Happy Halloween!

All Shook Up

Tom and I and Henry have been in Oklahoma for 2 years and 5 months and in that time we have experienced the strangest weather and natural disasters.

A short list of the oddities:

• 20 tornadoes in an afternoon
• Softball size hail
• Widespread flooding caused by 10 inches of rain in a morning
• Wildfires within the city limits
• A blizzard that would have lived up to South Dakota standards
• Hurricane rain

Well today we had an earthquake. A 5.1 magnitude earthquake to be exact. Really?!? An earthquake, what's next? It shook the whole town and was felt as far away as Tennessee.

So in honor of todays events, here's a list of rockin' and rollin' good songs:

• "If the House is a Rockin'"-Stevie Ray Vaughn
• "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"-Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Shake It Up"-The Cars
• "Good Vibrations"-The Beach Boys
• "Shake Your Booty"-KC and the Sunshine Band
• "Shake Shake Shake Senora"-Harry Belefonte
• "You Shoke Me All Night Long"-AC/DC
• "I Felt the Earth Move"-Carole King
• "Rock This Town"-Stray Cats
• "All Shook Up"-Elvis Presley

Happy Wednesday!

Boomer Sooner

Well, in case you didn't know, this is OU-Texas weekend. And it's kind of a big deal down here. The Red River Rivalry is one of the longest most intense rivalries in sports. This is one of the largest adjustments Tom and I have had to make since moving south. Don't get me wrong, we like our professional football, but people down here REALLY like their college football. We have become well versed in Big 12 this and NCAA that. We've learned that OU's colors are not red and white, but crimson and cream. I've purchased the obligatory t-shirt and even occasionaly wear it. So for all the diehard OU fans, this weekend might as well be a national holiday. Radio stations have created OU-Texas songs. And everybody knows at least one Texas Sucks joke.
So with that being said, I'm going to settle in on the couch and watch some college football. Boomer Sooner!!!

Look Familiar?

So last night, Tom and I stopped by CVS Pharmacy to pick up some munchies before heading to the movie theatre. Yes, we're those people who sneak pursefulls of candy and soda into the theatre to avoid paying outrageously high prices for snacks. Well, while walking down the candy aisle, I spotted this.....

Remind you of anybody?

Three Word Thursday

Wore Button Button

(Thanks for the accessories Mom!)

Lazy Summer Days

I had every intention of posting our vacation photos over the long weekend. But of course, that didn't happen. So until I get a chance to do that, I'll leave you with these little gems from our Labor Day weekend.

Hope your weekend was as "sweet" as ours!

Cuppies and Joe

In an attempt to beat last weekends heat, Tom and I and our friends James and Amy visited Cuppies and Joe, a local dessert shop. It's located in central OKC in this cute little remodeled Arts and Crafts house.

Amy got the Bangarang cupcake. A chocolate cuppie with mocha icing.

I got the Boom Boom Pow cupcake. A vanilla bean cake with chocolate buttercream, caramel, and sea salt.


Tom got the Sass-a-frass cupcake. A red velvet cuppie with buttercream frosting. (Notice the piping hot cup of coffee in Tom's hand? He had four of them and preceeded to stay up until 2:00AM playing Wii.)


I think James got the Neverland cupcake, I couldn't get the camera out in time. It's a peanut butter cuppie with chocolate glaze and a Hershey's Kiss.

James set a great example and the cupcakes were gobbled up very quickly.

These delicious cupcakes were just what we needed to escape the Oklahoma summer heat. Another way to beat the heat? Leave the state! Tom and I are headed back to South Dakota next week.

See y'all real soon!