Parkite

I'm finally starting to feel like I live here and realizing what it means to be a Parkite. For starters, there is always something to do. Whether it be skiing, snow shoeing, snowmobiling or other various seasonal sports, shopping or just walking up and down Main Street with no purpose in mind, dining dance and whatever else you can imagine... Sundance was quite the experience, parking was impossible which made the whole experience just annoying. But where else can you see so many celebrities in such a confinded area roaming the streets like anyone else??

Here is a list of ten things I've learned about this town:

1. 23 degree's is warm
2. This town is full of drunks

3. The majority of people that vacation here are pretentious and have a false sense of entitlement

4. The cops like it when you stop at stop signs...

5. -23 is grounds for turning on the heat

6. Mountain people are the nicest types

7. Four wheel drive is as necessary as toliet paper

8. Roadkill is a frequest sighting

9. The air is thin and crisp and clean (no inversion)
10. I love it here.

Christmas, My birthday, a new year and cold, cold, cold.

I still suck at this. But lets give a brief overview of what has happened in the mountain town of Park City

Christmas was uneventful. I worked Christmas eve night at Ciseros, Christmas morning at the Marriott, Christmas night at Ciseros. You get it. That was my Christmas. Below is a picture of my hotel... pretty isn't it?

My birthday I went skiing at the Canyons, and had sushi with Teeny and Rocky at Ahh Sushi (half price sushi rocks!!) This is the resort that I have my season pass at. It's very big so its easy to find runs where I am the only one there! Talk about solitude!

The new year I worked. are we surprised??

Sundance begins this week and its gonna be great and exhausting between the two jobs. I'll take some cool pictures of that too!!

Oh and its been freezing, I mean like -6 during the day and it got to be about -23 at my house two nights in a row... Brrrr!!!!

Crazy busy!

So in all honesty... I completely forgot about this thing they call "blogging." Maybe because my life just isn't that interesting and I do not feel compelled to share the monotony of it all with the world. But working in the industry that I do... hospitality and food service (Hotel and restuarant/bar) I have a feeling I will have many-a-tale to tell.

Just to give you a heads up, I work 40+ hours at the Marriott, and another 20-30 at Cisero's in Park City... that is alot of people contact throughout the day/night and man oh man... are people stupid! keep an eye out for the interesting tales that I will have as the winter progresses... especailly during Sundance!!

Piper out.

Utah Man I'm I!

I've officially been back in Utah for 3 weeks and it is a little weird. Its weird driving. Its weird not hearing constant traffic outside my window. Its weird seeing mountains. Its weird not taking an hour commute for an 8 mile trip. But it is all weird in a good way. I'm getting settled nicely into my Park City home and I absolutely love it. Its spacious and much nicer than my Brooklyn home and sooo much cheaper. I'll post some pictures soon. (these are for you Candice and Keith!!! This is where you should be spending your holidays!!)

Goodbye New York

The past two days it has been raining, and raining hard. New York must be sad to see me leaving. I am sad to see me leaving too. But I am ready to go. I was thinking last night what memories will stick out in my mind when I think back to the time that I spent here, and I think that riding my bike around the city will stick out. Nothing was more fun and I got to see so much more of New York from my bike verses just walking. It was excellent.

Throughout my time here, I have learned a lot about myself and what it is that really matters to me and what I want out of my life. For years I thought that I wanted to live and die in New York, it was always so glorious to me. Once I moved out here, I realized that all the hype about this city, while indeed intriguing and at times exciting; was just that, hype. Maybe not for other people who are trying to get onto Broadway or take over the financial world (oh and good luck with that one!) but for me, New York was a very eye opening experience. I never felt intimidated by the city or out of place, in all reality, I fit right in. As good and wonderful that feels, it doesn't hold water to how good and wonderful it feels to be surrounded by the people you love. and that is what Utah has then New York doesn't (let us not forget the mountains!!!)

I will always look back at my time living here as a real growing up experience, because in the past 7 months, I have grown up a lot and learned a lot about myself... I really cannot emphasize that enough. Some people can't wait for summer, others can't wait for a change. As for me, I just can't wait.