{"id":2305,"date":"2013-01-18T02:06:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T08:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2013-01-18T02:07:39","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T08:07:39","slug":"take-time-to-have-a-little-fun-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/take-time-to-have-a-little-fun-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Time to Have a Little Fun in Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes we get so caught up in doing \u201cstuff\u201d that we forget to take time to have a little fun in life. Between work, children, cleaning the house, community involvement, doing laundry, church responsibilities, etc, etc, etc, we simply don’t take time to get out and have a good time. Tonight I was reminded how amazing it feels to step away from everyday duties and just enjoy an evening out!\u00a0\u00a0 I have let life go far too long without having a \u201cfun break\u201d! After getting out tonight and having a good time, I have to tell all of you that I highly recommend that you all find a way to get out and just have some FUN in your life this weekend. Whether its seeing a good movie, hanging out with friends, going out to dinner, enjoying a concert \u2013 whatever it is that makes you laugh and smile and feel happy \u2013 get out and and do it! You need that time to just have FUN!<\/p>\n

Tonight I did a little bit of all of those things.\u00a0 My husband and I went to the opening night of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah as I serve on the Sundance Utah Advisory Board.\u00a0 The evening started with a special reception to mingle with friends, old and new, followed by the opening night movie \u201cMay in the Summer\u201d, a cute movie about three sister and their mother living in Amman, Jordan.\u00a0 Next we headed over to the “Artist at the Table Dinner” where Robert Redford hosted a small group of us – there were artists and business and government leaders that came together for this exclusive dinner.\u00a0 It was a wonderful event.\u00a0 Each table had an artist seated amongst the other guests. This was to allow everyone to get to know the artists better. We sat with RJ Cutler.\u00a0 RJ is a filmmaker who made one of my all=time favorite documentary films called \u201cthe September Issue\u201d which is a movie about Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue magazine, (she is also the person whose life was mimicked in the movie the Devil Wears Prada played by Glen Close) and the film walks through the making of the Vogue September Issue magazine, while letting you get to know the characters in a rare glimpse into their personal lives. I saw that film a few years ago at Sundance and fell in love with it!\u00a0 I highly recommend it to any of you who haven\u2019t seen it yet.\u00a0 RJ has a brand new documentary film in this year\u2019s festival about the life of Dick Cheney, which I will see here at Sundance in a few days.\u00a0 His new film sounds fascinating and I can\u2019t wait to get to see it.\u00a0 RJ was a fantastic person.\u00a0 He was very down to earth and fun to talk to.\u00a0 Following our dinner there was a performance by Will Calhoun, who won a grammy for his performance with Living Colour.\u00a0 The evening was absolutely fantastic and we were able to spend time with several of our dear friends who made us laugh and smile and who made the evening truly enjoyable.\u00a0 It was a fabulously fun evening and I was truly grateful that I had that \u201ctime-out\u201d from normal life to just have FUN again!!!\u00a0 Here are a few fun photos of our evening:<\/p>\n

\"Cast<\/a>

The Cast of May in the Summer<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Robert<\/a>

Robert Redford welcomes us to Artist at the Table<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Joseph<\/a>

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Will<\/a>

Will Calhoun performs<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Filmmaker<\/a>

Filmmaker RJ Cutler & Me<\/p><\/div>\n

Don\u2019t get so caught up in doing everyday things that you forget to laugh and smile and play a little.\u00a0 It is amazing how invigorating it can be to just remember what it is like to have fun in your life.\u00a0 It is good for your heart and it is good for your soul.\u00a0 It makes you feel more relaxed and happy and that helps improve your overall health.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let having fun become buried under a million other priorities.\u00a0 Take this weekend and do something truly fun and enjoyable.\u00a0 Build a snowman.\u00a0 Sled down a hill.\u00a0 Watch a movie.\u00a0 Spend time with friends.\u00a0\u00a0Come to Sundance Film Festival.\u00a0\u00a0 Just whatever you do, HAVE FUN!
\n~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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