My third of four daughters called me the other day and excitedly told me she had been accepted to attend school at BYU-Idaho (The University formerly known as Rick's). She was pretty excited and is now looking forward to continuing her education where her mother and I met. Melinda and I were both happy for her as well.
I have since spent some time reflecting upon my own experiences at this educational haven of bliss in southeastern Idaho. Nearly three decades ago when I attended Rick's College applying to attend was just a formality. If you had a high school diploma, knew your name & address, promised to be a good boy or girl and showed signs of life you were in. The admission standards are stiffer now that this bastion of higher education has evolved from a large Jr. college to a small university. The mere desire to matriculate is not enough.
I remember meeting a strikingly beautiful blonde haired blue eyed woman named Melinda Somethingson on evening about a week before classes were to begin. No, her last name wasn't really Somethingson but I was so smitten by her presence that at the time all I could remember was her last name had "son" at the end. I did however have just enough "on the ball" to ask her to be my date for the evening. To this day I am still not certain why she said yes. We managed to see each other daily after this first meeting and were married several months later.
I gained a great education at Rick's College but more importantly, I met a married the most beautiful woman I have ever met. We have six excellent children and are still married and in love after nearly twenty-seven years. I do not go back to Rexburg without remembering those days.
I have since spent some time reflecting upon my own experiences at this educational haven of bliss in southeastern Idaho. Nearly three decades ago when I attended Rick's College applying to attend was just a formality. If you had a high school diploma, knew your name & address, promised to be a good boy or girl and showed signs of life you were in. The admission standards are stiffer now that this bastion of higher education has evolved from a large Jr. college to a small university. The mere desire to matriculate is not enough.
I remember meeting a strikingly beautiful blonde haired blue eyed woman named Melinda Somethingson on evening about a week before classes were to begin. No, her last name wasn't really Somethingson but I was so smitten by her presence that at the time all I could remember was her last name had "son" at the end. I did however have just enough "on the ball" to ask her to be my date for the evening. To this day I am still not certain why she said yes. We managed to see each other daily after this first meeting and were married several months later.
I gained a great education at Rick's College but more importantly, I met a married the most beautiful woman I have ever met. We have six excellent children and are still married and in love after nearly twenty-seven years. I do not go back to Rexburg without remembering those days.
