IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!
Janice says we have to go back every year until we die. Now that this is in writing I consider it to be not only a verbal contract, but also a written contract, and I shall hold her to it.
Mu ha ha ha ha!
Ok, so as not to bore you all straight to an early death, I am going to condense my thoughts about Education Week into list form:
1. It was awesome.
2. I ate BYU ice cream almost every day, including for breakfast on the way home.
3. The Skyroom Restaurant Buffet is truly excellent. We enjoyed Greek cuisine on the day we dined there.
http://dining.byu.edu/skyroom//
4. The Cannon Center Cafeteria is also truly excellent. It's worth the money to eat there when you visit the Y. Come hungry.
5. Being mistaken for a college student never stops feeling fantastic. Definite natural high.
6. Chin people is still fun when you are 36.
7. Hiking the Y at night is thrilling and the tarantula we saw on the trail, both coming up and going down, was pretty scary.
8. I was finally motivated to write a bucket list. Included on my list is a serious desire to have a decent role in a play. I just know I have it in me. Janice agrees after hearing my various improvised renditions of "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
9. Seeing "Meet the Mormons" first public screening felt pretty special. You should go see it when it comes to theaters on 10/10/14.
10. I learned why I am a pig. Now I am obsessed with "landing", a concept I learned about in an organization class. If you are not a pig, you do this naturally. If you are a pig, the extreme condensed version has to do with finishing tasks completely so that the time you spend in disorder/chaos is reduced.
11. I learned great teaching methods and a new scripture study style that we are trying to use with our family now. If you are interested, this is explained in the new Book of Mormon Seminary Home Study Student Manual, located at LDS.org and in the Gospel Library on mobile devices. The concept of looking for principles in the scriptures and then applying them to our lives is simple and exactly what my family needs to help my kids develop their own testimonies of the teachings of Jesus Christ.
12. I kind of wish I could go back to college.
13. I sang in the DeJong theatre and received a standing ovation. Truly. So did everyone else in that class.
14. Apparently, according to one instructor, everyone in the world loves me, some people have just forgotten it.
15. The cheapest meal to be had on BYU campus is a kids meal at the Creamery on 9th. You don't have to be a kid. I asked. For $4.10 I had a cheeseburger, a decent serving of seasoned fries, a small drink, and an ice cream cone.
http://dining.byu.edu/creamery//
16. Y shaped donuts are cooler than other donuts. At least, my kids thought so when I brought them home as souvenirs.
http://bandbcasper6.blogspot.com/2012/01/donuts.html
17. Running to the temple is hard. It's uphill.
18. I look adorable when I do my neck exercises. I'm currently in chiropractic treatment at Oasis Wellness in Taylorsville. The Pettibon method is awesome and it's a lot of work, and I'm rocking it! Check out their facebook page.
19. I went for fun. I didn't think I would learn anything that would instantly change my life. I was wrong.
20. I was close enough to smell costumes worn in movies by Angelica Houston, Johnny Depp, Amy Adams, and many other famous people. The Museum of Art has a free movie costume exhibit thru December 6th. It's worth going!
http://moa.byu.edu/cut-costume-and-the-cinema/
21. The newly renovated Bean Museum is also worth visiting. And it is also free! Parking is free at BYU for visitors and it is right next to the Museum of Art.
http://mlbean.byu.edu/
22. And finally, in summary, I would like to repeat statement #1. It was awesome! It was the least expensive, most fun, BESTEST vacation I have had in my entire adult life. Yes, I'm serious.
