Blogs from Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North America

What a trip! Spent Sunday putting things away and doing laundry. Then a mini-trip: off to OKC with Andrew for the John Fogerty/ZZ Top concert at the Zoo Amphitheater, tickets for which the kids got for my birthday. Great show - almost 4 hours of wonderful music. And ZZ Top may be the coolest band ever! So, according to Google Maps, we flew a total of 10,294 miles, rode intercity trains 484 miles, and walked 60 miles. We saw so many wonderful places and did a lot of really fun things. I am really awed and humbled by how small we are in the scheme of the world and history. At the same time, I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to spend this time and do so much with Alex, who I love ... read more

I am leaving Thursday to join Alex in London. Super excited to return to Europe...and most excited to see Alex! She's been in the UK since May 14 for the University of Oklahoma's College of Journalism & Mass Communication's study abroad program. Her class has visited BBC, CNN, Al-Jazeera, and a number of other media sites in London, Oxford, Cardiff, Bristol, and Bath. So I leave Thursday 05/31 at 0700 - Tulsa to Dallas to Raleigh-Durham airport. During the layover I get to see my good friend and former workmate Sabrina! Very excited about that! From Raleigh-Durham, it's off to London - leaving 1755, arriving 06/01 0630 local time. Alex will join me on 06/02 after her class ends. We will hang out in London for a couple of days, then Amsterdam 06/04-07 and Brussels 06/07-06/09. ... read more

Geo: 36.1498, -95.9933Last year at this time we were in the middle of one of the biggest New Years celebrations in the world, Hogmanay in Edinburgh Scotland. We discovered that, much to our chagrin, our party animal days are well and truly behind us, so this year we were looking for a slightly less alcohol-fuelled way to bring in the new year and Tulsa Oklahoma offered up the ideal solution- a 5km run that would start in 2015 and finish in 2016. It even seemed somewhat appropriate from a historic perspective- originally the state of Oklahoma was set aside for the exclusive use of the Indians but in 1889, the land was opened to settlers in what became known as the "Oklahoma Land Rush." On the first opening day on April 22, 1889, 50,000 people literally ... read more

It is good to be home! Unfortunately, our last night in London ended on a negative note. The fabulous fish and chips gave me food poisoning, and I spent most of Wednesday night/Thursday morning sick. (Thankfully, Andrew was fine.) Because I did not want to risk eating, I was pretty weak, and getting to and through Heathrow was challenging; checked into my flight 8 minutes before check-in closed and arrived at the gate mid-boarding. My plan was to stay awake to get back on Tulsa time, but I ended up sleeping off and on. Customs and immigration in Dallas took forever, and I barely made my connection to Tulsa -- but I did make it and got home at 2000. It was so great to see Whitney, Alex, and John! Almost as nice was taking a ... read more

I am getting ready to leave for Europe! Check back for updates.... read more