As we were leaving, Katie and I were invited to go with our friend Scott to play sardines in the Capital Building. Yes, that is like hide and go seek, only when you find the person, you hide with them. Everyone stays hidden until the last person finds the group. Sounded like an opportunity I wouldn't get every day, so although it was late for me, I decided to go. I'm so glad that I did! We ended up with sixteen of us. This is a picture of the whole crew.
When we got to the capital building there were quite a few of us girls that had to use the restroom. Scott directed us to the desired spot, and as we reached to open the door, a lady came out. I think we about gave her a coronary! She was awful startled, I think, to see anyone in the building at that time of night. The boys made fun of us, all crowded into the room, waiting our turn . . . cause everyone
know, a girl can't go the restroom by herself, she always takes her friends :)
We decided to start the night out by climbing to the top of the capital building and seeing the view. It was amazing! You climb and climb up a ton of steps and ladders, until finally you are outside. At the very top balcony, I found out it is called the cupola, there is a ladder that leads up to the ball at the very tip top of
the building where there is this little tiny windmill thing spinning at the top in the wind. Only one person fit on the ladder at a time. It was windy, and only a couple of us braved the trip up the ladder. A mistep could mean a fall of 283 feet! Crazy! At the top, it felt like you were on top of the world! I'm sure it's not the highest building there is in the universe, but when you are dead even with the mountains, you sure feel like it is! I stood there with the wind blowing my hair, taking in the entire Salt Lake Valley, gazing at the lights, the temple the mountains - it was beautiful! I could have stayed up there for hours!
We wanted a picture with us and the temple in it. Jeremy was sitting on the railing of the cupola, so I jumped up next to him, on a higher part that was a bit uneven. I scared a bunch of the girls with us, they wouldn't let go of my hand until I got down. It made me laugh. I guess some day I will learn to be a little more cautious. But it hasn't happened yet. 
After awhile, it was time to go down, and we made the trek down all the ladders and stairs to begin our game of sardines. First we had to get in some fun pictures in the entryway. Then we started walking around, exploring the rooms that we could. While many were locked there were quite a few unlocked for us to roam around in. It was quite fascinating and sometimes eery walking around all the unoccupied rooms. I started out wandering around with Katie and Crystal Stevens. We kept looking and trying to chase Scott to figure out where Joe, the hider, was hiding. Scott knew.
I had been in the Capital when they were giving tours after its renovation. I knew there was one room that was worth a lot of money, and I told Katie and Crystal that we didn't need to look there, there was no way they would hide in there. Little did I know. . . I lost track of Katie and Crystal and buddied up with my friends Shiree Jones and Amy Treft. We continued exploring, and Shiree kept getting texted clues from Joe, that were completely not 
useful! We had a good time looking around, but after awhile, we started seeing fewer and fewer people roaming with us, and the game started to drag on. Shiree had been on the tour of the Capital as well, and we had opened the sliding doors to what is known as the Gold Room. When we realized what room it was, Shiree announced she wouldn't go in there, and I concurred saying they had told us it was worth millions of dollars. We continued walking around aimlessly, and finally Joe told us where he was-the Gold Room. It was pretty funny that we had been right there, but I was a bit shocked to find them lounging around and beneath the the expensive furniture with drinks and completely unaware of the cost of the things that were about them! I found this definition of the antique interior desing of the Gold Room . . .
The State Reception Room was designed to accommodate important state functions. The marble is a local Golden Traverse, the table wood is Russian Circassian walnut, and the chairs are upholstered in English coronation velvet. The three-piece hand-tied carpet includes a picture of a beehive, the state symbol denoting industry. The mirrors and chandeliers are imported from France. The green velvet cloth and tapestries are Italian. The ceiling is adorned with a painting titled "Children at Play" with accents of 23-carat gold. The original cost of furnishings was about $65,000 but are now valued at several million dollars. I think had I found him earlier, I would have been a bit apprehensive to hide or touch anything anyway, so it all worked out great! It was a lot of fun!
As we left, some of the girls took turns being handcuffed by Scott. He sure enjoys his job as a policeman! I think we saw him zooming past us on the highway with his lights on. . . but who knows?
As we left, some of the girls took turns being handcuffed by Scott. He sure enjoys his job as a policeman! I think we saw him zooming past us on the highway with his lights on. . . but who knows?
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