The Grand College Tour: Day 1

And now it's time for the great college tour. Hopefully over the next few days I'll be making up my mind about where I want to go to school, but in the meantime I'm down in Austin for Easter and I get to spend some time with Susie, Amy, and Grandma. This last week hasn't really been eventful at all. Last night I hung out with Angela, Heather, Tina, Ryan, and Dan and we ate some Papa Murphy's, watched "Schoolhouse Rocks," and played Apples and Apples until early in the morning. This morning I ran around for a while handing out home teaching assignments, then I played Frisbee until 1:00. It was a great day for ultimate. Then I got packed, drove up to Salt Lake with Becky and Wayne (we almost missed the flight because I stopped at Carl's Jr. in Sandy and we got stuck in construction at the exit for half an hour). The flight to Dallas was great. The flight was virtually empty, and I had a row completely to myself, so I laid back and just relaxed. The best thing about it was the sun came in through my window the entire trip—it felt like I was just relaxing outside in the sunlight—with of course an incredible view of the land below. Plus my muscles had that good, "just exercised" soreness to them. Anyway, I must say I don't think I've ever enjoyed a flight so much. The flight to Austin was a different story, but it was short anyway. When I got to Austin I was absolutely shocked at how cold it was. Seriously, I think it's colder than Utah. Plus there's rain. Susie picked me up in her new truck (why she got a truck is beyond me). The truck is small, so that's good, but it's so light it feels like it's going to just blow off the road. Anyway, I got in around 9 o'clock or so, and we went to go get a bite to eat at some Mexican restaurant down near Toys'R'Us on the south side. We had stuffed Avocados. They were great. Somewhere in the middle of all this, I called up Brother Wood, since I had to give him the names of two new counselors. I've decided on Jake and Ruston. I was a little surprised to come up with Ruston's name, but I think he'll work out great. But back to Susie and I—we went to her apartment afterwards, since Grandma's house was too far away. I must say, I like their apartment better now, but it still feels kind of dark and damp. Plus they have three cats now, and I think they gave me a bit of a sore throat. I met her friend Lana there. She seemed pretty cool. We ended up watching the end of Raising Arizona—such a funny movie. Amy's out of town with her friend Sara, so that was a little disappointing, but it was fun to hang out with Susie. Anyway, now I'm sleeping on their hideaway bed in the living room. Good night.

Posted April 10, 2004 (11:52 PM) | Comments (2)