Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Last weekend we went to visit one of my old roommates' and their family. They live in Lawton, OK-which is SW of Oklahoma City. they just had their 2nd kiddo! Jude Wade : ) It was so great to catch up, since I haven't seen them in nearly a year.

We were even going to stop and see the famed "chickasha" lights...but on the way home, the 3 mile line seemed a bit much, so we observed the beauty from the highway.

Monday I spent the day laying on the couch and chilling out...not by choice. I caught a 24 hour flu : ( It was miserable. However, my darling husband took exceptional care of me, and nursed me back to health. He tucked me in, and I slept like a baby, all better to work by Tuesday. Thankfully, the new secretary at the office was able to fill in for me on Monday, so no work was lost : )

Last night we traveled to where Chris' family reside in Leoti, KS. I can't believe that CHRISTMAS is here ALREADY! We stopped through Wichita to see my younger brother, Paul, who is traveling across the big blue pond for a short intercession over the holiday break. I could only stay for a short while, but I'm glad I was able to see him and the family for a short time before we headed out west.

My older brother, Carl, even called and gave us a weather update right as we were leaving Stillwater, OK. Weatherman Carl said that it was Misting and Foggy in the Wichita area. This was good, as Chris and I were not expecting that weather! After we left Wichita, we were in that fog for over an hour. Just as I was thinking we would have that fog all the way to Leoti, the fog suddenly broke, and we hit the boundary layer, the wind changed, and it was CLEAR! Weather is so amazing. And, as fascinating as fog is, I was glad to be out of it.

Shortly after we braved the fog, we received a call from Chris' parents-giving us an update on the Leoti weather. The snow was falling softly and making a nice dusting there. A short while later, we were heading through light snow. The roads were really not bad, or at least that's what Chris kept telling me : ). Soon the snow thickened, and the way the headlights reflected the light with the snowflakes made me feel like we were in a Star Wars movie, traveling at lightspeed rate! I kept looking out the window, expecting to see the Death Star, but no luck : (.

We passed through Dodge City, and I texted my brother in law that we were going to wave to his grandpa as we passed through. However, I received a text joking not to wake up Grandpa John, as he needed his sleep : ) Thanks Erik! We only took him out for a midnight snack...jk!

We braved the snow for an hour or two, and Chris was doing an excellent job piloting us on the path to Leoti. Although, I can laugh at him saying, "oh, I can see...I'm just following the yellow line..." shortly followed by, "where did the yellow line go?!" (tidings of comfort and joy...right?!)Although, most of the highways into town did have rumble strips on both the center line and the right side of the road, to ensure not going off the road or into the opposing traffic.

Despite the excitement with weather, we had a good trip and were glad to get a good night's sleep when we arrived.

We look forward to enjoying a great weekend in the humble town of Leoti, KS.