Day 18 - Saturday August 11 - A Broken Phone To Mend a Broken Heart

Stacy and I were in charge of the ward campout this weekend so we spent last night near Marion, Utah. It really was pretty nice, though. I probably would not have gone to that activity if I weren't in charge of it, but I think I will go from now on. We came home around noon and took a nap. I then met CJ and the other Llamaites for a while down at the OR show - which was enjoyable. Crazy met me at my house around 5:30 and we went up to Parley's Canyon for some climbing. We made the hazardous hike down and then began climbing the 5.8 on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain Wall. This is an interesting climb because there isn't much at all to hold on to. You just have to use friction and trust your feet. I did slip at one point while leading, but only fell about four feet before the rope caught me. When I finished I came down and took the oppotunity to check my voicemail since I had heard my phone ringing while I was climbing. I placed my phone in my back pocket since it would not fit in my front pockets while I was wearing my harness. Crazy followed and cleaned the gear at the top. The plan was to then climb out of the super tall climb so we wouldn't have to hike out. This was going to be difficult since there was a group of people toproping this very climb. I sat down to relax and see what our other options were in the guide book. It was a short time later that I desired to know the time. I reached for my phone but realized it was in my back pocket. Oh, no. I just got this phone. I was up on my two year contract with Verizon and I got a sweet new Chocolate phone for free! I pulled it out and sure enough I had broken the screen. There is no way I can fix it. This began to sadden me, and I began to get a bit grumpy. I didn't want to wait any longer for these people to finish. Mike and I decided to just get out of there. With the phone situation, though, I face a bit of a moral dilemma. On the one hand I am bummed out about my phone, but on the other I don't want to be bogged down by things. A wise man once said, "Things you own end up owning you." I have come to grips with my broken phone. I am determined to not be negatively affected by this. I will inquire as to the repair or replacement of this phone, but if I have to revert to my previous phone of the past two years, then so be it.