The Calm Before the Storm

I made it to Park City without incident last night and woke this morning to 8-degrees and sunny. Jenn and I headed off to her work (she is the barn manager and special event coordinator at an equestrian facility.) It wasn't sunny there, so it may have been even less than 8-degrees. I have a new appreciation for how hard she works and how cold it is when she does it.

We first had to make sure none of the horses' water was frozen. Jenn then took her horse out for a lesson and followed that by giving me a lesson on another horse. She is an awesome instructor -- very clear and encouraging. The main thing I learned was how much I have to learn. While it was very humbling, I still loved being back on a horse.

After that, I took Jenn's truck and headed to downtown Park City to pick up all our movie tickets. I had written permission and copies of photo ID from the people who actually bought the tickets, so I didn't have any trouble getting them. We now have all 52 of our tickets in-hand! I also checked out the Sundance store (I'm not too thrilled with the merchandise selection this year -- good, maybe I'll save some money) and walked historic Main Street.

The main activity on Main Street was the frantic delivery and set-up of all the various Sundance-related sponsor/party/music venues. There were delivery vehicles lining the streets (often parked on the sidewalk) and piles of tent materials, rental furniture, sound systems, signage and outdoor propane heaters being unloaded. You could tell people were stressed and everything was going to continue non-stop for the next 36 hours.

Tomorrow we'll avoid the chaos of Main Street by taking the dogs snowshoeing and maybe doing a little shopping at our favorite store in Salt Lake. Jois and Dede arrive late tomorrow night, so we'll have soup on and a fire going. Ahhh ... vacation.