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.