We got to Tulsa on Tuesday, June 24th. We spent two full days driving from Florida and we decided on a southern route. We hit Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana on our first day driving. We spent the night camping in a nearly deserted state park in Louisiana... well, we thought it was deserted anyhow. It was actually inhabited by what I can only guess as about 13 bajillion very aggressive mosquitoes. Our tent was about 20 yards off of a swamp.
The next day we cut through Arkansas and Texas and finally made it to Oklahoma. When we arrived we had a very tasty Clendenin/Lenora family dinner with hot wings (thanks Dad!) and home made spring rolls (thanks Nan!).
Mom and Dad also put us to work so we could make a few extra dollars for our trip. So, for the last week and a half we've been weeding gardens, mending fences, cutting down small trees and big bushes, clearing gutters, installing ceiling fans, and much much more. It has left us very tired (see pic of Nan asleep on the deck). Our muscles have been tired and our eyes weary, but we've had the satisfaction of working hard and completing projects.
In the time we've had between projects we've been seeing friends and family.
We even had some time to spend a day at an Ultimate tournament. We had a good time playing at Tulsa's annual Summer Solstice tournament. Nan came out to watch as I played with my old frisbee team. We had some rain early in the day but that gave way to los of sunshine and heat. It turned out to be a very beautiful day to be outside.We also happened to be in town for Kevin's birthday. For those of you who don't know, Kevin turned 22 on June 30th. Happy Birthday, Kev! The Currys took us to a fancy dinner at Bone Fish for his birthday. Bob, Sheri, Carder (the Curry's summer house guest), Kevin, Lizzy (Kevin's girlfriend), Nan and myself all had a great time.
On Tuesday, Nan and I hopped in the car and headed to Kansas for a night to spend time with Nan's grandmother. She showed us Wichita in a whirlwind of family visits. We were there for a mere 19 hours but packed in enough family visits for a week. It was great to spend a little time with both of Nan's grandparents and various other family members. Thanks for all the great food and conversation! Then we were back in the car again headed back for to Tulsa.Tonight we're headed to a Driller's game. They are having their 4th of July fireworks show after the game tonight. Tomorrow night we will be celebrating Poppy's (my Grandpa Lenora) birthday and having a cookout. We haven't heard anything new from the Peace Corps and are getting a little anxious. But I'm sure we'll be okay. On Saturday we'll leave Tulsa, bound for St. Louis to see Adam and Kate. Congratulations to those two, they just got engaged!
Goodbye for now,
Chris
Nan,
ReplyDeleteSo sorry I missed you and Chris on your way through G'burg. I would have loved to have seen you and met him. I glanced through the blog and it doesn't seem to say where the Peace Corps is taking you, so I guess you don't know yet? I'll look forward to further updates. Good luck, have fun, and safe travels.
Tim