I've been writing lately - actually getting paid to do it. One problem I kept running into was that every time I'd turn on my computer to try to get some work done, I'd soon be lured like a moth toward the always-burning porch light of Facebook. So recently I made the decision to cancel my account. What was the response? Well, it wasn't, "We miss you, Tracey." No, it seems that I wasn't the reason for my Facebook friendships after all.
*Sigh*.
Anyway, you asked for it, you got it: more Charlie. Welcome to the Okie Toddler. We'll see how well I keep this little blogging venture going. It's no virtual cocktail party like Facebook, but it'll definitely be at least a DWI's worth of intoxicating cuteness.
To kick it off, here are some pics from a last-minute weekend trip with friends+kids to southeastern Oklahoma. Surprisingly awesome. It included a couple nights in LBJ's room at the Kerr country home, a fall foliage drive on the Talimena Trail, totally fake "viking runes", a possibly-fake outlaw hideout, and a prison town that served up a white pizza so good, it should be illegal.
So there you go. Enjoy the pics. Some links to the places I mentioned follow the photos, if you're interested!
Charlie, Cole & Lena - probably sometime after 10pm.
Mommy & Charlie outside the resort, trying not
to be lanced by the world's sharpest succulent.
Charlie doing what he does best.
Showing daddy the unique structure of the stone.
Sunset was amazing.
And here are some links to keep things lively:
Kerr Home.
If you go, ask to stay in the Bush room or one of the "play rooms". They've been remodeled. Ours was pretty much "as is" since LBJ's last visit. In fact, I think the old band-aid we found on the floor was from his index finger. They have free breakfast, an enormous yard, and a pool for summer fun. Beautiful views of the valley from pretty much every room. (It seems the oil business has always been lucrative.) The hotel manager warned that breakfast wasn't much, but we found it to be more than enough.
Talimena Scenic Drive.
Nice, sleepy, winding drive (just ask Andy - he nodded off while in the pilot's seat) through the trees and hills with such pretty vistas that make one think a trip to Tuscany takes three hours by car heading east on I-40. Bring a picnic unless hot dogs and ice cream can sustain you. Yet another reminder that this is, in fact, Oklahoma.
Heavener Rune Stone.
OK, I had a hard time buying the story that Vikings were traipsing through Oklahoma. But I'm no expert. Which is why I am comfortable citing Wikipedia in this instance. But it's easy to get to, and makes for a pretty little nature walk.
Robbers Cave
This story was more plausible than the Vikings. I mean, criminals had to hide out somewhere, right? It's another pretty hike with more potential - I'd love to go back in the summer.
Napoli's
Pizza bianco, ottimo.
Somewhere in McAlester, across the highway from Pete's Place.
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