Our trip home was action-packed. We arrived on Wednesday, the day after the election, just in time to go to an Oklahoma City Thunder game. (Sorry Adam.) I still can't get over the fact that Oklahoma, which bleeds football from its red clay pores, now has a professional basketball team. But the city has taken to it beautifully. The stands were packed, the people were excited, and the guys behind us actually knew all the players and their strengths and weaknesses, only five games into the season. Yet more proof that OKC is on the rise!
(PS: If you look closely at the picture above, you'll see two former Jayhawk standouts!)
Also during the time that we were home, we hung out with the family, went on a walk around Arcadia Lake, played a lot of Rock Band, attended Jay and Ellen's beautiful wedding, went shopping, caught up with old and wonderful friends, and ate a TON of mom's homemade macaroni and cheese. And Braums peppermint ice cream. Oh how I love Braums peppermint ice cream. And macaroni and cheese. Two things you can't get anywhere else. Have I mentioned that I LOVE Oklahoma?
Another random tidbit-- on both our way to and from Oklahoma, we noticed a parade of giant--and I do mean giant--windmill parts travelling north on I-35. We're talking tons and tons of gigantic windmill parts. I don't know where they're coming from or where they are going, but I must say that it was quite heartening to see real progress being made on the wind energy front. I happen to think that the Oklahoma and Kansas landscape is beautiful as it is, but for those detractors who think that it is just a bunch of wasted empty space, it's now no longer being wasted!
We are now back in DC, doing our best to get settled before one last trip home for Thanksgiving and then starting work! It's hard to believe that our adventures are almost over. At least, these adventures--I'm sure there are many more ahead! Hope all is well.
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