Sundance Shenanigans

Each year Sundance passes through my hometown, Salt Lake City, Utah. Each year my friends and I tell ourselves we’re not going to go up to Park City and we want to stay away from the chaos. Salt Lake and Park City truly comes to life during the two weeks of Sundance. People from all over come to watch independent film makers creations and bask in the “celebrity” lifestyle. Which ends up being completely crazy for us locals, but very beneficial for this lovely city we live in! Salt Lake and Park City are amazing in all aspects. So I’m very happy to share where I live with others. It just puts a damper on my life for a couple weeks. 🙂

Of course the crew decided to head up to Park City. We seem to have friends who are involved with events, putting on shows, hosting parties, etc. So finding something to do seems pretty easy. It’s the driving, parking, walking around in the cold, avoiding the hoards of people, dodging the drunks and crazies, and getting to our destination that seems trying. Once we get where we need to be, it really is a great time.

This year we hung out at Deer Valley lodge. Our friends rented out some space for some parties and it’s always a fun time supporting them and shakin’ our tail feathers for a while.

This year I was lucky enough to spot this handsome man and grab a quick photo with him.

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I will admit, I have never watched or really heard of Entourage until this evening. My friends said it’s a great show and I need to watch it. I honestly remember Adrian Grenier from the movies: The Devil Wears Prada and She Drives Me Crazy! Haha! He was in a rush but I got lucky and got a photo!

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The crew. I have some pretty great friends!

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My photo collection wouldn’t be complete without a silly photo with this guy! We’d be walking down Main Street and people will yell out, “Hey Nappi! What’s up dude?” He laughs because he NEVER knows who is shouting out to him. I guess that’s the life of a clothing designer.

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These pieces were at Deer Valley. The event was held in the parking garage and they had decorated it up with wood pallets, made a make-shift stage and had an amazing pianist perform.

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The night wouldn’t be complete without sitting on this gem. We went to another venue to see some friends and this huge purple velvet high heel was just waiting for me to get my picture on her.

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I don’t think anyone can keep up with this guy. He plans and creates the best events! Sleepless nights, coordinating the impossible and having it all come together perfectly is a small description of what this guy can do!

Even though I was ready to call it a night one hour after arriving, we did have a great time. Saw some old friends, made some new ones and ran into a couple “celebrities”… Sundance is quite the experience! If you haven’t checked it out, definitely put it on your bucket list!