Utah!

I spent last weekend in Utah visiting friends and attending a wedding reception (yay for Penny!). It was fun to show Chad around some of the sights in Salt Lake City and Provo. We ate at restaurants I used to love, walked around BYU a little bit, and went to several temples. Sadly, the Salt Lake temple was closed for cleaning, so Chad only got to see the outside. We went through the Oquirrh Mountan open house, and did sessions at Provo and Manti. I've never been to Manti-it's a beautiful temple, and I loved it! It was fun to drive through the mountains and small towns.

I really enjoyed seeing my old roommates, and remembered again how much I miss them! While I don't think it is likely, I hope that life brings us closer in distance in the near future. Cynthia, Emily and Penny made my life so much better during the time I spent with them.

By far the most memorable experience was at the conference center. We took the tour with a couple from France and three people from Idaho. We were headed to the roof for the climax of the tour. We got in the elevator, the guide swiped the card, pushed the 4th floor button, and we started to descend. That's right, I said descend. We picked up another person on the parking level, making ten in total. The card was swiped again, button pushed, and we went nowhere. We pushed one of the buttons for a floor that didn't need a card, and still went nowhere. The guide picked up the emergency phone, and we listened to it ring..."elevator emergency-elevator emergency." Very comforting, I can assure you. Especially for the girl from Idaho who was afraid of elevators. He told the person on the other end that we were stuck on the first floor of the parking garage. They said they'd send someone right over.
About ten minutes later, it was getting pretty hot, so he called again, and let them know we were still there, and didn't hear anyone outside the elevator working on the problem. The person on the other end said someone should be there in a few seconds. Our guide waited another five minutes and called again. When he hung up for the third time, we felt the elevator start moving. There were people on top of it! We heard them do something, then heard a ratcheting noise, and the doors started opening. We piled out of the elevator as quickly as we could, and took the stairs to street level. Everyone but us left-I guess they didn't want to see the roof that badly. We took the stairs up, and ended the tour quite nicely.

Meanwhile, I'm back in Texas, where the sun is hot and the humidity is high!