...just go to a state fair ( Read more... )

Whenever I complain about the weather or the unfortunate conditions in Oklahoma, they always say, "Well, it's hardly ever like this ( Read more... )

Hello. My name is Haley. It has been 9 weeks since my last entry ( Read more... )

it is currently a toasty 85° in oklahoma. on friday our county had its first tornado of the year. dani was cooking when she heard the warning. she threw two potholders at me, thrust the boiling pot of apples into my arms and dragged me to her friends' house where we could hide in the closet if it came toward us. it didn't even come into town ( Read more... )

last night we had severe weather warnings. every broadcast network showed their annoying map of oklahoma depicting thunderstorms and tornado watch areas. as helpful as they are, i cannot watch the tv shows behind them ( Read more... )

steve and debbie are gone for good as of 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. saturday was their goodbye party. sunday i sat with them at the meeting. that was supposed to be my opportunity to say goodbye. yeah but they're the type of people you have to wave goodbye to until they disappear from sight ( Read more... )

alyse has to be the most impatient person i know. last night i told her i needed sleep and i planned on sleeping in until 11:00. she said okay and would wait for me to either call her or just show up at her door for today's plans ( Read more... )

i just did a three-day project in two days. the staffing agency called me last week with a temp job and i completed it this afternoon. i had to label, stuff, seal, and stamp about 1,000 envelopes and mail them. i got to work in an office with a really nice executive assistant named peg who told me of her adventures of travelling the world. she had ( Read more... )

the whole leaving the state thing is now getting to me. usually i don't have time to stop and enjoy life but since the learning center took me off the schedule and dani moved away, i get a moment to savor every now and then. it's interesting how being busy makes the good times in life look like a movie in fast-forward ( Read more... )