Pre-knowledge for this post:
1- Harrison Ford is my idol.
2- Han Solo is my favorite Star Wars character.
3- I have fond childhood (and adulthood) memories of watching Indiana Jones movies with my Dad, and thinking that Indiana Jones was so handsome.
4- I have a poster of Indiana Jones proudly displayed on my wall.
5- If I were to choose anyone to be stuck on a deserted island with, it would be Harrison Ford. When he was doing 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', of course.
So, for New Year's weekend I went with my good friend Madison to visit her fun and crazy family in Jackson, Wyoming. I had never been to Jackson and had heard some pretty fun and crazy stories about that place, so I was pretty excited to go. I also knew that Harrison Ford lived in Jackson.
Moving on.
We arrived at the party house and had a really good time. Good food, good company, what more could you ask for? As we were sitting around the table chatting I heard music from Indiana Jones serenading me from upstairs, and I made some little clever joke (because I'm hilarious) about how Harrison Ford should be here to watch it with us. Well. Madison's uncle pulled out his phone, says for us to listen, and then proceeds to play a voicemail that went something like this: "Hey Jack, this is Harrison Ford. If you could just call me back..." and then says his phone number. By this time I was hyperventilating, and just saying, "No way! No way!" over and over and over again. Ask anyone that was there. I really wish that I hadn't been saying "No way! No Way!" over and over because then I could have memorized his phone number like any other good creepy-stalker would have.
Moving on.
I guess Jack, the receiver of such a wonderful voicemail, does interior design work for him. Holy freak. Guh. Apparently I need to go into interior design. I just can't handle it. One of the best moments of my life right there, and I was only listening to a 15 second voicemail. Yes, I am aware of how much of a weirdo I sound like right now, but I would like to refer you back to the pre-knowledge of this post, and it might make things make more sense. Just know that that was SERIOUSLY one of the greatest moments of my life. I don't care if you say that he is old or bring up the tragedy that was 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'- he will forever in my mind be Indy in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'!
Moving on.
Being in Jackson was not anything that I was expecting it to be. I knew that it was going to be breathtakingly beautiful, which it was, but I wasn't expecting how much of a spiritual weekend it was going to be. The family that I stayed with was so Christ-centered, and the mom taught seminary, so it was just spiritual to the max!I feel like every spare moment was filled with teachings of the Gospel and 'Mormon Messages' and 'I'm a Mormon' ads - and I loved it. Not really what you would expect for a typical New Year's celebration, eh? After I got back to Utah I just wanted to watch 'I'm a Mormon' ads all day! If any of you reading this (Mom, you are the only one I assume), haven't watched those, I HIGHLY recommend it. I mean, I'm proud to be a Mormon, but these videos just make you so happy and want to shout it from the rooftops! My personal favorites are this guy, these guys, and this lady. But obviously there are so many more.
But let's not get away from the real awesomeness of the weekend. I mean, c'mon.
