"Are you sure you don't want me to give you a ride to class? You are NOT allowed to slip and get hurt, okay?!" These were Caitlin's words to me as I hugged her goodbye. "Hun! I am not going to slip," I assured her in return.
...I wish it hadn't been a lie.
I slipped on the very top stair of our apartment complex and fell down the rest to the bottom. With scrapes on my hand and back, I sheepishly walk back up the stairs and into our apartment to clean up. Fail.
The sheet of ice covering the entire BYU campus did have its bright side though! When you weren't embarrassing yourself by falling in front of stopped traffic while attempting to cross the street, you could conserve energy by sliding to class instead of walking, like this:
It really was the most incredible thing I have ever experienced though. I have never before been fully aware of the ice under my feet, yet still have absolutely no control of whether I remain upright or not! Also, I am not at all exaggerating when I say that the entire BYU campus was ice; I saw a couple students who brought ice skates and were literally skating across the sidewalks!
While sliding uncontrollably was exhilarating at times, both Caitlin and I agree that we hope the freezing rain goes away soon! Preferably before I break something falling down the stairs again!
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