Trip in Numbers

Hours from work to Provo: 13.5
Days in Utah: 5
Feelings of arriving home while in Utah: constant
Vacation days used: 1 (thanks, fed gov’t!)
Meals purchased: 2 (others provided by Gillian and/or Aunt Helen. Thanks!!)
People who had to give me rides: 5

Days crashed at Aunt Helen’s house: 3
Murdocks who stayed there: 7
Times Lion King was watched in one day: 4?
Games of tickle monster played: 3 (record low)
Successful Dr. check-ups for little Will: 1
Successfully avoided Dr. visits for Harris due to medical prowess of Aunt Joan: 1
Tours of Grandma’s re-modeled house (with 4 children) while people were there working on it: 1
Visits to Church History Museum: 1
Highlight of the museum: ESCALATORS!!!
Hours spent reading Calvin & Hobbes: too high to count
Children bonding with dog Roy: 3 (+2 older Murdocks with limited animal exposure)
Rileys who came to visit us at Aunt Helen’s: 2
Times I asked Will to “walk sneakily”: 10+
Greatest hostess ever: Aunt Helen (and Uncle Walter)


Sealings attended: 1
Wedding receptions attended: 1
Number of people at evening gathering who commented on how I told them to move on but ignored me and were now sitting with their respective spouse: 2
Realizations that I might be too skeptical when it comes to relationships: 1

Men who commented on what a light packer I am: 2
Number of those men who offered to carry said suitcase: 1
One of those men: co-worker Michael
Times I almost called co-worker Michael in a panic: 2
Times I did call: 1
Reason for call: The BYU Bookstore no longer sells Harry Potter Bernie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans!!!!!
Months we’ve been looking for those beans: 3

Trips to Café Rio: 0 (FAIL!)
Chocolate covered cinnamon bears purchased: 0 (WORST MOVE OF MY LIFE!)

Hours from Provo to home: 8 (much better)
Hours slept on airplane: all
Time arrived at home: 2 a.m.
Gifts on bed when I arrived home: 1
Time started working next morning: 7 a.m.

Number of people I love who I saw in Utah: a lot
Number of people I love who I did not get to see while there: a lot