I’m still unsure if this little excursion was legal
according to BYU police. If I stop attending class sometime after I post
this, you’ll know why.
When my wife and I were dating, we shared our “BYU Bucket
Lists,” the things we wanted to do before we graduated, with each other. A
common item on the lists was going to the roof of the SWKT (Spencer W. Kimball
Tower). One particularly spontaneous moment later, and we found ourselves
climbing up the stairs to the top of that
building.
Neither of us really
expected the door to be unlocked, but when we got to the top, there it was--a metal door, with a chain tied to its handle, but the lock was unlatched. After catching our breath and applauding ourselves for becoming little rebels, we
bravely removed the chain and ventured into our “brave new world.”
The view from the top was nothing spectacular. I’d been to
the “Y” before, I’d seen Provo from much higher heights than ten or twelve
stories, but I still remember the view from that building. There were the normal
Provo things: Utah Lake, Mt. Timpanogos, and ugly campus buildings (here’s
looking at you, MARB). Then there was the different addition to my view: vibrant,
green eyes that somehow find joy and humor in things that I overlook; a quiet,
humble confidence that buoys me up; and a unique, fun sense of humor that I started to realize I was
growing to love.
Ok, LOVE this! You just put my blog post to shame. This was a perfect example of how you were able to see the world (aka the state of Utah/BYU campus) differently, and also realized your growing love for your wife. Perfect personal tie and the voice in your writing was great. Great connection.
ReplyDeleteI really like this story- where the experience you were expecting is't what you got out the journey at all. You were looking for something (a good view) but in that journey found something better (in this case your wife). I think this is a good reminder to try new experiences, because you never know what you are going to learn through them.
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