#50 - Tour the State Capitol
I have a confession...I have lived almost my entire life in the state of Utah and had never visited the Capitol building! On the other hand, Jenn, who is from Washington, had visited it multiple times during summer visits to Utah. Seemed a little weird that the out-of-stater would be teaching me about my state's capitol but that is how this adventure went down.
Jenn and I decided to celebrate the end of the trimester by completing a few adventures from my list. We got our grades done early (Jenn's were done before mine) and then skipped out of work and headed downtown. Upon arrival we learned that guided tours of the capitol building happen on the hour. We got there and had 40 minutes to wait until the next guided. Not wanting to just sit around waiting, we decided to take a self-guided tour. Maybe we didn't learn as much as we could have about the state but we had a fun time.
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| I found myself a boyfriend...Tall, Dark and Handsome! ;) |
#95 - Discover One New Place in Utah
Since beginning my adventure list, I feel like I have discovered lots of new places in Utah. Not sure why this one got the "official" title of being my new place but it did. After finishing up at the State Capitol, Jenn and I headed to the Beehive House.
We walked in and were instantly greeted by a companionship of sister missionaries who both happened to be from Japan. They asked us a few questions to get to know us; one of which was whether or not we had been to the Beehive House before. When I told them that I had lived in Utah my whole life but never visited this place, I could see the the wheels start turning in their brains. For a brief moment I'm pretty sure I had a golden aura around me and they saw great potential in me. Then I went and crushed those hopes and dreams by telling them about my mission to Spain. In a blink of an eye they had just lost their golden investigator. Sorry ladies!!
The tour was good and really got me thinking about the beginning days of the church in Utah. It also gave me a brief glimpse into the life of Brigham Young. All the stories about how his family and the gospel were the top priorities for him. He was a very busy man and had to make a deliberate effort on how he spent his time. This made me evaluate my life and the things that I give precedence to on a daily basis. Nothing like a little personal evaluation to help you see that things need to change a bit.
Writing about this adventure two months after it happened once again gave me a chance to contemplate my priorities. How quickly we forget the lessons we learn when life is going well! Just another chance for me to decide where my time would best be spent to help me achieve my goals and dreams!
-Em
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