Park City, Utah may never be the same again! THE BELLES HAVE ARRIVED!!! True some of us brought our husbands out for the weekend and some of us took different flights that worked with our schedules but as of today all belles are together! Did I mention we are having so much fun?
We have seen movies, skied, shopped, dined and celebrity watched! Wow and we still have four days to go!!!
I have found that organization has been key! True, I am the "go to" belle but I think everyone has appreciated the steps we took before we got here to put together a plan and organize this trip. Before I left I printed out all our reservations, confirmations, and trip planners. I also made sure that all numbers were handy as well as a master schedule for the Sundance Film Festival. I put everything together in an expandable file folder and made sure that I kept this with me on the plane. This made finding flights, car rental, hotel reservations and ticket confirmation easy and saved lots of time.
As for organizing our days it was a snap once we put everything onto our calendar and plugged in the events. It is important to not put too many things down for one day. You want to enjoy yourself and go at a relaxed pace. You don't want your vacation to seem like work. Because of this we made sure to plan lots for "free time" for all the belles.
When you have five "belles" with five different personalities it is important to try and make everyone happy! We made sure to plan some group activities such as skiing and a sleigh ride dinner but then we also planned some flexibility for alternate activities. Remember this year we chose a film festival that is hosted by an amazing city and we wanted to make sure that we allowed everyone time to get to know Park City.
Although, I tend to be the go to belle it has been Shannon who has kept us on track. She is a seasoned festival attender and really knows the bus system and the ins and outs of the movies. She has been wonderful and I think it is a good idea when planning a group event like this to make sure you either have someone who has visited or hire a guide for the experience. It makes everything easier!
Looking forward to the rest of the week there are about fifteen more movies that we will see and lots more fun adventures to be had. I personally can't wait! Knowing that we even planned time to sit and catch up has made all the early mornings and late nights worth while. Spending quality time with the belles has been so much fun and I can't wait for the rest of the week!
