring an umbrella and support our vendors and our charity!

Cash or Credit Card: Cash, VISA, and Mastercard will be accepted!
See Admission/Tickets information.

Admission/Tickets
Admission to the concert and festival is free, but this is a charity
event raising money for Habitat for Humanity through several avenues so please plan to help us out:
T-shirts, raffle tickets, and concession tickets will be sold in the “Main Tent” located near the vendor and concession tents.
Cash, VISA, and Mastercard will be accepted!


Concert Lineup: Emcee Johnny B. of 97.5 KLAK
National Anthem
Memorial Day tribute to veterans including flyover by WWII era airplanes, weather permitting
Opening Band: Tommy Katona
Presentation by Dr. Jennifer Buchanan, Simpson Strong Tie and Habitat for Humanity to Tracy Sawyer
First round of raffle ticket drawings announced on stage
Second Band: The Maylee Thomas Band
High School recognitions
Second round of raffle ticket drawings
Headlining Act: Gavin DeGraw
Third and final round of raffle ticket drawings
Fireworks!
Festival Lineup: Games 2U
Video game truck
Hamster balls
Jump-N-Land
bounce house
obstacle course
rock climbing wall
Sugar and Spice Girly Girl Parties
Air brush tattoos

Raffle Items: Raffle Tickets are on sale before the concert at Dr. Jennifer Buchanan’s office located at 6595 W. Virginia Pkwy, McKinney 75071. Raffle Tickets will also be sold during the concert and festival.

Raffle Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20

Raffle items will be announced on stage throughout the night. Winners need not be present to win.

Raffle Items
Jonas Brothers autographed book and T-shirt
Sugarland autographed guitar
Darius Rucker autographed guitar
Darius Rucker autographed CD
Gavin DeGraw autographed CD
John Mayer tickets – 2 tickets to September 4th concert at Superpages.com Center
Brittany Lang (LPGA) autographed CD
Rascal Flatts autographed CD
Jeff Gordon autographed die cast car
Kindle
iPod Touch
$25 iTunes gift card
… and more!

Seating: All seating is outdoor on a first come, first serve basis. Blankets, lawn chairs, cushions may be brought in but standing is also allowed so be polite to patrons in your vicinity. We want everyone to enjoy the concert and festival so be kind, share your space, and get to know those sitting around you. You can help put the “friendly” in this community and family friendly event.

Do’s and Don’ts:
In the interest of public safety, patrons will not be allowed to enter the concert premises with any of the following: coolers, picnic baskets, food, drinks, contraband, weapons, skateboards, roller blades, scooters, bikes, laser pointers, Frisbees, and professional camera equipment. “Professional camera equipment” is defined as any camera with a detachable lens.

As lovable as they are, please do not bring pets!

Event photographers will be capturing the event with still photos and video. By entering the concert and festival premises you automatically give permission to Smiles for Habitat to use any photographs/videos of you at the event in future publications and advertising.

Blankets, cushions, and lawn chairs are allowed. Please use common courtesy when sharing your space with these items. Please realize some patrons may choose to stand during portions of the concert.
Personal audio and video recorders will be allowed in the festival area, however, our entertainment contracts disallow audio and video recording within the designated concert zones. Unauthorized sales, solicitations, and distributions are prohibited during the concert and festival. The backstage area is off-limits to the public. Persons entering the site may be subject to search for any prohibited items. Smiles for Habitat reserves the right to refuse admission to or remove any person violating the outdoor venue, concert and festival equipment, local, state or federal laws or whose conduct is deemed illegal, disorderly, or offensive by management.

Lost and Found/Lost Child:
Children who get separated from their family will be brought to
the “Main Tent” near concession tents. Items that become separated from their owners will also be brought to this tent and can be collected anytime up until the end of the concert and festival. Afterwards, lost and found items will be kept at Dr. Jennifer Buchanan’s office. Please call her office at 972-542-4412 during normal business hours to claim lost and found items.


Event Map: coming soon!
 

Parking: Parking will be located in Adriatica using the entrance from Stonebridge Dr. Parking attendants will be available to guide traffic. Nearby parking is also available in the Albertson’s parking lot across the street on the NW corner of Stonebridge Dr. and Virginia Pkwy.

Satellite parking will also be available at the following locations with trolley service to/from the concert site from 4:00 – 11:00pm.

• YMCA of McKinney at 300 Ridge Rd. McKinney 75070
• United Methodist Church at 1800 S. Stonebridge Dr. McKinney 75070
• Crosspoint Church – 2101 S. Stonebridge Dr. McKinney 75070

Contact Us: smilesforhabitat@gmail.com
Dr. Jennifer Buchanan
6595 W. Virginia Pkwy. Suite 100
McKinney, TX 75071
972-542-4412

Vendors/ Concessionaires:
Please support our vendors who will be donating a portion of
their proceeds to Smiles for Habitat and Habitat for Humanity.

Dodie’s Place Sports Grill
Starbuck’s
Chili’s of McKinney
Mrs. Piggy’s Cotton Candy
Mom’s Funnel Cakes
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Conway Corndogs
MealTime Market

Vendor space is full for 2010. If you are a vendor interested in participating in future events, please contact us at smilesforhabitat@gmail.com.


Volunteering: Interested in volunteering either before, during, or after the Smiles for Habitat Concert and Family Festival? Volunteers are needed both Saturday May 29th and Sunday May 30th. Please go to the link below to sign up!

I started watching The Celebrity Apprentice and quickly fell in love with Bret!  His long, shiny blonde hair and his piercing eyes definitely draw me in to him.  Quickly I realized that his is the “sweet bad boy.”  He wears the rocker image, but you can tell what a great heart he has and how passionate he is about life and his charity, as he tries to raise money for diabetes research.

It was devastating to hear that Bret suffered a hemorrhage in the brain a couple of weeks ago, but he seemed to be making a quick recovery, even planning to go back on the road.  Now, Bret has suffered a warning stroke, according to his doctors.  As his fans can all attest, we know he will make a full recovery from this as well.  Nothing can keep Bret down!

With the season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice airing LIVE this Sunday, we all hope that Bret will be able to attend.  Clearly he wants to be there, but his doctors are fighting him on this issue.  Holly Peete Robinson has done a great job, and her charity for autism is definitely well deserving of the money, how can we not pull for Bret to win this one?   My pick and my money is going to Bret to win The Celebrity Apprentice, and not because of his health set backs, but because of his drive, his creativity, and his passion.

Bret…we all wish you well and will continue supporting you as you make a full recovery!  Your fans at Top Trendsetter are glad you are continuing to sport your famous bandanas and sport your own style…nothing gets in your way!

Miss Tennessee:  She is an all around perfect contestant and has won me over for my 1st choice!

Miss Maine:  She is completely out of her element.  I honestly don’t know how she made it into the top 10.  She clearly has no confidence.

Miss Alabama: Her pictures are all gorgeous, but her hair has ruined her chances of winning tonight.  She needs to keep her hair straight…it’s much more becoming on her!

Miss Michigan: She is trying too hard in this competition.  She gets great scores, but poor thing tripped in her evening gown!

Miss Oklahoma: She has a personality that seems “real.”  I bet she has a lot of followers.  Her dress was just ok in my opinion.  Joan and Melissa loved it, but I thought it looked too old for her age.  Am I starting to sound like the judges on American Idol?  Dress your age!

Miss Missouri: Her dress was just plain AWFUL!  There is NO way around it!  It was all chiffon, but from top to bottom it was a COMPLETE MESS!  I loved the bottom bright yellow and it looked great against her skin color.  The top did NOTHING for her and was in discord from the bottom of the dress.  Get a stylist!

Miss California:  Looks great, but her dress seemed a little too tight.  Maybe she had too much to eat at the Miss USA pajama brunch?  No, seriously, though, she is still a top contestant.

Miss Virginia:  A bun in your hair?  Are you 80?  It didn’t look elegant, which is what I bet she was going for…it just looked old!

Miss Colorado:  She looked very sophisticated and elegant.  The pony tail in her hair helped contribute to her sophisticated look.

And now for the top 5……are my opinions in line with the judges????

I must say, though, I was distracted from the competition when Joan & Melissa Rivers appeared giving their opinions of the girls and their opinions of what the show was going to be like.  They were introduced as “fashion icons.”  Really???  How old is Joan Rivers?  And her daughter Melissa?  She only appears on shows as a “fashion icon & expert” because of her mom.  There are MUCH better people out there to comment on the fashion aspect of the show. 

As I continued watching, I became even more appalled at the way Joan was talking.  The Miss USA pageant is a competition that so many young girls watch and they dream about becoming Miss USA.  I know I did…if only I had longer legs!  I would be appalled if I had a daughter watching this show.  Joan’s language is NOT appropriate for Miss USA.  Here is a direct quote from Joan:  Did you know that they wanted me to literally be in the swimsuit competition?  But “all the men in the audience would have gone home and fantasized about having sex with their own wives.”  Does anyone really think that is funny?  Is that setting an example for all the young kids out there watching the show?   Donald Trump made an example of Carrie Prejean, which I thought was very respectable.  From watching the Celebrity Apprentice, I know he is a fan of Joan Rivers, but seriously?  Maybe it’s time for her to retire from this business.  She only reaches audiences of a certain age! 

On another note…Curtis Stone.  I personally love Curtis Stone and was so excited to see him host the show tonight.  But, does anyone think it’s strange that an Aussie is hosting Miss USA?  It doesn’t bother me at all, but I thought it was a bit ironic.  Mr. Trump…can we take this to mean that Curtis wins the Celebrity Apprentice, or is it all a big coincidence?

All in all I am still excited to watch the show and see what happens.  My 2 favs have just made it into the top 10…I always pick the winners!  We’ll have to wait and see what happens next…stay tuned!

Once you have your outfits picked out, head over to the Dallas Galleria for Beauty Live.  During this 3 day event, you will experience make up tips and fashion advice from some of the top professionals in the industry.  Be sure to get a make over from these celebrity experts before you leave.  I told you you wouldn’t have to empty your wallet…all events are FREE to attend.  Beauty Live runs from April 9 – April 11.

With your new wardrobe and your new look, you will be the talk of the town as you top off the night in downtown Dallas with your girlfriends.  No matter what hot spot you choose (and you can go anywhere with all the money you saved!), you will be sure to have a rockin’ time.

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