The Utah State Capitol has been under renovation for I don’t even remember how long, but it recently reopened to the public. Tanker and I decided to visit it.
It snowed on yesterday morning. When I looked out the window and saw my car absolutely covered in it, I groaned. Am I just not used to Utah anymore or have we had a lot of snow this season? My windshield wipers broke on Sunday so my car was in the shop all day Monday and Tuesday. I was glad the snow waited until they were fixed. Then as I drove to work, my attitude changed. The roads weren’t bad (at least, not down here, though my friends up north had a hard time), and I saw patches of blue to the west. Everything was crisp and white. The trees were lacy. I just wanted to keep driving. It may also be because I didn’t want to go to work. After 8 hours, I walked back outside and the sky was beautiful.
This was the saddest thing I saw all night.
The “For Rent” sign outside of Tanker’s apartment because he’s moving to Seattle at the end of the month.
I cheered up more when we got to the capitol. All sorts of people were touring it, like Boy Scouts:
And a private reception was taking place, too:
The funny thing about that private party, though, was that I found out my roommate Judy was attending it right before we got there. Too bad we missed her, though, because the food looked good and she probably could’ve sneaked us some.
The capitol is no stranger to fancy events. For example, my junior prom took place there. (I didn’t go, even after I helped plan the whole thing because I was a Junior Class Senator. I totally got cheated. Then when some of my other friends that also didn’t get asked and I decided to support our friends and face humiliation by going to the promenade, we had to PAY to get in. I’m so glad high school is over.) But you know who else had prom there? Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier partied there at their prom in the 80s-throwback high school movie, Drive Me Crazy.
The capitol was just as grand as I remembered it.
We got to tour the Utah Supreme Court and the House of Representatives, too. I can appreciate that the representatives want to give their desks some personality, but I just don’t trust adults with stuffed animals on display at their place of business.
They sure do get a nice view, though.
It’s nice to have the capitol back, and I’m looking forward to the cherry trees that were just planted blossoming in the spring.
Ahww, I love the capitol. So glad it’s finally done