Park City

Park City, Utah, the home of the Sundance Film Festival, the greatest snow on earth, and me! Not to mention but, a couple of years ago it was featured in Outdoor Magazine for being the best town ever. 

These are all photos taken in Park City, near or on Main Street.
Photo Courtesy of: Outdoor Magazine

According to them, we live in the best town ever so you would think it wouldn't be that hard to find something to do. 


On saturday, my friend, Taylor, walked over to my house then a little later we went to pick up our other friend, Blaire, at her house. Blaire lives in Silver Creek and if you know any thing about Silver Creek, they just put in a new restaurant called Jaffles. On our way back, my mom took us try them because she had heard that they were good too. We each got one but shared them all. I didn't like them.

Photo Courtesy of: Adobe Park City

Sooo that was one thing we did for the day, but what else? We wrote on pieces of paper stuff we wanted to do for the night but that didn't work out so we decided to take the bus all around Park City! My house isn't close to a bus stop so we had my mom drive us to the nearest one at in front of my neighborhood. We didn't know when it was going to come or where it was going because none of us really ride the bus that much. It ended up by taking us to Redstone and we did nothing. Just walked to the next bus stop across from Walmart. We chased down the bus and the same thing, we didn't know where it was going. From there we went practically to Salt Lake then up to Main Street. It's winter so there are a lot of tourists in town but we were a little late for Sundance (because that was about 1 month ago) and we got to meet people from all around the world, literally.
On Main Street, we walked up and down and tried to get dinner somewhere but the waits were going to be too long. By the end of the night we were freezing because of the snow storm and very tired. We took the bus home but I think it was the wrong bus because we got lost... my mom picked us up somewhere, it was dark so I couldn't really see where we were. Thats where sending your pin to your parents comes in handy!

Main Street, Park City, Utah
Photo Courtesy of: New York Times

IT'S FALL Y'ALL!

Emigration Canyon
Photo Provided by PC Premier Property

Fall is my all time favorite season of the year. I love the weather, the leaves, and especially the food. A couple of years ago, I moved here from Phoenix, Arizona. aka the city with no seasons. All year round it looked the same and the only seasons we experienced were hot, hotter and hottest. 

Coming from a city with no beauty, Park city is very appealing to the eye. Everything is available to us and right at our fingertips. I feel that most kids living here take this beauty for grated. They know no different than having awesome warm green summers, gorgeous orange and yellow mountains during the fall, pristine white winters and beautiful flowers everywhere during the spring.  .I’ve lived here since 4th grade and ever since I arrived, I do not take any of the beauty of seasons for granted.   I love everything this town has to offer during ALL the seasons.

Everything about Fall is breathtaking. From the foods to the views! My absolute favorite thing about fall is Thanksgiving! I love seeing my family at the beach and making a menu every year with my cousins. Not to mention the pies aren’t too shabby either. Another thing I love about fall are the clothes! Sweaters, socks, and scarves are my favorite things to wear and that’s just what the fall weather means! Last but certainly not least, I can never wait to carve and decorate pumpkins. Every year all the kids decorate their own pumpkins and my dad then roasts the pumpkin seeds to make a yummy treat to snack on for the rest of the week.  So, if you get a chance “Fall” in love with Park City and come visit during this amazing season.

Top 10 of my favorite things about Fall!

(in no particular order)

1. Homemade Pies

2. Sweaters

3. Thanksgiving

4. Candles

5. Pumpkin Everything

6. Scarves

7. Fall Festivities

8. Thick Socks

9. Carving Pumpkins

10. Warm Apple Cider

Park City vs. Morgan

We’re in the midst of Fall, which means school has begun and volleyball season has started and it’s nearing an end. 

Photo Courtesy of Dani U.

I’m currently playing for the Park City High School volleyball program on the Freshman and Junior Varsity teams. As it is stressful to balance 2 1/2 hour practices everyday, up to two games a week and school, but volleyball is one of my favorite things so I try my hardest to make it work.

Today, Park City will take on Morgan High School, one of the hardest teams to play against and currently ranked first in state. The last time we played Morgan, we lost. Today, I’m not looking forward to maybe losing again against Morgan but I am looking forward to seeing some friends who currently play on their team. During  volleyball club season, I played for a team called Club V in Woods-Cross Utah. It was voted the best club in Utah and a place where all players from northern Utah come together to form some of the highest ranked teams. On my team, we had three girls from Morgan so I’m excited to see them again!

Today is our last game and the seniors last time ever playing a high school volleyball game. The gym is decorated with steamers and posters, nets are up, and game faces are on. Varsity has won every game up until we last played Morgan. Tonight we face them again hoping for a win on our home court. Today will be a very special day for all the seniors and a win will make it even better. 

I'll miss everyone on my team but in a way its bittersweet. I want to have a little more free time and time to do my homework but I also don't want to stop playing beside these girls.



Stay tuned to see how we did!

Fall Foods- Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

As fall is approaching and the leaves are changing, our tastebuds are adjusting to the temperatures. Autumn in Park City is one of the best times to live in this unique town. The colors are always changing and the temperature is just right. For the perfect temperature there is always a perfect snack. In this case, chocolate chip pumpkin bread sounds simply scrumptious and is a must for fall! This seasonal sweet is the ultimate treat for a crispy fall afternoon. Paired perfectly with a cold glass of milk, your new favorite fall food tastes of the highest quality. This pumpkin bread is extremely moist and filled with rich pumpkin flavoring. Best served in the beautiful trees of Utah. As the smell of the bread in the oven reaches your nose, you know fall had officially begun.

(High Altitude)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread- twopeasandtheirpod.com

INGREDIENTS
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups canned pumpkin
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, cream sugars, butter and eggs. 
Add flour, pumpkin, water, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves. 
Mix thoroughly. Fold in chocolate chips.
Pour into four greased and floured 6-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pans. 
Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until breads test done.Recipe courtesy of Taste of Home

Park City is a very popular destination in the winter. Known for it's ski resorts and "best snow on earth", this unique city located in Northern Utah attracts skiers from all around the world. Many don't know the beauty of it in the other times of years, especially autumn. The view from any window is breathtaking and the leaves are appealing to all eyes. According to Travel and Leisure Park City is the third best town to be in during Halloween. Park City is the place to be for fall on Halloween, Thanksgiving, or just an average day, you'll never be disappointed with the scenery.

Just an average day in early fall.

Happy fall everyone!