I'm Baaaaack

It's been a while, friends, but Dean and I are back from our trip to Oklahoma. It was so much fun and the whole time we just couldn't believe that someone had paid for it for us! What an incredible gift, we are forever grateful!

Bedlam was awesome. For those of you who are confused (as I was about a month ago), Bedlam is the name of the Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State game. The two schools are intense rivals and the state literally revolves around this game every year. We decided to root for OSU and were disappointed (and cold) in the end, but what an incredible game!! Their fans are so into it, putting all of us FSU fans to shame. Their stadium was completely full and NO ONE sat down the ENTIRE game. Keep in mind that it never got above about 40 degrees and there was a windchill. Old people, young people, moms holding babies... everyone stands for the whole game. Everywhere else that's just the student section. As Dean observed, you get the feeling that every single person in Oklahoma decks out their house in either OU stuff or OKU stuff. Christmas trees donned in Orange or Red, driving around Sooner Schooners instead of pickup trucks, riding Bullet the horse to get around town... ok, well maybe not that intense.


We also took the day on Sunday to drive around Oklahoma City, going to the Cowboy Museum (which was really cool, by the way!) and taking a pilgrimage to Norman, the home of Oklahoma University, and apparently the college football capital of the world. I was a good wife and indulged Dean while he salivated over all the trophies, pictures, and other memorabilia.

We ate well too! On Saturday after we got there, we went to Brick Town, in downtown Oklahoma City. We ate at an incredible restaurant on Mickey Mantle Drive called Nonna's where I had the most amazing chicken pot pie. This was definitely not your grandma's pot pie! And the biggest highlight was my birthday dinner at Red Prime Steakhouse. Definitely worth the pricey bill.

So all in all, it was a great trip. We're still recovering and Dean's actually sick in bed this morning... a common occurrence after a trip. We're glad to be with Tommy again and he seems glad to see us too. It's good to be home!