Oklahoma Graduation

On May 20, 2010 the last of the children graduated from high school.

That's Nicole! She has plans to attend The Universtiy of Oklahoma in the fall.

Unexpected?

Bet today's blog is not what you would expect. I'm planning on multiple posts from the weekend but today's is just for fun....

Went to Oklahoma - Tulsa to be exact for a graduation celebration, but that is not what this post will be about....

Once upon a time, and it now seems so long ago, I lived in Tulsa....I learned alot about city life and had a lot of new experiences while I was there....then we moved back to the country in Arkansas....'cause though you can take the girl out of the country you can't take the country out of the girl :-)

After leaving Tulsa, I missed a few things....I'm not being sentimental in this blog, so don't start thinking friends and family, though that would be true....

The thoughts in this blog are a lot different than that....

One thing that I experienced while in Tulsa was.....

That's right... Head Country Bar-B-Q Sauce. Made in Oklahoma and man...is it great! So, while we were running around this week, we went to Wal-Mart and got 2 gallons....let's see how long that will last and keep me satisfied!

What really surprised me when I moved back to Arkansas was that I really was shocked at how much the local quick shop charged for a 20 oz. fountain drink...in Tulsa I had been getting 32 oz. fountain drinks for 88 cents.... I was shocked..... so....I really began to miss this.....

That's right! QuikTrip convenience stores.... they are the best and they are on about every other intersection in Tulsa.... (that sounds like an exageration but it's not far off)...and I notice that they were building several new one's around the city. And guess what the view from my hotel room was....yep...QT! I only managed to make one QT stop while I was there... :-( but that's more than none....lol

So.... how's that for the unexpected ;-)

Firelight

We've been trying our hand at camping with our new camping trailer. I'm known among my friends and family for my dislike of smoke. I don't like the smell of burning things and the smoke whether cigarette (YUCK) or burning leaves or wood smoke, I always get a stuffy nose...thus part of my dislike....HOWEVER, I really enjoyed the fire that George built during our Mother's Day weekend camping trip. I was lucky enough to stay away from most of the smoke and I still had a stuffy nose, but it was cozy, comfortable and beautiful...yet best of all it produced toasted marshmallows :-)



Here's a glimpse for you....