Nov. 16th was…you know what!
julie and i wore our red tank tops in
honor of dear old oklahoma.
julie also pulled out the sheet music to
oklahoma, our state song and played
it for me on the piano.
i am more than thankful that she thought it
necessary to pull out this music and bring
it along with her to hawaii. you never know
when you will need to bust out
“Plenty of room to swing a rooooooooooooooope,
Plenty of heart and plenty of hoooooooooooope!”…..
“O K L A H O M A ……oklahooooooooooma! OK!!”
please hum the tune to yourself if you know
it. if you do not know it…….get educated!!!!
let’s all take a second to face the facts – it is the
most well-known state song. it is possible that you
know your own and chances are the only other one
you know is ours.
try singing maine’s for example. you can’t
do it!…neither can i
heidi, julie and i made biscuits and WHITE
gravy for breakfast the next day in celebration.
we played the oklahoma songs i downloaded
from itunes and enjoyed our roots.
back in new york, brianne, zak, and other
oklahomans…and non oklahomans too
(come one come all and come on ya’ll!!!)
had a birthday party for our beloved
state.
here are a few of the pictures.
they called me in the middle of
the party. i was touched and glad
to be a part of the fun times…all
to celebrate our great state.
i don’t mean to bust on her, but i heard meg didn’t know
the shape of Oklahoma!! good thing there were
professionals in the house!!
the boys and their hats.
zak’s is part cowboy hat part head dress!
(thanks for the props to our people)
erica wore a plaid shirt and overals!!
PERFECT!
brianne, her sister maren, and meghan
looking cuter than ever in their hats and
jeans…doin’ it up oklahoma style! please note
the shiny sparkles on maren’s hat! we call
that bedazzling where we’re from.
here are a few facts about OK you might
want to know as you think of the glory
of it all.
*3,579,212 people live in the state
*the 46th state to enter the union
*derived from the choctaw
words okla and humma meaning “red man”
*the nation’s second laregest producer of
natural gas
*state mammal: american bison (that’s a buffalo for all you, kimosabes)
*state bird: scissortail flycatcher
*state insect: honeybee
*state tree: eastern redbud
*state wildflower: indian blanket
*people from/born in oklahoma:
will rogers
brad pitt (we’re pulling for him on the state quarter)
bryce bandy
vince gill
kristen chenoweth
six miss americas
sam walton, founder of walmart
bill green
troy aikman
garth brooks
adrian peterson
carrie underwood
mickey mantel
jim thorpe
your mom (if you’re lucky)
and so so so many more
oklahoma is wonderful and produces
wonderful people! i am proud to be
an oklahoman!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OKLAHOMA!!!
