DAY FOURTEEN, part two: Amarillo TX to Oklahoma City OK

DAY FOURTEEN, part two: Amarillo, TX to Oklahoma City, OK


Just after I composed my last message, we drove past rather unique sight. There were 10 cars buried in the ground in a line standing on end. “Is that Carhenge?” I asked John. He didn’t think so, he thought that was in Arizona. So we consulted our dear friend Google and learned that first of all, there is more than one Carhenge and second, there IS one outside of Amarillo, Texas.

Thinking of my nephews Anthony and Michael, and in the spirit of the Griswold family road trip we turned around to go and take photos. Once we faced westbound, the winds were really something. The shook the RV and it was very hard to get to speed. I think with that kind of tail wind we shouldn’t even have to hit the gas pedal!

We parked along the old highway and stepped out into that wind!! I think Ava might have blown away if we didn’t hold onto her! A long walk down into a farm field allowed an up close and personal look at 10 Cadillacs buried windshield deep into the ground. It’s a shame it was so cold and windy. It made the stop much less enjoyable, but we snapped some pictures and ran back to the warmth of the truckster.

The drive in to Oklahoma City was plain boring compared to the wild ride we’ve had for the past few days. We had made excellent time today! We found the site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Memorial. What a sobering experience for New Year’s Eve. The sun was setting and it was a beautiful backdrop for the lit memorials. It is hard to imagine the evil that human beings are capable of committing towards each other.

We drove a bit further down the highway to find a place to eat dinner. We found a Santa Fe Cattlehouse or something like that. This place had the best prices of any place we have eaten so far! John got a steak, and all of us ate for less than what we paid at IHOP this morning! : )

It’s now getting to be 8pm and we have 250 miles to go before we can stop. With the time change looming ahead of us, I will be midnight or later before we stop. This will mark the most interesting way I have rung in the New Year since I spent the night of the new millennium pacing the floor of the maternity ward at Abington Memorial Hospital hoping that Reagan would be the New Year baby!

I am lonely for the parties and friends and family gatherings that so many of my friends are describing and posting about. I know that the experience I am having while vastly different is still enviable to some, so I am thankful. But I’d give an eye tooth just to find a radio station to countdown the Top 100 of 2010! Haha!

I asked the girls about resolutions and both denied having any. Kaylin did concede to wanting to eat better, after some careful thought. I imagine Reagan’s would have something to do with beating a certain level on one of his games, and Ava’s might be to be extra adorable, or something. As for me, I am resolving to be a happier person this year. To continue to leave the jobs, situations, habits, people, and things behind that have made me feel poorly about myself or stressed or sad. I will fight hard to retain those things that bring me joy or contentment, and continue to work hard to figure out what those things might be. Some friends of mine are on the same page, and I am excited for them. 2011 scares the crap out of me, but I think I am ready. I’d better be, right? : )