BYU Campus Tour

Marty suggested we all go down to BYU and give Nick a tour of campus. 

Even Chris was excited to go.

Nick drove with Chris in the passenger seat and Dan, Marty and me squished in the back. 

We drove through Helaman and found Nick's summer dorm then walked up to campus talking about how everything has changed since Dan and I were there.

Hard to believe its been six years since we did a similar walk with Marty!

The JSB was open and we even found Nick's Book of Mormon classroom. We took a look in the Eyring Science Center to show the kids where mom and dad met and where Dad and Jamie took a picture standing in the Foucault Pendulum. 

(I thought they'd have more of a reaction about Dad daring to break the rules.)

Found the pic! -- Dan and James, 1989

The main quad is underwhelming as its currently under construction with the demolition of the HFAC, but fortunately it should be finished when Nick is back from his mission. 

As we wandered up to Heritage, Chris decided to call Luke and Jake and see if they were home and could meet us. The quads at Heritage were full of kids playing sand volleyball, hammocking, sunbathing, playing spike ball and hanging out. 

Suddenly, Luke and Jake came running at us at full speed (in flip flops) shouting and laughing and 

within seconds our mellow stroll through campus became a pumped-up get-ready-to-have-the-time-of-your-life full-sell of BYU and college life. 

Whew. 

Marty commented it was good they came because we were being kinda boring.

I reminded him if we'd had that much energy, Nick would have been embarrassed.

But everyone expects a party when they're with Luke and Jake (and Chris) who belong there and 

being loud is part of who they are.

By the time we'd circumnavigated campus, then stopped to see Luke and Jake's place, and then Dad, Marty and I visited Erica to give her a blessing because she broke her arm last week, we realized we were going to get a really late start making dinner at home, so we ate at Lone Star Steakhouse instead.

I'm so excited to have another cougar and for Nick to go to college --

he's going to love it!