Sunday, August 21, 2011

A Concert Virgin No Longer

Yay! I went to my first concert on Thursday! Kelsie decided a long time ago that for our, (mine, Kelsie, and Jamie's) annual birthday get-together would entail going to a concert in Park City featuring Michelle Branch, the Goo-Goo Dolls, and Parachute. It was definitely an interesting experience.

Highlights:
Spending time with my besties
Sitting 5 feet away from Elizabeth Smart
Watching the people of Park City dance drunkenly
Running into Parachute after the concert and being the first ones to surround the band while they played out in the street
Hot tubbing

Lowlights:
Getting old, almost rotten food at Panda.
Getting lost. (Kind of a Highlight too)
Being late to the concert (well to see Parachute anyway)
Being surrounded by old people wearing booty shorts. Yes, old men too.
Sitting out on a dewy lawn with no blanket to sit on. Our rears were pretty damp.
Forgetting jackets. Yeah. Who knew PC still gets cold at night in the middle of August?

Overall it was pretty fun . . . and interesting. I have a feeling that the people at concerts in Park City are VERY different from people at normal concerts...


Wednesday, August 17, 2011

My Perpetual Blonde Moment

Oh the joys of being homeless.

Because I'm moving into new apartments this fall, (which I'm slightly nervous for, but whatevs) I'm spending some quality time with mom and dad, (who are not here) at the house. While I'm up here, I've decided to take care of some essentials like a trip to the dentist and getting my oil changed. I was able to get an appointment at Spring Creek Dental at 8 yesterday morning. Apart from the dentist appointment, yesterday was supposed to be amazing. I was going to have the house all to myself and I was going to take advantage of that. Tanning, running, watching a couple of movies, reading my books, and maybe baking a little something, something were just a few of the things on my to-do list. Too bad I walked out of the house without my keys, effectively locking myself out for like, the billionth time.

I slightly panicked as I walked down the the health center, (excuse me, wellness center) but I assured myself that I would find a way in like I always did. No big deal. I called Mom. I called Dad. They both told me the same thing: try the bathroom window since it's always open! Okay, no problem. Except I'm a little more curvacious than I used to be and I was dubious that I would actually fit through the window. But, I still attempted it. I was a bit worried about how I would dismount the window, as the chances of falling into the bathtub below resulting in a concussion or a broken ankle were pretty high. But, as I pried the screen off the window, tearing my nails and disturbing several spiders, I discovered that the window pane, for the first time in forever, was latched. Great.

I started to panic a little bit more as I retried every door and rechecked every reachable window in the house. No such luck. I called Dad again. Several swear words later he had me walk to the garage door to try sending the garage door opener signal through our phones. That's a myth if I ever heard one. I checked Mom's car, (which I had distinctly left unlocked the night before) to use the other garage door opener. Too bad Clint moved her car that morning and locked the doors after he finished.

So then, Dad gets this brilliant idea. You can make house keys now by merely giving the number on the key to the guy who makes they keys! So I walked downtown. The Merc directed me to the auto parts store, assuring me they could do it. So I walked over to the auto store. Nope. They can't do it. They have to have the actual key to do it. But don't worry! Park City can do it! Too bad my car keys were also locked in the house.

I was stuck. Every nook and cranny into the house was locked and every option I had failed. Goodness, you would have though we lived in the city! Who locks up their house in Coalville anyway??? Luckily, Dad was able to leave his work early so I only had to sit outside for like, 3 more hours. Oh well. At least I got a tan! . . . a farmer's tan . . .