Where the winds come sweepin' down the plains

Our trip to Oklahoma was great- Blake thinks his interview went really well, and we should know by the end of March. We went on a tour of Tulsa with Blake's aunt and uncle and it seemed like a bigger version of Springfield. Here's some fun pictures from OK.

While we were there we were also able to see the Oklahoma City National Memorial. It was so powerful, it's hard to explain. There are two archways, one that says 9:01 and another that says 9:03, with a pool in between. They signify the moment before the blast, the moment after, and the faces reflected in the pool that were changed forever. There is also a field of 168 chairs, one for each of those killed, with 19 smaller sized chairs for each of the children.

One of the most interesting parts of our visit to the memorial though, was across the street from the memorial. A Catholic church was destroyed in the blast, except for a cross on the easter wall of the church that had been there since 1909. In the place where that church stood is now a statue of Jesus turned away from the memorial crying. I got a great picture of it as well.

Day 2

The ice has started, and is expected to continue. It wasn't horrible driving this morning, but I suspect it may be this afternoon. So, I am not taking a lunch today and will just leave at 4 so we can try to get on the road earlier.

Last night my friend Kristin and I went to Kai downtown because they were having a half price sushi special after 9pm. We got there at about 9:20, and they told us it would be about a 40 minute wait. Blake got off work at 10, so we had him come join us, thinking we'd get seated at any momet. They were PACKED and we were finally seated at 10:40!!!! The sushi was yummy, but I don't think it was worth the almost hour and a half wait. Oh well, you live, you learn.

I'm hungry. Working on a presentation for McDonalds doesn't help.

First Blog

Hello!!! I thought this would be a great way for Blake and I to keep in contact with everyone. I'll try to update it often, and keep everyone informed of what's going on in our lives. The big news for right now is, of course, that Blake has been accepted to Pharmacy School at Creighton in Omaha, NE. We are going down to Oklahoma this weekend for his interview for OU, and we're very excited!



I'm now working at KY3, in Online Sales. I really like the station, and I've had some success in actually selling, which I was told probably wouln't happen in my first month, but it did! Hopefully I can keep that going!



We're supposed to get another ice storm starting tonight through Friday, hopefully it won't make the drive to OK too bad.



For those of you who haven't seen it, here's my current favorite picture of our little family.