Land of Oz

This past weekend I basked in the beautiful weather of Wichita, Kansas (at least Sat. was nice). Kyle, Rob (Kyle's best friend from BCS) and I trekked 8 hours. It was actually a longer drive with all the bathroom breaks from coffee and water, and the constant need for a snack, something, anything to stay awake at 2 in the morning. Yup, we left after work and right along side the OU-Tex traffic.

We went to see a friend's wedding. It was absolutely beautiful. They dressed up in renaissance costumes and asked their guests to do so as well. It was a gigantic park in Wichita, and at the moment I can't remember the name. The ceremony was outside and the reception was inside. Many men wore Scottish kilts, there was a bag pipe player, bells to ward off the evil spirits at the end of the ceremony, and this amazing wine (blackberry, sand plum, and elderberry amongst the flavors). They did the reception room up like a renaissance banquet hall, lots of candles, and we ate soup in bread bowl. People sure are creative when it comes to weddings.

Sunday, the weather was absolute crap. It was cold and rainy, driving in that is no fun.

We stopped in Oklahoma city to see the Federal Building Memorial. It was incredibly moving. For whatever reason, I think because I had just started college and wasn't watching the news or reading newspapers, I did not realize how severe this terrorist event was. The memorial revolves around the time of the event the day starts, the bomb explodes, and the chaos begins. The images that really bother me are the kids.

I highly recommend seeing this memorial if you are ever in Oklahoma City. Here's more info about it http://www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/.

Home sweet home, Texas is better than Oklahoma or Kansas. I'm glad I live here instead of there, better roads, more stuff to do, and the Czech stop in West, Texas with yummy kolaches...mmmmmm...and wonderful sunny but cool weather today.