Utah
City Creek Center Preview Gala
I have been waiting for the new City Creek Center to be finished for a very long time! It has made me so excited every time I go downtown and see all the progress that has been made.
Well the time is almost here! You can actually get a chance to shop the 80 stores the mall has and walk through the center before it opens to the public!
The City Creek Center Preview Gala will be held on March 21st from 6:30-9:30 pm the event includes:
Complimentary parking
Continuous Entertainment
Food and refreshments
Hospitality Suite
Shopping! (My favorite)
The price per ticket is fifty Dollars and each ticket includes a twenty dollar VISA gift card. Also 100% of the ticket sales goes directly to 4 wonderful Utah charities.
I think it’s really neat they let you choose the charity when purchasing the tickets. Here are the choices.
The Road Home
Ballet West
Junior League of Salt Lake City
and Utah’s Hogle Zoo
Tickets are limited so this is not something you want to wait on. To buy your tickets go to www.shopcitycreekcenter.com
I can’t wait! I am most excited for Tiffany & Co! I know I won’t be able to actually afford to purchase anything there, but just going in and window shopping will be enough for me!
*I received 2 event tickets to help spread the word about this amazing evening! So if you see me there please say hi!
Why I love Reality TV Stars From Utah
It All started when I was in high school there was a show called The Real world on MTV. Heard of it? Yeah I thought so. Probably one of the first reality TV shows ever, in my opinion. There was a cast member named Julie She was a student at BYU and was the same religion as me, Mormon (LDS). I was intrigued and got hooked on the show pretty quickly. My brother and I watched every episode and loved every minute.
Ever since then whenever there has been a Utahn on a reality TV show I have a hard time not watching. From Survivor, to American Idol to the Bachelor to the Biggest Loser. Utah has definitely had it’s fair share of Reality Stars I mean can you say David Archuleta???
Photo from wikipedia
I also totally went to high school with Michelle from The Bachelor. yes that Michelle. Truth be told I did not know her at all.
It is probably strange that I get super interested when I share the geographical location with a person on TV But I just can’t help it. I do watch Reality Shows when someone is not from my state as well. I just seem to get more sucked into it when they are. Maybe it is because I always wonder if I will ever run into any of them in the mall or at the grocery store. I know that I would in a non stalking way of course run up to them and gush a little and insist on a picture.
Imagine my surprise while attending EVO this past July I was sitting across from this very cute, strangely familiar person. I knew her! But from where? I had to say something. The usual You look so familiar came out of my mouth. When she said in a very humble nice way. “Oh it’s probably because I was on the last season of The Biggest Loser.” I had only watched EVERY episode! I could not believe that I did not recognize Sarah in person! On this particular season of The Biggest Loser lets just say there was a plethora of Utahns. How could I not have known?
that was not my finest moment to say the least. At least I did snag a picture with her.
This season of Survivor is no exception for me. I am rooting for Dawn She is from none other than UTAH. Yes I know she was voted off last episode but seriously people she is not out of the game and was only sent to redemption island, not totally off of the show. I have high hopes she can beat Ozzy in the challenge to get back on. I just hope it’s a balancing challenge, she rocks at those. Also after mentioning her on twitter a few weeks ago she tweeted me back! That was pure awesome!
Anyone else love it when their State is represented on TV? Or, is this strange obsession only had by me??
Gardner Village Ride To A Witch
My family and I have been visiting Gardner Village for quite some time. It is quaint and festive with adorable little shops, whats not to like? During the Halloween season Gardner Village transforms into a witchy wonderland and we don’t like to miss it. So we loaded up the girls in their Halloween costumes and went a few days ago.
This year Gardner village contacted me to write a review of our experience on Ride to a Witch. They provided my family tickets and we were so excited to try it.
I have to say the tickets for ride to a witch were awesome. They were plastic cockroaches. My girls loved holding them while we waited for our turn.
We got on a trailer with hay and road to the witches secret lair.It was a beautiful day.
We then made our rounds looking at everything. Shout loved looking at the witch’s brew.
One witch even taught my girls how to disco dance. They loved it!
After we had seen everything we went on the trailer again and were taken back the beginning. where we enjoyed the rest of the fun Gardner village had to offer. The witch sculptures everywhere were so much fun to look out. My girls really enjoyed themselves. It was a fun family Halloween activity. The Ride to a Witch is only open on these certain days.
Word to the wise, it was INCREDIBLY crowded and quite tricky to get out of the parking lot. plan to get there early and hunt for a close parking space, that will help a lot.
*Gardner village provided me free tickets for this review, all Witch filled opinions are my own.
Tillamook Loaf Love Tour
We are cheese lovers over at our house for sure. Squeal asks for it all the time and my girls love it on everything we eat. I have really liked Tillamook cheese for a while so I was excited to be able to attend a bloggers event while they had been in Utah for their Loaf Love Tour.
Their was face painting and a bouncy house and cheese galore! I think the umpire’s favorite part was checking out the vintage VW Tillamook Cars. My Favorite was posing with Loafy!! Shout loved getting a big cupcake painted on her face.
There was even a grilled cheese contest. The competition was fierce. we made ours with turkey, asparagus, cheese (ofcourse) and bacon and titled it. “Can you a-spare us some cheese” Pretty corny huh? Or cheesey in this case.
We actually ended up winning the family team effort award. I won some cute Tillamook cheese swag and thought It would be fun to share! I am giving one reader a Loaf Love Tour T- Shirt, two Tillamook cow mini stuffed animals, five cow pens, and three dollar off coupons. To enter please leave me a comment. The giveaway will end Wednesday September 14th at 11:59 pm.
Also you have to check out the Tillamook App on facebook. You get to make a grilled cheese with your picture on it. Here’s mine. Sorry it’s so small. I thought it was funny and who wouldn’t want to see there face on grilled cheese sandwich?
*I was not obligated to write about this event or give anything away i just thought it would be fun. All opinions are my own.
Mary Poppins Touring Company Discount Tickets
A few months ago I posted about going to New York and seeing the fabulous Mary Poppins on Broadway. You can read about that here. Well guess what? The touring company is coming to Salt Lake! The Capitol Theatre to be more exact. It will be there September 1st through the 25th. This show is such a wonderful family friendly musical. The Musical numbers and everything are top notch and incredible. I am taking Shriek to see it this time around and am so excited!
I wanted to let you know of a deal where you can get two tickets for the price of one to the show for these dates.
Sept 1st, Matinée
Sept 3rd, Evening
Sept 4th, Matinée
Sept 4th, Evening
To receive this discount go to Arttix and use the code utahmama
Such a fun activity for half the price!
*I received two tickets to see the show in exchange for publicizing this deal. All opinions are my own. Thanks Todays Mama for giving me this opportunity!
