Remembering the Past in Oklahoma

On Friday, we loaded up the car, picked Mara up from school, got Jack from his school, and then headed up to Tulsa. Since John's grandpa's funeral was going to be in Cleveland, Oklahoma, we figured we would stay in either Tulsa or Stillwater, and Tulsa won out when we got a great deal on Hotwire, com. We actually stayed in the downtown Holiday Inn, just a few blocks away from one of my former employers—the Tulsa World.

Mara was excited to go back to Oklahoma, and this was Jack's first time up there. On our trip, we were able to eat at three of the restaurants that we miss the most since moving to Texas—Goldie's, Eskimo Joe's, and Mazzio's.

Friday, September 24

We loaded up the car, picked the kids up from school, and headed out of town. After getting gas, we were able to drive straight through to Tulsa. Because it was getting late, we decided to grab dinner at Goldie's before checking into the hotel. Those fried pickles, Goldie burgers, and fries were definitely worth the wait.

Saturday, September 25

Before we headed to Cleveland for Grandpa's funeral, we gave Jack his first taste of banana. He seemed to like it pretty well. The weather was great, and the funeral was nice. Despite the circumstances that brought us together, it was good to see some of John's family. And just so everyone knows, I did not plan on my outfit matching Mara's—it just happened that way. :)

Sunday, September 26

We left Tulsa and headed to Stillwater early Sunday morning. We met John's uncle Charlie and his family for lunch at Joe's. After a little bit of shopping, we drove around the OSU campus (first time we had been back since the football stadium was complete), and then headed out to John's uncle Dan and aunt Chris' to visit them and to see John's grandma's house. Mara had a lot of fun playing with their dogs and trampoline. We left Stillwater a little later than we intended, but we still stopped at Mazzio's in Guthrie for dinner. The pizza was just as good as we remembered it. Luckily, the kids had no problem sleeping in the car.