Sundance Film Festival 2009

The Festival is celebrating its 25th year! Way to go Robert Redford!

No, I didn't take this photo, but I did seem Liam Neeson today on Main Street in Park City. He walked past me as I was eating my amazing snicker carmel apple from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and I just gawked! Wow, there's Liam Neeson! He was just strolling along just like anyone else. It was fun to see him!

Yes, I did take this photo of Robin Williams though, with my phone. Sad, I know, not the best but I did purchase a Nikon camera later today. I'm quite excited about it! Robin Williams was the first star I saw. He walked past me a minute before Liam Neeson did. It was awesome, at the time he didn't have a million people trying to get his picture, unlike this moment, I had to be just like the crowd, and snap a few!

Here I saw Kristen Stewart, yes, Bella from Twilight! She was being interviewed by Entertainment Weekly. I came walking up Main Street and noticed a huge crowd and thus joined it, sad I know! But it's part of the fun! So everyone began yelling her name to see if she'd turn around. She finally did and...

Here she is...not the best picture, but it was so fun to actually see her. I just finished re-reading New Moon (book #2 of the series) a few days ago, and so I enjoyed catching a glimpse of her. And no, Edward was not at her side! She was in Park City for her new movie which was being premiered.

Here's a glimpse of the deck on the building where Kristen Stewart was being interviewed. Can you see the huge crowd?

And here I am! I'm standing in front of the famous Egyptian Theatre! I saw Andy McDowell, from Groundhog Day, enter the theatre. I couldn't remember who she was at the time, but I just looked her up and she is familiar. Experiencing Sundance was fun! I did go to a movie, but it wasn't my type so I walked out. But I loved just being a part of it! Everyone there is on the look for stars, and the stars are trying to not be seen. I guess it's a game! New to me, but fun to be a part of! It was fun! I've never seen a star up close before, and I was able to see 5 or more in just a few hours. I had a great time! Other starts I saw were Chris Rock, Seth Green, and Benjamin Bratt. There had been talk Jim Carrey was going to come out of a building I was next to so I stuck around to see if he would. I guess he ended up skipping out the back and running to his car. Poor guy, its got to be hard!

Happy Birthday to me! I'm 24!

Ready...set..."Happy Birthday to ...me!"

I love my confetti cake, with rainbow chip frosting! I'd have it no other way, besides ice cream cake!

Hurry! Someone call the fire department! My mom took this picture and she thought it was so funny that you could see all the smoke!

Darn it! I gave it my all and missed one candle!Tasha wanted my cake badly! Sorry girl!

I received a BYU license plate cover for my new car. It looks awesome on my car!

Me and my siblings, Neal and Emily, hanging on the couch ready to eat cake! I was lucky and got an email and a handmade card from Bryce, who officially started his mission in California two weeks ago where he is living in North Hollywood! Wow!

Tuesday, January 13 was my birthday! I made sure I had the day off from work and started it out sleeping in! Oh yeah! I then drove down to Pleasant Grove and went shopping with Emily. We came back and spent some time with my mom's parents, Grandpa and Grandma Hardy. They were telling us stories from when they were younger. Some i've heard a bunch of times, but others my mom claims she's never heard. It's never boring talking to them! I heard from all my friends and family throughout the day via either email, text messages, phone calls, or letters. I ended the night going to Paradise Cafe with my family for dinner and then we came back to the house for cake and ice cream, as you can see in earlier pictures. I'm wearing a cute yellow, orange jacket my two cute roommates got for me! They're awesome! One took me out for lunch the day before! And this week, my friend Catherine is taking me to see a few movies at the Sundance Film Festival. We're going on Monday and we hope to be able to see some movie stars as we walk up and down Main Street. Overall, my birthday was great. Oh and Chantel's roses that she sent to me are gorgeous! I love them! Thank you all for a great birthday!

I'm so good!

Well, I have not posted anything since Christmas eve as you might have noticed, because... I no longer have a camera that works! Yah! I'm so good, I took those last few pictures of Neal and I sledding, yet as we were about to leave the park, I took it out of my front pocket, which was in its case to take a picture of the two of us, and guess what, yup, it wouldn't work. The screen was white with a black streak on it and the flash wouldn't even work. To be honest, I was sledding on my stomach, I know, not too smart, but I thought for sure with the case around it, it would be okay.

So thus, I'm in the search for a new camera! I was kind of hoping to get a new one soon anyways, but now my mom thinks I did this on purpose. I tried to reasure her I did not. I'm tired of Kodak cameras, that's what my other two were, so I'm going to invest in a Canon or a Nikon. Any suggestions? Hopefully I'll get one soon and then I'll have more fun pictures of my adventures to share!

Sledding on Christmas Eve!

Neal and I sledding at a park in American Fork. I was determined to go this morning and so I pleaded with Neal to come along with me. We had a lot of fun! It was really fun to watch all the little kids sled down the hill. The kids had made these jumps that literally put you straight into the air and then they would land with a thud down onto the ground again. They enjoyed trying to hit the jumps and I avoided trying to run them over as I sled down the hill. I love my snow tube, it's a Uncle Bob's snow tube. It's sweet!

The Anderson Family Christmas Party!

Emily, me, and Neal at the Anderson Christmas party! Isn't Neal getting so tall, I can't even claim I'm taller than him anymore! ;) Actually, in all honestly, I get to claim I'm the shortest kid now. Short, in perspective to them! I may not look shorter in this picture, but I am centimeters shorter than Emily! :)

Alicia with my cousins Blake on the left and Josh on the right. They're such goofs!

Alicia, Emily, Kiera, and Denay. They are my dad's only sister's oldest daughters. Kiera is at BYU studying history and Denay is a senior at Layton High about to graduate and go to BYU. Oh yeah, what a trend I started! Emily just graduated with her bachelors degree in biology from BYU. Go Em! She'll officially walk in April.

Neal, Emily, and Colton. Colton is brothers to the other two goofs in my picture. They tend to take after their father who teases me constantly. You'll always have to have one of those uncles in every family, right?

And you might be asking, what is Neal resting his arms on? Well my Grandpa Anderson just had a total knee surgery and so Neal borrowed his walker to play around with. My Grandpa is hilarious, but so smart. He's strapped on a basket from a child's bicycle to the front of his walker so he can carry objects in it while he's burning around with his walker. Genius that muggle!

Oh Christmas Tree...Oh Christmas Tree...

I love taking close up pictures! Check out how I captured the sparkles on the present. These ornaments belong on the tree below. It's an amazing Christmas tree!

What? Upside down? Yup, this tree belongs to my sister's friend. If you know Ashley Farr then you can go take a look at it. She said her mom saw it at Quilted Bear or some store like that and had to get it. Their dad was a little frustrated they bought the whole thing when he got home, but look at it, I wouldn't be able to stop myself either. It's awesome, everything is upside down!

Neal and I at our Anderson Family Christmas party. We went to Golden Corral, first of all because we can eat dinner, and second it's one of the only places that provides a party room big enough for our family now. We did our annual money box tradition, and this year I got one of the five twenty dollar bills. Yahoo! Grandpa Anderson got the $50 and donated to Neal's mission fund. Overall it was fun as always to get together with the family. Yet, I could do without my cousins trying to get our waiter to ask me out. They think they're so funny! :)

These boots were made for walk'in!

Check them out, I finally found myself some cute, tall, black boots! And it's not too awkward to walk around in them either. :) Bonus! I decided to try out a new store in Sugarhouse called Shoe Carnival. I love it because they carry cute shoes and they have sizes 10 and 11. Yeah, just what I need. I have a feeling Shoe Carnival and I are going to be good friends!