Remembering Oklahoma
Now that Pete and I are preparing to leave Oklahoma, I wanted to pay homage to this little corner of the world before we pack up and leave. Pleasant Surprises About Oklahoma People here are so friendly. I didn’t expect…
Simple Pleasure: Finding Firewood
Pete and I both enjoy having a warm fire burning in the fireplace. We embarked on numerous wood-finding missions this fall to ensure that we had plenty of wood in our woodpile come winter. Our weekends were spent driving around…
Our Army Life: Common Sightings
Living on or near an Army base means that you see certain things that you might not normally see. Like a crossing sign for a howitzer. When I asked Pete if I could drive the car down the road with…
Getting Into The Holiday Spirit
Our first Christmas together as a married couple. Something to celebrate! This is also the first year I’ve ever had a real Christmas tree! Growing up as a kid, we always had a fake tree that we took down out…
Geronimo’s Grave
As a kid, when cannon-balling into a swimming pool, how many times did you yell “Geronimo!!!”? I didn’t realize what this war-cry referenced or even meant until I came to Fort Sill. Here are some facts about this Apache Indian…
Oklahoma Land Rush History
When Pete and I found out we’d be living in Oklahoma, the movie “Far and Away” with Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise came to mind. In this movie, Nicole Kidman’s Irish character comes to America because she heard of the…
