That's right, Oklahoma. A friend invited a group of us to stay with her family over our Easter break. They are hospitable and super nice, so we have been enjoying our time here. On Thursday we went to a nearby Jewish art and Holocaust museum, which was pretty interesting and sad. In the evening we occasionally watched a Brian Regan DVD. If you have never listened to his comedy, you're missing out. On Friday we walked on a trail in the local park. After climbing some trees and kicking our special soccer rock, we realized a storm was quickly approaching. Being about a mile away from the car, we knew we wouldn't make it back in time, so we kept walking to complete the loop. We stuffed our phones and cameras inside Josh's Camelback holder backpack in hopes they would be less wet there. The rain began pelting us. Soon we were drenched and shivering, sloshing along the path. In order to get back to the car, we had to walk down the sidewalk next to a busy street. Instead of letting everyone laugh at us from inside their warm, dry vehicles, we pretended to be excited about it all, as if this were our original plan. I'm not sure if the garbage truck did it on purpose, but he drove close to the sidewalk, allowing his tires to plow through the water running down the gutter, throwing a torrent of street water on us. I can imagine him driving away chuckling to himself. We went to church Saturday night, so today I ended up reading a short book in my free time. To some people that is not impressive, but I'm not much of a reader and it feels like an accomplishment.
Tomorrow we will return to the school and to our schedule. I'm glad I don't have to dread it like I used to dread high school or going to work. Thankfully classes are interesting and the ministries I'm privileged to be involved in are exciting, because God is at work. It has been a much needed break, and I think I'm ready to finish the rsemester.
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