So today was a balmy 68 degrees and spring was definitely in the air. My partner and I spent the day basking in the sun, playing with the kids, and even had a pic nic in the yard. Aaahh, spring. True, it was in forties just a few days ago, but that’s spring in Utah for you. With May just around the corner it reminds me that Pride season is just about upon us. As a gay person Pride events are always fun, and an important kick of to the summer. As a new gay-themed business owner, it means a lot of work and preparation. Just yesterday I was online ordering balloons, making sure our inventory was stocked up, and that we are registered for the Pride events that we wanted to be in. We’re really looking forward to Salt Lake City Pride on June 6-8th. So if any of you are in Utah that weekend, make sure to swing by our booth. It is always great to meet customers face to face, see your beautiful kids, and feel the kinship and pride that surges through the event. Love and light to all!
So, it’s a couple of days after Utah Pride and our legs have had a chance to recover somewhat. But man, what an experience! I haven’t seen the “official” totals on the number of people at pride this year, but it had to have at least matched last year’s 25,000. It was soooo amazing seeing all of those incredible people, families, kids and supporters. It was 2 days of sheer joy and a non-stop party.
I’m proud to say the Gay-Bee-Boom booth was rocking pretty much the whole time. We had so many great people come in and see us, and many many people wish us well and thank us for providing great products for Gay Families. Every well-wisher meant a lot, and we hope it is an indicator of good things to come. We introduced a new product that was well-received. We now have custom made Baby Books for 2 moms or 2 dads. They are super cute and people really seemed to like them. We are having so much fun coming up with new ideas to bring to fruition.
We also had some incredible help in our booth with some of our best friends in the whole world. They had us laughing so hard, and they all looked awesome in their official Gay-Bee-Boom shirts. It wouldn’t have been half as fun without them. Thank you sooooo much Melanie, Melania, Greg, Michelle, Mariah, Jordan, Narnia, Marcus, Sophia, and Jesse!
So, before I sign off, let me just say that gay people are some of the nicest people in the world. It is such a joy spending a weekend at Pride events. If you haven’t gone, you definately need to add it to your list of things to do this summer. Thank you to everyone who visited us at Utah Pride, you made it an experience we’ll remember for a long time to come!
Wow, Hollie and I can’t believe that we’re already heading directly into prime-time “Pride Day” mania! A couple of weeks ago we attended Pride activities in the beautiful city of Las Vegas (and no, we didn’t lose any money!). Las Vegas Pride put on such a great festival, it will be a staple of our Pride activities from now on. They had a great facility in an outdoor amphitheater-type location. There were lots of vendors and fun things to do. The best part was probably the entertainment. They had some of the best drag queens I’ve ever seen! Man, could they dance! Another highlight had to have been the mass wedding vows ministered by none other than Elvis himself. Elvis came to the show direct from the only GLBT wedding chapel in town. I always thought he was “family”.
Anyway, we met some great people and had a ton of fun. Thank you Las Vegas, we’ll definitely see you next year!