[ Relationships ]

It's crazy to think that some people can treat others so badly. It's also amazing that some can treat those same people so WELL. Looking back on the men I've dated in the past few years and comparing them to the guy I'm dating right now, I see what an extreme difference there is in the way they have treated me.

Now I find it surprising when a guy DOESN'T get mad over the little things. This new guy I am dating is constantly pleasantly surprising me with how patient he is, with the way he doesn't get jealous, and the way he's always giving me sincere compliments.

Barack Obama was right. It WAS time for change. :)

I'm liking this...

A Time for Change

I believe the time for change has come.

Thank you, Barack Obama.

Thank you, America.

Together, WE CAN!

Isn't It Funny...

Sometimes, while driving down the road, you will hit a patch of fog. Even if you're familiar with the land and the terrain, it still puts a lot of guess-work into your task at hand (which is to drive through safely.) You go slow, of course, not really sure what lies just ahead. Then suddenly, the fog lifts, and you are once again fully aware of your surroundings, thankful to not have to deal with the fog anymore.

That's how I've been feeling lately. IN the fog, I mean.

Well, friends. Tonight, the fog lifted. I have been dealing with a situation lately that has often times left me confused and essentially, "in the dark" about the near future and what would happen. However, tonight, certain things happened to make me realize what a "fog" I was in during that situation. It was hard. It was painful. I was always wondering what came next... Well, due to a series of non-events (things that didn't happen, but should have) I have been freed from the blindness the fog caused, and I am able to see things for what they really are. See people for who they really are.

Why would I ever want to voluntarily go back into that state of fogginess?

Let's hope I am able to hang on to this moment of clarity...

Part Two

Okay, I'm usually not one who has a lack of things to say, but the last few text messages I've recieved have left me speechless. SPEECHLESS! I almost don't even know what to write here!!!!!!

As I said in my last blog, a friend from the past got in touch with me via text message last night. We continued our texting today... He is not Mormon anymore, he's getting divorced! Talk about dropping a bomb-shell! I don't know what to think! At one point, this guy was my STRENGTH....And now he's not even LDS!

I....I....I am seriously speechless.

HELP!

Just When I Thought...

Just when I thought that the past was dead and gone, I got a late night text message. I don't think the text had any real point (as it didn't say much at all) other than to make his existance fresh in my mind.

He always did have the worst (and best) timing.

Halloween is just around the corner and I bought the finishing touches for my costume last night. Let's "hope" it turns out the way I planned, haha. I'm going to the costume party at the restaurant I work at in Park City. My friend Alli is coming, as is my 'brother' Mark and two of his friends, and possibly two of my guy friends from the Provo area. I am certain the place will have a good turn out, all of the employees are bringing their friends. I have to work that night til close, but will go upstairs for the party afterward. Maaaaybe if you're lucky I'll post pictures. ;) haha... What are all of you dressing up as for halloween?

The Marriott is having a pumpkin contest too, and each department is in charge of decorating a pumpkin. Maybe it's the side of me that likes crap-food, but I like this idea:

A Day Late, A Buck Short

The title of this post really has nothing to do with the post itself. It is simply a line from a song I've listened to quite a bit lately.
I haven't updated this in quite some time, and for that I apologize. I doubt anyone even reads it anymore, ha ha ha... Nonetheless, I thought I'd give a little update about what has been going on in my life.

First and foremost, my computer is dead, DeAd, DEAD. It doesn't recognize the hard drive is even in the computer, thus making it impossible for Windows to load. I blame the "disk clean-up" I did just before it crashed. {Insert a classic "Rawr" here} I will be buying a new hard drive in the next few weeks and then life should be business as usual. The hard part is that I can't upload or edit any pictures until my computer is fixed. I also can't update my iPod. Oh yeah, that's another thing.... Because it had been a few months since I last backed up my hard drive to my external hard drive, I've lost tons of music, and even more photos. Booooo!!! I guess that means I'll have to do some more PHOTOSHOOTS!! :) Any takers??? :)

In terms of "the guy scene" in my life...Well, let's just say it's kind of chaotic. Over the last few months I have also learned that you should say what's on your mind. I have found the line in "My Best Friend's Wedding" to be more true than I originally realized; "When you love someone, you SAY IT! Right then! Out loud! Otherwise, the moment just...passes you by."
There isn't much worse than finding out a few years down the line that the other person cared about you back then, too, but nothing was done about it for WHATEVER reason.

A few months ago I was talking with a friend of mine who served his mission in Minnesota (he actually taught me the discussions when I was first investigating the church!) and he gave me what was maybe the biggest compliment of my life. Backstory: I was completely in love with this kid for like, 3 years....After he finished his mission, he came back to Utah (where he's from) and we kept in touch. He came back to Minnesota once for a wedding and took me as his date. The kid is a rockstar. Funny, caring, genuine....Just an all around great guy. Well, he eventually got married and started a family of his own. He now has 4 awesome kids and his wife is a doll! We still keep in touch sometimes. Like I said, a few months ago we were talking on the phone and he said, "Sarah....Don't take this the wrong way, I am completely in love with my wife and kids and I wouldn't trade them for the world, but sometimes I feel like I missed out on dating you and I wish we would have given it a shot." I think when he said that, my heart stopped for a second. I guess I'm always so afraid of what would happen to the friendship if I tell someone how I feel about them and they don't feel the same way, so I typically don't say anything to them about it. I think it's maybe almost WORSE to find out later that what you hoped could have been, really COULD HAVE been.... Blahhhh...

So maybe "A day late, a buck short" really did apply to the post after all, haha...

Photos

I am thinking about going to Provo today to take photos up around Bridal Veil Falls.... Anyone care to join? :)

Secrets, Secrets...

I feel like I have been let in on the World's best kept secret. :)

Pioneer Day

Well it's Pioneer Day here in Utah, but the festivities seemed to start last night.
I was at Temple Square taking photos and doing some personal reflecting last night, and suddenly I heard some loud noises coming from the right. I turned my head to see what it was and there were fireworks going off. Constant fireworks for about 15 minutes. I guess last night wasn't the best night for quiet reflection on Temple grounds, ha ha.

Tonight John Allred is performing at a park up here and I am definitely going to go. What day would be complete without a little music from John Allred? :)

Tomorrow I want to go to Bridal Veil Falls and BYU campus and have a photoshoot with a few friends; hopefully that pans out.

Not much to update on at this point. Will write more when I actually have something interesting to say.

Love ya'll.

Butterflies

I've got butterflies in my tummy & I'm crushing on someone yummy. :)
Okay, okay... so not everyone agrees with me on that, but it doesn't matter.
I don't see the world through anyone's eyes but my own...
And when I look at him,

I see someone BEAUTIFUL!

What Was Once Deemed "Unconstitutional"...

What was once deemed "unconstitutional" is now apparently "constitutional" again????

Someone please explain to me how when CHARLES MANSON (who killed/commanded his followers to kill AT LEAST NINE PEOPLE) was sentenced to death it was OVERTURNED the following year because it was deemed "unconstitutional" -- yet SCOTT PETERSON, who was convicted of supposedly killing his wife and unborn baby, HE DID get the death penalty????? THEY ARE IN THE SAME PRISON!!!! THEY ARE *BOTH* AT SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON!!!! how is it "unconstitutional" for ONE PERSON, but completely legit for the other???????

I am LIVID!!!!!!!


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****correction: Charles Manson WAS at San Quentin Prison, but was transfered to California's Corcoran State Prison in 1989.

Irony

You know what's ironic? I think Scott Peterson is innocent of the crimes he is incarcerated for, yet when I read Sharon Rocha's (Laci Peterson's Mom) book "For Laci" I can't stop tears from rolling down my cheeks.

The whole story just makes me sad.

Sometimes I long to have lived in simpler times.

My Obsessive Personality

I admit it, I'm a bit obsessive. I can't really help it, that's just my personality. One week I'll be completely obsessed with a certain song and I'll basically keep it on repeat. The next week it will be a particular movie, or band, or hobby, etc. When I first moved back to Utah, it was "Simple Plan" (The band, not the movie.) Then it was photography (often times I revert back to photography, actually.)

Lately, my fascination is a bit....hmm...darker? Maybe 'darker' isn't the right word to describe it, maybe 'unlikely' or 'unexplainable' would work better...

[Are you curious yet?]

*drum roll please*...

My new obsession is............Scott Peterson!

And by Scott Peterson, I mean THE Scott Peterson. The Scott Peterson convicted of murdering his wife Laci and unborn son, Conner. The Scott Peterson on death row at San Quentin Prison, awaiting death by lethal injection. The Scott Peterson that I was SO SURE WAS GUILTY when the search for Laci & Conner was going on, and all throughout the trial.

And now? Now part of me believes he's innocent. Or could be innocent, at least.

I am currently reading a book by Catherine Crier (a Court TV Host) called "A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation" -- A book where she clearly makes her opinion of his guilt very evident. However, there are several things in this book that make me DOUBT his guilt! So many leads that weren't taken seriously, so many sightings of Laci by neighbors the morning she disappeared that were counted out, other pregnant women in the area who were abducted and murdered and dumped in the San Francisco Bay with the same mutilations within rougly the same time frame ---- NONE of these things point to Scott as the abducter/killer!! It seems to me the police were only FOCUSED on Scott, therefore didn't WANT to persue any other leads because, in their minds, they "had their man."

I sent Scott a letter yesterday. Yes, you read that right. I sent him a letter. I don't think he'll respond because he's previously had people write to him, only to exploit his responses, and in the aftermath, he decided that responding was probably not a good idea anymore. But I still hope he does respond, despite all of that.

Don't get me wrong, I feel terrible for Laci and her family! No one should have to go through that kind of agony and senseless loss -- but I also don't think if Scott is innocent that he should be the one paying for the crime, certainly not with his life.

So. Any thoughts on all of this? Do you think he's guilty or innocent?

Making A Difference...

The Starfish Story
Original Story by: Loren Eisley

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed
a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.

Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”

The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean.
The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”

“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish,
and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…
”I made a difference for that one.”

Guess who??

Guess who is going out on the town tonight with friends and finally getting her life back???












(yes, me!) :)

TAG! You're IT!

Answer the following with only one word.

Where is your cell phone? ....................pocket
Your significant other?.......................over
Your hair?....................................growing
Your mother? .................................minnesota
Your father?..................................dead
Your favorite thing?..........................love
Your dream last night?........................heartbreaking
Your favorite drink...........................daquari
Your dream/goal?..............................marriage
The room you're in?..........................lobby
Your children?...............................unborn
Your fear?...................................single
Where do you want to be in 6 years..........happy
Where were you last night?..................work
What you're not?................................skinny
Muffins......................................banana
One of your wish list items?.................house
Where you grew up?...........................Minnesota
What you read last...........................Patterson
What are you wearing?........................Uniform
Your TV?.....................................Maryland
Your pets?...................................Sushe
Your computer? ..............................HP
Your life?...................................uncertain
Your mood?...................................lonely
Missing someone?.............................yes
Your car?....................................Passat
Something you're not wearing?................rings
Favorite Store?..............................GAP
Your summer?.................................beautiful
Like someone?................................unfortunately
Your favorite color?.........................blue
Last time you laughed........................today
Last time you cried?.........................yesterday

Story of My Life....

To Put It Bluntly...

This is my life.

A little bit of insight...

I am not usually someone who checks her horoscope, but today I decided to see what 'insights' it could give me, ha ha... For those of you who know about the current 'situation,' you'll see why I was a little taken back at how accurate this was.


Sunday, June 8, 2008 - Disappointment in a friend or lover and/or the realization that you have been neglecting your own needs for socializing, affection, and companionship is indicated. In either case, loneliness and feelings of desolation may arise. Perhaps you are sacrificing pleasure and love for the sake of achievements or to meet responsibilities. However, if you find yourself really unhappy right now, you probably need to reassess the balance in your life between work and play, between emotional needs and practical concerns.

About Me...

Single or Attached? Single.
Right or Lefty? Righty
Favorite Hobby? Taking/editing photos? Spending time with my friends... Some combination of the two?
Birthday? March 27, 2982
Which makes you how old? 26
Where do you work? Marriott Summit-Watch, Park City, Utah
Do you like it? Yeah, my boss Pete rocks.
Where do you live? Salt Lake City/Sugarhouse
Favorite musician(s)? There are too many to list...Top of the list, however, is SIMPLE PLAN :)
Favorite rainy day activity? Curling up with a good book, or a good movie...Cuddling...But lets face it, cuddling is good no matter what the weather. :)
Kiss or hug? Hmm depends on who the other person is! :) I have to admit, though...There's something extremely comforting about a good hug. (Where is John-Evan when I need him????)
Latest hobby? Just started working out again. Uhm, OUCH!!!! (But I've lost 10 lbs already, so..SWEET!)
Goal(s) for the next year? Lose 50 lbs, stay positive more often, meet Pierre Bouvier and John Cusack. :) Ha, ha...You think I'm kidding...I'm not. haha

Unimpressed

I received a picture/text message on my phone at 2:58 am while I was out running.... It was my ex, lying in bed without a shirt on, and the text said "Do you miss me?"

When I looked at the settings, I realized he NOT ONLY sent it TO ME, but he sent it to a California number, AS WELL!!!!!

I don't know what he thought he was doing, but he failed. Big time.

I am now certain, more than ever, that he was cheating on me.

Thoughts???

I am learning...

I am learning that no matter how much you care about someone, no matter how much you love them, there is nothing that you can do to assure they will feel the same way about you. And if they ever did care the same way you did, you can never guarantee that they will feel the same way tomorrow that they felt today.

The hopeless romantic doesn't think she believes in 'happily ever after' anymore.

Pardon My Venting...

You know what I hate? When people have nothing better to do than screw with the good things in my life!!

I am certainly not perfect and anyone who knows me can tell you that. I am not an expert in relationships. I don't let myself fall in love because of some bitter endings to past relationships. I feel that (for me) the risk of ending up in heartache outweights the reward of possibly finding love. I am very sensitive and when I fall in love, I fall hard.

Recently I was in a relationship with a man I believe I loved. Due to a few variables, the relationship ended. Not only did I lose my boyfriend, I feel I have lost a good friend.

I think that might be what hurts the most. Before I loved him as a boyfriend, I loved him as a friend. Now? Now there is this pit in my stomach that feels empty. I know that sounds dramatic, but I have no other way of describing it. How can a person properly describe the feeling of loss?

Are there things I could have done differently? Absolutely. Are there things I wish that I could do over? Of course. Hindsight is 20/20, and sometimes you have to learn as you go along. It isn't until later you see your mistakes.

I guess I've learned my lesson....If you don't open your heart, you are a lot less likely to get hurt.

Journal Entry: Joey Russo

"The day I met Joey Russo was a day I won't soon forget!

"I was working at Luciano's Restaurant, as I did each summer, when a group of guys I knew from the neighborhood came in. When they sat down I noticed there was a guy with them that I hadn't seen before. I went over to chat with them and was blown away at how full of himself this guy was! Turns out his name was Joey and he was the cousin of Paul, who had lived two houses down from me as far back as I can remember.

"It was really crazy... As arrogant as Joey was acting, there was still something strangely captivating about him. I couldn't take my eyes off of him, and it was so annoying!"


When I first started reading my mother's journal, I came across that entry. I wasn't sure how she could have started with such a bad first impression and then move on to falling in love.
I was certain this was a story I was going to want to know straight from the words of my mother...

The 3 Photographs: The Back Story

They say, "first things first." Well, seeing as though this is my mother's story, I guess I should start by telling you a little about her.


My grandparents, Salvatore and Anna Romano, were both born to Italian-American parents in New York City and grew up in the same neighborhood in the Bronx. A few years after they were married, my grandfather got a job which required them to move to Staten Island. My grandmother once explained to me that Staten Island was not simply "where they lived," but that it "became their home." I guess that's why they never moved back to the city.

Anyway, It was only a few years after they were married that my grandmother got pregnant with my mother, Isabella Maria Romano.

My grandparents owned a quaint Victorian style home on St. Paul's Avenue, which is now part of the island's historic district. That is where my mother grew up. When you walk down those streets today, you can almost hear the sounds of years past, like ghosts whispering to you and giving you a glimpse of what Staten Island was like before they built the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that connects the island to New York City.


From what I've been told, my mother had a fairly normal childhood, I suppose. She loved playing in the water in summer, in the snow in the winter and loved to sing and dance in the kitchen while my grandmother was cooking. My grandfather says my mom was always the star, no matter how big or small the audience was.

He's right. My mother was mesmerizing.

I suppose that's what attracted my father to her. Well, that, and her olive complexion and long dark hair.


However, the story of how my mother met my father is one I'll have to save for another day...

The Three Photos

Somewhere in the valley of Salt Lake City there is a small house that sits on a hill.
There is a bedroom in this house that has yellow walls.
Hanging on those walls are several framed photographs.
Three of those photos tell a tale that I myself wouldn't have believed had I not read the story in my mother's journal after she had died.

This is a story I would like to share with you...

Name Game

Name the movie this quote is from:

Yesterday, on the stairs
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today,
I wish...
I wish...
He'd go away.

Photoshoot #2: Love Is In The Air

Photoshoot #1

Last night Kellie and I went to Salt Lake City and we had our first photoshoot. "Our," meaning: Kellie modeled, I photographed. Ha, ha... Today I am going to Provo/Orem to take Poppy & Dan's engagement photos, and possibly some photos of musician and friend, Jeff Stone.

I will be posting some pictures from the photo shoots, in hopes of getting some sort of feedback.

Here are a few that I've got of Kellie so far. More to Follow.

A Little Bit of Magic

* J o h n & B e n t o n *

When they're on stage, there is

* M A G I C *
in the a i r !!!

Contradiction

Today I realized that I am a walking contradiction...
I'm confused as hell about a lot of things...
Living in Utah doesn't make it easier...
It makes it harder, I think...

How I long for the days when life was simple and choices were easy.

The Crash

Nothing has been the same since the crash...

My Car Accident

I was about 2 miles from my work this morning when I got into a car accident. I don't know what happened. I was was parked, then suddenly I was moving and my airbag was exploding.
I shielded my face with my hand and i got some burns on my arm and wrist and my fingernails started bleeding and i have a bruise or two, but other than that, I'm alright...

My car on the other hand... Not so much...

More later.

The past two days I've been in an unusually annoyed mood. Every little thing has irritated me. I wanted to start today off right, so I woke up with plenty of time to get ready and look good for work....But when I got in the shower, I realized there wasn't any hot water left. It was lukewarm, AT ITS BEST.

That set me off all over again.

ALL I FREAKIN' WANTED WAS A HOT SHOWER!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH

02.25.08

While the city lays sleeping
I stare out onto the bay
There's so much I want to tell you
But I don't know what to say.

I keep thinking about last summer
And all the nights we slept under the stars
It always felt so natural
To wake up in your arms.

To hear you say 'sweet dreams'
and whisper 'good morning' too
I'd give anything right now
To be laying next to you.

I'm not sure what happened
Don't know where we fell apart
But no matter where I've traveled
I've kept you in my heart.

You don't have to say you've missed me
But it sure would be nice to hear
Because without you by my side
It has been a long and lonely year.

I need to see your face
And look into your dark brown eyes
When I tell you I still love you
and want to give it one more try.

I know I've made mistakes
and I'll probably make a thousand more,
But these things I know are true
You're all I want and more...
It's you that I adore...
You're worth fighting for...

The Marvelous Marriott

You know, it's a dang good thing I work at a hotel.

Yesterday while I was at work, the snow started coming down pretty hard up here in Park City. I-80 was temporarily closed. I was working until 5 PM but because of the unfavorable weather, ended up working until about 6:30. Since I had to be back here this morning at 7:30 and was uncertain about how the road conditions would be (seeing as though the road had already been closed once,) I stayed overnight at the hotel. For free.

I love Marriott!

I got the best nights sleep I've had in awhile and I was on-time for work this morning, without having to deal with slushy and slippery canyon roads.

I really enjoy working here; my co-workers are all hilarious! Even my managers are cool and they'll joke around with the best of 'em.

Yet, as much as I enjoy my job, I'm still really crabby today... I think I just want to go home and change clothes and lay in bed and watch a movie and eat a real meal for a change. Is that too much to ask?

Role Model

I don't want to be a model.

I want to be a ROLE MODEL!

President Gordon Bitner Hinckley

Today I had the day off from work, and despite the snow, I drove to the cemetery where President Gordon B. Hinckley was buried next to his wife. It was a lot different than I expected it to be. Since his funeral was not very long ago, I figured his grave site would be adorned with flowers and such. However, this was very much NOT the case. There are two headstones right now; One large one that bears his name and the name of his wife, who died three years ago. And a small one that just has his wife Marjories' name on it. Across the small one lay a single flower. At the base of the larger stone, there were maybe 4 or 5 single flowers. At first I was surprised, but as I drove away I thought about what type of man President Hinckley was. So humble, so unassuming, so kind and caring. He wouldn't want people laying tons of flowers at his grave, he would want them to be out doing the Lord's work or serving their fellow brothers and sisters!

It was on my 'bucket list' to meet this remarkable man and I am heartbroken over his passing.
I am certain I will still meet him, however.....Someday.

In loving memory of President and Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley...

My Bucket List

Well, before the movie "The Bucket List" came out, a group of my friends and I had started making these same kind of lists, but were referring to them as simply, "our lists."
Here are a few things on mine:

* Climb Bridal Veil Falls in summer (wearing Chacos, of course!)
* Sing on stage with Cary Judd sometime.
* Kiss an Orca whale
* Swim with dolphins
* Go out onto the ocean and stumble upon a pod of Orcas, and then jump into the water with them (This is most likely when kissing one would come into play.)
* Meet the hot guys of Simple Plan. Especially Pierre. I love Pierre. :)
* Find my long lost sister, Joleen.
* Write/compose an amazing song that truly expresses the way that I feel about a certain topic.
* To get in the Guiness Book of World Records with Kellie (world record to break still undecided.)
* Convince adults everywhere that it's wrong to lie to your kids about Santa.
* Become friends with John Cusack.
* Become amazing at photography and sell my photographs.
* Have a "meet-cute" in my life. :)
* Have a role in a major motion picture.
* Learn to play the guitar well.
* Meet Joaquin Phoenix.
* Meet Anthony Hopkins.
* See "Wicked" on Broadway.

2,000 Miles, 9 States and 4 Days Later....

I finally made it back to Utah! It was a long trip, but a trip I was glad to take! I haven't done much or seen many people since I've been back because I've been busy trying to get my life organized again, meaning finding a job and a place to live.

Well, I got the job part kind of figured out... I got hired at the Summit-Watch Marriott in Park City and will be working at the front desk. I start tomorrow. It doesn't pay enough for what I really need, but A JOB is better than NO JOB. So, until I can find an additional job or a new job all-together, this will have to do.

As far as the living situation goes, I will be moving into my "new" apartment this afternoon. When I say "new," I only mean "new to me." The place itself is totally ghetto! It's a basement apartment and the ceilings are pretty low -- however, my room is pretty big and I have a lot of closet space, so all-in-all, it's not THAT BAD... Plus, it's right off of Parley's Way on I-80 in SugarHouse, so it's close to the canyon and will make my commute to Park City more convenient. Unfortunately, many of my things are still in Maryland. My boss won't be back to her house for a month, so until she sends them to me, I am stuck without and don't have lots of extra money laying around to replace things before then. Kinda a bum deal.

Tonight is the John Allred CD release at Solid Ground Cafe!! Benton Paul is opening, along with a few other performers. Kellie and I are going, and I hoping my friend Kelsey will go, as well! It is sure to be an amazing show!

My computer is finally fixed!!!! It died over a week ago and it wouldn't even load to Windows when I turned it on. Luckily, my friend Ryan was able to fix it for me! Now I can stay a little bit better connected and in-touch with friends! :)

This blog isn't very entertaining, and I'm sorry about that....I guess it's just more of an informational blog. So there. Now you're caught up on the life and times of Sarah. :)

I'll post something interesting soon.

Fall-Back Guy

For years I've been trying to get my feelings about a certain guy on to paper, but I never had much luck... Tonight I think I captured most of what I wanted to say.

"Fall-Back Guy"


You'd always see me as the girl
Who could never step into your world
But everytime I found someone new
I still compared him next to you

CHORUS:
I thought you were the one
Who could rise the setting sun
But now I finally realize
You were just my fall-back guy
Yeah,...You were just my fall-back guy!

You shouldn't be surprised
That you were perfect in my eyes
You see yourself that way too,
You're not the guy I thought I knew.

CHORUS

But I'm not fallin' back anymore
Know now what I'm lookin' for
And it's time to say goodbye
To my fall-back guy...
Yeah,...You were just my fall-back guy!

CHORUS

Favorite Things...

Besides photography, one of my favorite things is music. I love all kinds of music, and if you think "everyone says that," I'll let you look through my iPod to prove that I mean it.

For those of you in Utah, there are a few people I know who perform regularly and have a few cds available (with some new cds coming before March!) and I just wanted to familiarize you with them...



The picture above is of Benton Paul. He's pretty popular among the Provo music scene. He is releasing his second album ("Grey") at the Covey Art Center in Provo on March 6th. He has sent me a few songs from the new album and I have to say they are very polished and sound fantastic!! If you have heard his album "The Wise & The Weak," be prepared to be blown away at how much he has grown as an artist/entertainer!!!

The picture below is of John Allred and he is the other performer I'd like to educate you on. Though based out of Salt Lake, John has been a favorite at the Provo venue, "Velour" since it opened 2 years ago. For the past several years he has been performing with his band, "ALLRED." Recently, the band members decided to go in separate directions and are now performing solo. John's songs have such depth and emotion behind them, you can't help but feel his pain or his joy and sympathize with whatever situation he is singing about. John is releasing a cd on February 9th at Solid Ground Cafe, in Sandy.