Dogs and Kitties and More...Oh My!

I love animals. I grew up with dogs and cats and even adopted my own dog, Lola, when I lived in Colorado.

Unfortunately, my work schedule and lease make it impossible for me to have a pet of my own at the moment. Lola now lives with her grandparents because of those reasons, but she loves them and loves having their dog, Maddy, to play with. 

So, I decided recently to apply to volunteer with Friends of Animals Utah, a local animal shelter here in Park City. I figured it would be an awesome way to spend some time with animals while helping a good cause and helping those animals have the best life possible before finding their forever home. 

My first shift is Tuesday...I cannot wait!

30 Questions: Misunderstanding

What do you think people misunderstand most about you?

I can come off a bit cold and bitchy at times. I assure you - I am neither one of these things! Those of you reading this probably already know that. But I tend to be shy when you first meet me (hence the cold part) and I tend to overshare once I feel comfortable around you (hence the bitchy...as my form of oversharing is storytelling, which comes off as me trying to one up everyone). Both of these kind of link to the fact that I love to write...so, naturally, I like to tell stories and I also tend to have many introverted moments.

But, get to know me and you will know that I'm a loving, talkative person who delights in sharing just about anything with her friends and loved ones!

An Update on Life

Hey all! It's been awhile.

I was sick for about three weeks, so I wasn't really feeling like doing a whole lot of writing. I spent most of those three weeks in bed, consuming copious amounts of Powerade and soup and working.

One of the weekends during my bout with the flu was a crazy weekend of work events! Both the Deer Valley Visa Freestyle International and Park City Sprint U.S. Grand Prix were happening here on the same weekend, so I was out at those. Fortunately, my fever took a break for a few days to allow me to enjoy working the events!

 

I saw Hannah Kearney win both dual moguls and single moguls, Michael Rossi and Bradley Wilson take their first career podiums, the USA men sweeping the Park City podium (Shaun White, Scotty Lago and Luke Mitrani) and two USA women on the women's Park City podium (Arielle Gold and Kaitlyn Farrington). I missed the freeskiing events because I was shooting photos at a Delta autograph session, but all in all, it was a pretty awesome weekend! 

Since recovering from being sick and working Park City events, I've been skiing (surprise, surprise). I went to Canyons Resort for the first time, which was fun. It was a rather warm day for skiing and I got to see some outstanding views.

I also got a haircut the other day! I opted to get bangs for the second time in my adult life.

Even though ski season only has about a month and a half left (sad!), there's plenty of fun events coming up in the near future. I'm going to a few concerts, hopefully going to Las Vegas again and possibly making a border run for Wyoming (gotta keep my streak of visiting other states every month alive).

Oh, and everyone - less than a year until the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi!!

Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival is a little shindig put together by Robert Redford that you may have heard of. It happens every January in Park City so, since I live here, I figured I'd check it out!

While I can't say I was the best Sundancer ever, I did make it to one premiere. I waitlisted (didn't actually buy any tickets despite signing up for the locals pre-sale) with my friend Julia and we made it into A.C.O.D., a comedy about adult children of divorce starring Adam Scott (from Parks and Recreation), Amy Poehler, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O'Hara and Jessica Alba. It was hilarious!! I highly recommend seeing it if it gets a wide release! To make things even better, I got to sit in the front row during the premiere...about three seats away from Jessica Alba!

 

Unfortunately, I got sick the second weekend of Sundance (and the first weekend was half-marathon/Las Vegas weekend), so I wasn't able to experience much of the nightlife. But, hey, that gives me something to look forward to next year!

30 Questions: Love Language

What is your love language?

I don't know the first thing about love languages! So, I took a quiz and it tells me my love language is "Quality Time."

"In Quality Time, nothing says 'I love you' like full, undivided attention. Being there for this type of person is critical, but really being there—with the TV off, fork and knife down, and all chores and tasks on standby—makes you feel truly special and loved. Distractions, postponed activities, or the failure to listen can be especially hurtful."

Seems about right to me! There are few things that upset me more than people flaking out on plans that I've been looking forward to. I like to think I'm dependable and wouldn't do that to other people, so I'd really prefer if it was the same in return! 

30 Questions: My Body

What is your favorite part of your body and why?

My eyes!

I've always loved my eyes. It took me a few years to accept an eye color that doesn't quite fall into the existing color categories (I wore blue colored contacts in high school because I didn't like people asking me what color my eyes were), but regardless of their color, I've always loved them.

Sometimes they're very blue. Sometimes they're very green. Most of the time, they're kind of an icy mint-blue shade. My friend Katrina once referred to my eye color as the color of Siberian husky eyes. 

Here's a few samples of my varying eyes for you...

Minty blue-grey (I know...super flattering picture!)

Blue

Green

Dark greenish blue

Minty

30 Questions: Popular

What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?

I'm not 100% sure that most of the world has this wrong...but I'm going to go with the notion that different is bad. 

I think different is amazing.

People who dare to think differently are the ones who change the world. Without differences in opinion and background, we would never see any sort of change. Difference makes the world go round.

"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" - RFK

Think different!