plenty of room to swing a rope February 9, 2008

“plenty of heart and plenty of hope”

remember that line from our state
song?

i was back for four short days

O K L A H O M A

my lovely oklahoma.
i love okc more each time i return

here is brief rundown of my time there:

s u n da y –

pre-sunrise i walked my dog snickers
with my dad to a nearby pond. he does
this every sunday morning.  she barked
at the ducks on the ice-covered water
while the sun gloriously ascended into
the sky offering us a blazing orange
horizon and purpley-pink clouds smeared
across the fading dark blue overhead. 
sweet sweet time with my dad.

i spent lunch, afternoon, and early evening
with carol and steve hammontree like i do
most sundays in ok.  it was so needed.
connecting with them and having carol’s
tasty food connect with me…
i was

one

happy

lady.
steve, you (and my dad) rock the grill
like no one’s business!!!

    

i spent the evening curled up under a blanket
with my mom eating chinese take-out and
crying at a tv show.  later on that evening
dad didn’t stray too far from the discovery
channel for very long…he rarely does.
(he’s my kind of guy!!)

m o n d a y –

lunch with debbie clem. yummy food,
long deep conversation, and a few of
her famous (seriously…they are famous)
cookies and milk.  i am so thankful for
how the Lord has developed my
relationship with debbie. she is wise
counsel and a fun friend.

early evening visit with steve and jana
mcneill was wonderful as usual.  i assumed
my position on a low footstool near steve’s
armchair and fielded lots of questions about
life, heart, future plans, etc.

late evening visit with my girl jill westberry
was easy and delightful and fun… as usual.
my lovely jill, i’ve missed you so!! 
she’s been in a place far far away for a while.
we both had lots to share and i got to meet
an important friend of hers.  it was a kind
gift of the Lord to me!

i made it home in time to be tucked into
bed by mom before she went to bed.

t u e s d a y –

coffee with bryce at coco flow.
it’s a really cool place.  bryce is a
talented photographer.  he took most
of the pics on coco flow’s web site.
i also think he takes pics of people really
well!!  props bryce! 
it was good to see you.

lunch with christy brown.  i love spending
time with christy.  you know those people
who are a sort of plumb line?  when you
spend time with them they put things
into perspective for you. they refresh you
and ignite your heart for the Lord in a way
that not many others do.  that’s what it is
like when i see christy.  i got to meet her
new angel (by new i mean seven months
…remember the pregnant pic of her from
my last visit to ok?). 
(please return later for pics)

then i headed to the golf store with mom.
new golf shoes and golf bag for christmas.
T H A N K S ! ! ! !  
then i stopped by my cousin’s hair place.
he is a fantastic stylist.
blessings with your brand new baby ahrmad
and julie!!  i love you!

i then took myself to get some custard
and had a quick phone date with nancy.

that evening i met my dad and we went
to the gun range. 
dad you rock!!
i love shooting a gun.  i SO could have
been sydney bristow.  i’ve shot a gun and i
have her tall boots she used to kick bad
guys faces in!!  i had a blast, besides the
subzero temperatures of the room we
were in.  my dad is the MAN!!  he can
do it all: shoot a gun, run a company,
build/fix a house, love my mom…

  

  

we had ted’s for dinner. it’s only best
best mexican food this side of the red
river.  i forgot just how good it was.

i was tucked in bed one last time by
my mom.  covers piled on, and kisses
given out….it makes us both so happy.

w e d n e s d a y –

(it all went by so fast. everyone i did not
see, and it was a lot of you,  i humbly
ask your forgiveness and hope to see
you in six months.)

o400 i was up, and soon we were on
our way for the airport so i could
catch my second insanely timed
flight of this trip!!!

it is a personal tradition that my last
meal be from sonic.  so we stopped
by a 24 hour one on the way.  that’s
right, 24 hours!!!  it’s genius!! 
it doesn’t matter the time of day, i
always get the same thing:
junior burger
cheddar peppers
medium vanilla cherry limeade
(this time i added some cheese cake
bites because they are new and a
limited addition to the menu)
yup, i ate all this at 5am in the morning.
i had no troubles…i have a stomach of
steel!!!

i made it safely back to hawaii after
flying back to atlanta and then going to
honolulu from there. the last leg of the
flight was 9hr and 35min.  i really felt
like i should have been in another
country for that amount of time on a
plane.

it was good to immediately strip off
my sweatshirt in the hawaii airport.
i was greeted with a plumeria lei from
julie, a half drank icee, and jared in the
getaway car.

it was good to be back.

warm
green
rainbow filled sky

G O O D