I want to get out of bed and not have to do anything to my hair?!?

I have long light brown/dark blonde hair. When I used to have it cut short, I had the prettiest curls & waves! Now that I've had it long for a few years (it's just past my mid-back), I don't know what to do with it anymore! Cutting it isn't an option, I LOVE my long hair. :) It has long layers in it. Sometimes it gets dry and when I don't do anything to it it's poofy and drab...it has a slight wave to it but it's not wearable. I have to either straighten/scrunch/curl it. I need suggestions for products that will help it dry with a curly wave. If I throw my hair in a pony after I shower, it dries sooo pretty (like this: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Shows/S_Z/Sa_Sh/SecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager/season1/secretLife-AmerTeen43.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/megan-park/photos/287273/74227&usg=__DRDrl_Cl1jJlbrXadCKrg9ZktLw=&h=375&w=257&sz=27&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=cY-_aw0q_Cw-4M:&tbnh=123&tbnw=97&ei=e_kFTrrVBpKitge43u3lDQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgrace%2Bbowman%2Bsecret%2Blife%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D588%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=526&vpy=60&dur=1&hovh=271&hovw=186&tx=128&ty=175&page=1&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&biw=1280&bih=588) but it has a pony kink in it...it doesn't dry like that if I leave it down b/c the weight of the long hair weighs it down. What can I do??