Yesterday I took a trip with my ward into Salt Lake City. The plan was to go to Temple Square to visit the Joseph Smith Memorial building to watch the Joseph Smith movie playing there. I thought to myself, if I go up, I can get a free ride to Salt Lake and then go shopping at the Gateway. So after arriving in Salt Lake, I promptly ditched my ward and headed to the Gateway shopping area. It is an outdoor strip mall with lots of stores. After looking at a ton of clothes I wanted but couldn't afford and shoes that they didn't have in my size, I finally got two shirts at American Eagle. I have been trying to break out of the AE style, but they just fit too well.
It was quite interesting to walk around Gateway. I saw several smokers, same sex couples, and nice cars. Definitely not in Provo anymore Toto. Well, the movie was almost out by the time I had explored everywhere and I didn't want too many people to notice that I bailed so I headed back to Temple Square. My car decided to go back instead of get ice cream with everyone else so we headed back into the JSMB parking lot only to find that our key was locked in the car. No security or police officers could help so we decided to wait while my friends parents came to bring him a key.
It was just the three of us; Jason, who served in my mission and his fiance Amy. I tried not to be a third wheel while we walked the streets of SLC bu talking to my mama. It wasn't to bad actually; we saw fireworks, walked by a black-tie event at the museum and got Carl's Jr. Finally around 11 Jason's parents arrive with the key and the engagement ring that he had bought. (He had already proposed with the diamond on a band, this is the ring that she picked out so it was all set). When we are in the car, I asked if I could see the ring and so I took it out of the box. While I was looking at it, I was stupid enough to put it on, not even thinking that Amy had yet to put the ring on. Oh I felt so terrible, I just wanted to see how it looked on a hand. Anyway, I give the ring back, and while we are at a stoplight, Jason puts the ring on Amy and then they kiss. I then felt really awkward, at least it wasn't the actual proposal.
We hit two construction site on the way home and then as we exited in Orem this man in his ugly minivan almost hit as we crossed 3 lanes. We had to swerve out of the way to avoid the collision. Luckily no one was next to us. We ended up getting home at midnight, which I most likely would have been up until anyway. All in all it was quite the adventure.
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