BYU vs Mizzou Football Game

When Steve and Sara saw that BYU was playing Mizzou at Arrowhead Stadium (about 30 min from their house), they invited us to cheer on our alma mater. 

To be brutally honest, Brent and I were at each other's throats that night. Travelling is stressful and there was a lot of mis/non-communication about expectations. This might sound odd, but Steve and Sara are the kind of dear friends that you can openly fight with your spouse and know they don't look down on you. In fact, I'm a little suspicious they were rather entertained.

Watching a college football game at an NFL stadium is definitely the way to go. No cold, hard benches, better than average refreshments, and all the up to date technology. The temperatures dipped and eventually I decided to put aside my differences with Brent to snuggle up to him. It's been ages since I've been to any kind of football game! Spending time with Steve and Sara was the best kind of therapy.

 We were only there for the game and then overnight before we needed to make the long trek back to Chicago via Iowa City. However, we managed to stop at Jack in the Box twice.

I love Jack in the Box for two reasons: when I was a missionary in East L.A. and our dinner appointment fell through, we would stop there for their extremely cheap and tasty food. There was a manager who would slip an extra fry or some kind of dessert on our tray. When I was in the middle of a day of nothing but rejection, I was SO grateful for a little kindness.

When I told my mother about my afinity for Jack in the Box, she told me her mother loved it... especially their tacos. Interestingly enough, my favorite menu item is their tacos. I feel like I connect with Grandma Grace every time I'm able to have one. I was thrilled to find they had a Jack in the Box Christmas ornament. The antenna covers adorned every mission car I drove. Aaaah the memories!

Before skipping town, we stopped by Liberty Jail where the Prophet Joseph Smith was incarcerated during one of the coldest winters on record. I think it's one of the most unique Church History Sites because a lot of horrible things happened there, but because it was also a place where revelation was received, the church has preserved it. Liberty Jail is ironically named and is a dichotomy in the evil and faith that it held during the Prophet's imprisonment.