I've been in Oklahoma for a week and a half now, and it's already been quite the experience. A 19 hour drive actually took us 27 hours because my poor car overheated. A nice police officer named Chris took me in his patrol car like 15 miles to the closest town, Buford, Wyoming, to buy antifreeze. I spent almost $70 on antifreeze and water... no wonder the owner of the gas station drives a sweet Jaguar.
We drove through Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas (which I don't really even remember because I was so dang tired by that point that everything just started to blur together), and ended here in Norman, Oklahoma. It's kinda sucky because the streets aren't really in a block system and they all have names instead of numbers, so it's harder to get around. There are some fabulous restaurants though, and we have a gym and pool just across the street that we frequent nearly every day, which is nice.
I don't have any photos, but last night was insane! A microburst tornado hit the north part of our city and there was also a severe lightning storm, which caused power outages, marble-sized hail, flooded streets, downed power lines that closed the freeway, and downed trees throughout the city. It was quite the adventure, but it made me really think about what will happen if there really is an emergency here. Like, what is the emergency radio station or broadcast network, and where are we supposed to go if/when the tornado warning sirens go off? Crazy eh.
Here's a few photos of some of the fun things on OU's campus, and the drive out here.
Now, I'm sure some of you are wondering how I'm doing about the broken engagement. I'm definitely doing better, but life is not a walk in the park yet. I haven't cried in probably a week, and I've forgotten how he smells, but I felt SO guilty when I checked out a bartender at a restaurant the other day. I'm still confused about what to do with my life and where to go and what to do and how long to stay and if I should go to Grad school and blah blah blah... but such is life. Well, such is my life. I just get a little bitter sometimes about why this is happening to me... like, it seems as if I've already had my share of crappy situations and broken heartedness and unhappiness and pain and hospital stays. I mean, it's nice when I can tell someone "no, really, I know exactly what you mean, and maybe blah blah blah can help". But at the same time I just notice that when things happen to me they get worse and worse, so I just hope that this isn't God preparing me for something like the death of a child or a future husband or something, ya know? Ugh that sounds horrid, I know, but it's true.
I still don't have a job, so if you or anyone you know knows anything about anything in the Oklahoma City area... let me know :)
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star wars episode 4 in the garbage-- arches
